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Zurich hire grows retail risk business

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 24 JAN 2017
... marketing the firm's equity fixed income and alternative strategies to investment consultants, endowments, foundations, corporate, public, and industry funds' superannuation plans.

Hunter Hall receives surprise new takeover bid

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 24 JAN 2017
... board to allow shareholders the opportunity to exit HHV at fair value, in light of the listed investment company's "corporate governance crisis." Commenting on his company's takeover offer, Pinnacle managing director Ian Macoun said: "We believe we are ...

Aussie firms join gender index

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 24 JAN 2017
... programs for women, and 75% have return to work processes in place for female staff. Bloomberg head of strategy and corporate development Angela Sun said data from the index shows firms are increasingly concerned with managing operational risks and attracting ...

New sales chief for State Street platform

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 24 JAN 2017
State Street fortified its APAC Currenex team with the appointment of a new Australian vice president, head of sales. Scott Johnson joins the Currenex team and will be responsible for delivering customised access to liquidity sources to corporates ...

AustralianSuper lends muscle to big employers

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 24 JAN 2017
... June this year. All three fall under the category of large employers with more than 250 staff - the higher end of the corporate market that AustralianSuper couldn't secure in the past under its previous platform, SuperPartners. Not that the previous ...

ASIC calls time on super disclosure exemption

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 20 JAN 2017
In preparation for the July 1 deadline, ASIC notified Australian super fund trustees that employer subplans will no longer be exempt from disclosure requirements. Under the current arrangements, employer subplans within super funds, which allow corporates ...

Legg Mason subsidiary becomes PRI signatory

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 20 JAN 2017
... portfolio manager, as being "the latest initiative in Brandywine Global's ongoing integration of environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) issues into our investment approach." He added: "As we strive to provide investment strategies that ...

Second Sydney airport lacking investment return

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 19 JAN 2017
... assessment, S&P revised the outlook on Southern Cross Airports Corp (SCACH) from stable to positive, and affirmed its 'BBB' corporate credit rating. According to S&P, Sydney Airport had been expecting financial support and protection from the Commonwealth ...

Wilson calls for Hunter Hall exit

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 19 JAN 2017
... onwards, he sought to assist HHV's directors in closing the fund's discount to net tangible assets (NTA), with respect to "corporate governance, capital management, dividend payment and shareholder engagement initiatives, which are vital to the success ...

CBA receives top sustainability endorsement

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JAN 2017
... the bank balances ESG performance while continuing to deliver superior returns to investors. According to CBA, its new corporate responsibility plan played an important role in achieving the ranking again. "Last year we launched Opportunity Initiatives ...