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UK insurer fined for annuity sales failings

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 1 OCT 2019
UK-based insurer Prudential has been hit with a £24 million (AU$43.6 million) fine after failing to advise customers they may receive a better deal on annuities if they shopped around. The Financial Conduct Authority said Prudential failed to ensure ...

Paradice portfolio manager departs, US office closed

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 SEP 2019
David Paradice's equities boutique is closing its San Francisco office and bidding farewell to a co-portfolio manager after a restructure of its global small caps team. The $5 billion Paradice Global Small Cap Fund was managed by investors across Sydney ...

Industry fund appoints chief executive

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 20 SEP 2019
A $69 billion industry superannuation fund has appointed a former State Street Global Advisors executive as its new chief executive. Sunsuper has hired Bernard Reilly in the role, making him the fourth chief executive in the fund's 32-year-long ...

Former Challenger exec joins EQT super board

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 SEP 2019
A former Challenger executive joined Equity Trustees' superannuation board. Equity Trustees appointed Paul Rogan as an independent director of its superannuation board (ETSL) as the firm continues its moves to "raise the standard" in securing members' ...

Industry Fund Services adopts regtech solution

KRISTI CHENG  |  FRIDAY, 13 SEP 2019
Industry Fund Services has partnered with a regulatory technology company to automate its risk management and compliance processes. IFS will work with Advice RegTech to pioneer the launch of a "leading-edge" regulatory compliance checking technology ...

Female ASX200 chief executives drop

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 10 SEP 2019
The number of women in chief executive positions in the ASX200 has fallen from 14 in 2018 to just 12 today. The Chief Executive Women 'ASX200 Senior Executive Census 2019' revealed the disappointing figures for women in leadership positions. ...

Industry fund adds to investment team

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 9 SEP 2019
A $9 billion industry fund has hired its first ESG lead on its investment team as it ramps up efforts in the area. Australian Catholic Superannuation Retirement Fund has hired Louise Bradshaw from Eaton Vance who will be responsible for setting the ...

Merger costs may impact short-term returns: ASI

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 SEP 2019
Merging superannuation funds may see a one-off dip in their investment performance as they recoup transition costs, according to a panel at the 2019 Australian Superannuation Investment Conference. Appearing on the panel, Tasplan chair Naomi Edwards ...

Aussie equities manager expands team

KRISTI CHENG  |  FRIDAY, 23 AUG 2019
... net worth investors, and said they look forward to having Hay on board to support their clients. Chief investment officer Vas Piperoglou added: "[Hay's] passion for value based investing and truly aligned investor outcomes mirrors the way we manage client ...

State Street loses biggest ETF title

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 AUG 2019
... month. Stepping into the top spot is another Australian equities ETF. Fee cuts working Vanguard Australian Shares Index (ASX: VAS) picked up $97 million in inflows during the month after dropping its fees in late June, making it the largest ETF with ...