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Cbus director wins trustee award

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAR 2019
... labourer and managed union sites in Melbourne. He is currently national secretary of the CFMEU for the construction and general division. Cbus chief executive David Atkin said through Noonan's stewardship Cbus is on track to save $100 million in investment ...

Digital engagement boosts investing demand

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAR 2019
... that are gaining prominence. Many online investors (45%) believe smart speakers make life easier by simplifying access to general information and investing-related data (26%). Others said receiving general investment-related advice (15%) or buying and ...

New bank launches for nurses and midwives

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAR 2019
... Australian Primary Health Care Nurses Association and Health Professionals Bank surveyed 2052 nurses. Health Professionals Bank general manager Carolyn Murphy said these responses indicate a greater value needs to be placed on the work nurses do and ...

Pinnacle boutique opens LIT offer

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 11 MAR 2019
... debt fund (REDF) and MCP credit trust (CT) The LIT's offer opens tomorrow and runs until April 12 for priority and general offer. Trading is expected to commence on April 29 with the managers targeting the week following June 30 to pay out the first ...

Paradice Investments sales lead takes new role

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 11 MAR 2019
... Paradice, he worked at Schroders for nine years as a national account manager. Copia's distribution team is led by general manager of distribution John Clothier. "There is definitely a feeling of re-invigoration within the Copia business and the ...

Macquarie chief executive on striking a balance

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAR 2019
At a recent Women in Super lunch, Shemara Wikramanayake spoke about how she managed competing commitments between raising a family and working her way up the corporate ladder at Macquarie Group. Wikramanayake has two children, now teenagers. Her husband ...

Choice outweighs balance for women

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAR 2019
... women to make choices to live a financially secure and fulfilling life. This is according to Australian Unity Trustees general manager Emma Sakellaris, who says that achieving balance can be "extremely difficult" for women. Years spent away from the ...

MSCI ups China A-shares, managers respond

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAR 2019
... with good corporate governance practices in the market tend to have a strong foreign institutional investor base, who in general focus more on risk-adjusted returns over the long-term rather than absolute return potential in the short-term." Moffett ...

Risk advice a hard sell: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAR 2019
New research from Zurich quantifies the amount consumers will pay for life insurance advice, but also reinforces the fact the majority are unwilling to be out of pocket. The Risk Advice Disconnect whitepaper revealed a minimal number (8%) of consumers ...

WTW Australia asset consulting lead joins super fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAR 2019
... Australia is now on the executive team of a $27 billion government superannuation fund. Paul Taylor has been appointed general manager of investments at GESB Superannuation, adding more than 20 years of investment experience. In the role, Taylor leads ...