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Australian managers most focused on ESG

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 20 AUG 2015
... Responsibility Research Center Institute (IRRC) executive director Jon Lukomnik said. The research also concluded that the top three issues in decision-making are board accountability, human capital, and executive compensation. The research was drawn ...

PROFILE: SSGA head of Investment Solutions Group Mark Wills

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 20 AUG 2015
Mark Wills once managed to play rugby, go to university, have a job and meet his future wife within a single year. But after managing to juggle so many activities during the early years of his career, today State Street Global Advisors (SSGA) head of ...

Challenger's $300m profit and new product

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 18 AUG 2015
On top of announcing its $300 million profit for the last financial year, Challenger has launched a new product aiming to provide financial certainty for retirees in aged care. Releasing Challenger's full year results today, chief executive Brian Benari ...

NGS Super hires brand, digital manager

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 18 AUG 2015
... are already punching above our weight in the digital space, with our internal metrics showing we are consistently among the top 10 funds for digital engagement. However, member engagement still remains one of the greatest long-term challenges for the ...

Forget LICs, the key to retail is in active ETFs

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 17 AUG 2015
... within a short period of time they can trade at a discount," Prugue said. This means that "if you add a 3% or 4% discount on top of the management fee, you are getting a total expense ratio higher than if you had gone into a traditional managed fund." ...

Executive appointment round-up

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 14 AUG 2015
This week's top industry moves include Findex hiring a former ANZ executive, State Street and iShares boosting their sales teams and Kinetic super creating the role of head of product. - Findex appoints former ANZ exec - Findex appointed Peter Gardiner ...

Capital raising not total solution: CIFR

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 13 AUG 2015
A study from the Centre for International Finance and Regulation (CIFR) suggests that on top of banks increasing capital, more can be done to improve their financial stability. The study says in addition to banks increasing capital, compensation structures ...

PBOC does an SNB

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 13 AUG 2015
Look ma, China's central bank must have read the piece I've written yesterday morning calling their 1.9% devaluation a mere speck. The People's Bank of China (PBOC) topped it up with another devaluation of 1.6% by the afternoon for a grand total of ...

CBA profit tops $9 billion

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 AUG 2015
Commonwealth Bank recorded a $9.1 billion cash profit in the last financial year with its wealth management arm the only division to see a profit drop. The bank's total cash profit was a 5.3% increase on the previous year yet its wealth management profits ...

Magellan doubles profit, boosts FUM

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 11 AUG 2015
... with over 500 independent financial advice firms as well as with Commonwealth Bank, BT, AMP and IOOF; four of the country's top six aligned advice businesses. The inclusion of the Magellan Global fund on the Colonial First State, AMP and BT/Westpac platforms ...