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Commissions survive as life remuneration bill flatlines

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 19 APR 2016
The Corporations Amendment (Life Insurance Remuneration Arrangements) Bill 2016 has lapsed due to prorogation, leaving the future of risk adviser remuneration unclear. The reforms in the bill banning volume-based payments, capping commissions and implementing ...

MTAA Super awards multi-asset mandate

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 19 APR 2016
MTAA Super has awarded a multi-asset mandate to PineBridge Investments, entering the PineBridge Global Dynamic Asset Allocation Fund. PineBridge managing director Australia, Clint Grobler, said the firm was delighted to be selected by MTAA Super in ...

CPA granted AFSL

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 18 APR 2016
ASIC has granted CPA Australia an Australian Financial Services licence (AFSL) and an Australian Credit Licence (ACL) for its wholly owned subsidiary, CPA Australia Advice. The granting of the licences is an important step in the establishment of the ...

Ibbotson adopts Morningstar brand

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 18 APR 2016
Ibbotson Associates Australia has announced it will rebrand under its parent company. From July 1, Ibbotson will be renamed Morningstar Investment Management Australia, a move that Ibbotson managing director Chris Galloway said is a "further step in ...

Zurich insurance appoints CFO, updates app

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 15 APR 2016
Zurich Australian Insurance has appointed Stuart Farquharson as chief financial officer and will commence the role on July 11 based in Sydney. Farquharson joins from AIG where he held the role of CFO for Australia for more than six years. He also held ...

Aussie agtech the focus for US fund

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 14 APR 2016
A California-based venture capital firm has announced it is fundraising in Australia as part of a final closing for its US$150 million fund investing in agriculture technology. The Finistere Ventures II fund is targeting Australian institutional investors ...

Divestment integral for better returns

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 14 APR 2016
Australian investors should be questioning their investments in fossil fuel stocks following the collapse of Peabody, according to Market Forces. The financial activist group said the long-expected bankruptcy of Peabody should serve as a "cautionary ...

CalPERS urges Rio Tinto to report climate change risk

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 12 APR 2016
Rio Tinto is supportive of a resolution co-filed by US pension fund CalPERS requesting the global mining giant provide an annual report on environmental risks and opportunities associated with climate change. CalPERS holds about 250,000 shares in Rio ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 8 APR 2016
Australia capital city rents CoreLogic RP Data' March Rental Review shows that rental rates across the country's combined capital cities fell by 0.2% over the past 12 months. Four cities registered year-on-year increases in rents: Melbourne (up 2.0%) ...

Gender super gap widest for women at lower income levels

WHITNEY FITZSIMMONS  |  TUESDAY, 5 APR 2016
New data from the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) shows the retirement savings gender gap is highest for women who work part-time and are in the bottom two tax brackets. The gap in super savings is most severe for females on lower taxable incomes ...