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ClearView posts first half profit dip

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 FEB 2019
... flow-on-effect from the Life Insurance Framework's caps and rules). These offset the 12% increase in life insurance gross premiums and 15% growth in the life insurance in-force portfolio. "Retention strategies and effects (including further implementation ...

Global manager launches ESG strategy

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 FEB 2019
... manager role last year after eight years with Investec. The strategy will aim to outperform the MSCI Global Environment Custom gross of fees over five years and with a quantifiable carbon-saving impact. Fixed asset managed fees start from 0.75% for institutional ...

ASX to sell IRESS investment

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 26 FEB 2019
... has underwritten the sale at $11.95 per share. This will mean that the ASX's 18.6% share of IRESS is expected to realise gross proceeds of $385 million. UBS is also acting as the sole lead manager and the bookrunner for the sale. The transaction will ...

GAM sacks investment director

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 22 FEB 2019
GAM Investments confirmed fixed income investment director Tim Haywood was dismissed for "gross misconduct" following an internal investigation. And he's appealing the decision. In August 2018, Haywood was at the centre of an investigation that ...

Chief economist update: UK economy slows on Brexit woes

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 12 FEB 2019
... doubled to £7.097 billion last year from £3.225 billion in Q4 2017. "The greater effects from Brexit uncertainties at home". Gross fixed capital expenditure declined by 1.4% year-on-year in the December quarter following a 0.3% fall in the previous ...

Bill Gross announces retirement

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 5 FEB 2019
After more than 40 years in fixed income, Bill Gross is retiring to focus on managing his personal assets and private charitable foundation. Janus Henderson has announced the retirement of Gross, who joined the global asset manager in 2014, then Janus ...

IRESS appoints insto broking head

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 29 JAN 2019
... increased when he became a key account manager across institutional and online, before this most recent promotion. Kirsty Gross, IRESS' managing director of financial markets in Australia and New Zealand welcomed Vidinis' appointment, noting his industry ...

Praemium to upgrade platform

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JAN 2019
... portal. Overall, Praemium raked in $768 million of new adviser/investor money in the 2018 December quarter. This takes its gross inflows for last year to $2.8 billion which is 10% higher than 2017. In Australia, it extended its contract with Asgard and ...

Markets could delay retirement plans

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 17 DEC 2018
... prices and low interest rates obstruct their wealth. Recent research by Roy Morgan found Aussies would retire with an average gross wealth (total assets excluding owner-occupied homes) of $331,000 - 40% higher than 2008 balances of $237,000. In 2018 ...

Chief economist update: Bottom line slows down

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 4 DEC 2018
... makes all Australians via their superannuation). The report shows that the seasonally adjusted estimate of total company gross operating profits eased to 1.9% in the September quarter from 2.4% in the June quarter and 6.3% in the three-month period before ...