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Equity Trustees wins Colonial mandate

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 4 OCT 2019
... Trustees has cracked $100 billion in funds under supervision, after striking an agreement with Colonial Mutual Life Assurance Society effective October 1. Equity Trustees Limited is taking over as the trustee of $10.5 billion of CMLA's assets. Another ...

CommInsure charged over hawking

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 4 OCT 2019
... did point out it ceased telephone sales of Simple Life insurance products issued by the Colonial Mutual Life Assurance Society (CMLA) - which trades as CommInsure - at the end of 2014. "These matters had been the subject of an investigation by the Australian ...

Investors must monitor social mood: Nikko

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 23 SEP 2019
... carry. At an investor briefing in Sydney, Fulton suggested investors look to the art world to better understand the mood of society at large. Fulton brought up recent climate change protests in London where hundreds were arrested. "It's not normal for ...

Super funds recognised in UNPRI awards

KRISTI CHENG  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 SEP 2019
... long-term value creation. "Such a system will reward long-term, responsible investment and benefit the environment and society as a whole," according to its report. The PRI said it will work to achieve this sustainable global financial system by encouraging ...

CommInsure sale stalls, sold for discount

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 23 AUG 2019
... AIA. Also as part of the revised agreement, CommInsure Life's main life insurance entity Colonial Mutual Life Assurance Society (CMLA) plans to enter into a reinsurance arrangement with a global reinsurer. CBA expects to receive a distribution from CMLA ...

SMSF Association patron steps down

KRISTI CHENG  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 AUG 2019
... a time to be able to give back to the community in a way that is beneficial and gratifying to retirees and the broader society - and this is what he asked us to reflect on." She added that in succeeding Mason, Costello was filling "very big shoes". "I ...

Why do we need royal commissions, Hayne asks

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 8 AUG 2019
... political rhetoric now resorts to the language of war, seeking to portray opposing views as presenting existential threats to society as we now know it." Why have more royal commissions? He said public law doctrines are very important but they are not ...

Super fund turns to food sustainability

KRISTI CHENG  |  MONDAY, 5 AUG 2019
... we're thinking about our job as a responsible investor, we're really thinking about having a positive impact on society and the communities in which our members retire," Graham said. The issues impacting the future of food can be categorised ...

Schroders acquires majority stake in impact investor

KRISTI CHENG  |  MONDAY, 29 JUL 2019
... speaking to a market of clients who Schroders said are increasingly seeking investments which have a beneficial impact on society and the environment, as well as generating positive financial returns. It also expands the asset manager's offering in private ...

CFSGAM sale clears regulatory hurdles

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUL 2019
Commonwealth Bank has received all regulatory approvals to sell its global asset management business to Japanese banking giant. The $4.2 billion sale to Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking Corporation (MUTB) is expected completion is in August, CBA said ...