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Superannuation, insurance expert joins EY

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAR 2019
A superannuation and insurance specialist has joined Ernst & Young as a partner. Lisa-Marie McKechnie was appointed partner of the financial services law division after spending nine years at law firm Mills Oakley, where some of clients included Hostplus ...

Investors raise alarm on Facebook

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAR 2019
... to get them to do better." According to Simon O'Connor, chief executive of Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA), these concerns about Facebook are an example of the challenges and nuances of ethical investing. "As a responsible investor ...

New ethics test for bankers

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 25 MAR 2019
The Financial Services Institute of Australasia entered into an agreement to introduce an ethics test for Australian bankers and securities markets professionals. The test has been developed in partnership with the Chartered Institute for Securities ...

BlackRock launches Australian bond fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAR 2019
... believe investors can future-proof portfolios by considering sustainable investment alternatives," he said. BlackRock Australasia head and managing director Dominik Rohe said: "Our goal is to be at the forefront of sustainable investing solutions for ...

Prime Value recruits former super fund chief

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 FEB 2019
... Responsible Investment. Murphy is currently a director and secretary of the Responsible Investment Association of Australasia and chair of its Impact Investment Forum. Commenting on his appointment, Murphy said Prime Value is sharpening its institutional ...

K2 posts losses, signs on distributor

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 14 FEB 2019
... will distribute K2's funds. The company specialises in introducing boutiques to wholesale institutional investors in Australasia. The distribution agreement comes at a time when K2's six funds performed poorly in the second half of 2018, wiping $8 million ...

Ferrari restructures AMP wealth leadership

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 7 FEB 2019
... to Resolution Life. Beer will then link with Resolution as chief executive of AMP Life and head of Resolution's Australasia region. AMP said it would continue to benefit from Beer's leadership role at Resolution, given it retains an interest ...

Ethical investments top mandate appointments

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 22 JAN 2019
... data suggests responsible investment is here to stay, building on analysis by the Responsible Investment Association Australasia that showed ethical investing quadrupled in the three years to 2017. A subsequent report from the group in 2018 showed 55.5% ...

Former AMP senior manager joins platform

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JAN 2019
... implementation at AMP. She has also served as an executive strategist, consultant and was once operations manager for Australasia at the group. She is the founder and chief executive of Quadrant 2 Consulting and has worked with clients including NABtrade ...

Andrew Boal departs Willis Towers Watson

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 7 JAN 2019
... named to replace Boal, with his current role of head of corporate risk and broking to be merged with that of head of Australasia, effective immediately. Boal had been in the role since September 2016, prior to which he served as managing director of ...