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AIA Vitality launches charitable option

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 OCT 2017
... were chosen to support our vision to embrace shared value in championing Australia and New Zealand to be the healthiest nations in the world," Smith said. AIA Group recently acquired Commonwealth Bank's Australian and New Zealand life insurance businesses ...

Expansion everywhere

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 3 OCT 2017
... highest on record. On inflation, Markit reports that, "purchase price inflation picking up to a five-month high. All of the nations covered by the survey recorded steeper increases in input costs. Average selling prices rose for the 12th month running ...

New global head for Russell Investments

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 SEP 2017
The US$277 billion investment manager named its new global chief executive. Michelle Seitz is Russell Investments' new chief executive as incumbent Len Brennan steps down after six years at the helm. Brennan will continue to serve as chair until the ...

Who's afraid of North Korea? Not the South Koreans

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 5 SEP 2017
... United States (and its allies) continue to flood cyberspace. The latest of which is America's ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley's remark that Kim Jong-un is "begging for war" as she urged the 15-member UN Security Council to slap the "strongest ...

Financial services leaders push for marriage equality

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 24 AUG 2017
... that a happy workforce is a productive one. To remain competitive and to attract top talent globally organisations - and nations - must create a fair and respectful environment for all." A full page advertisement accompanied the original letter, featuring ...

IFM Investors continues global growth

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 15 AUG 2017
... and existing investors over the 12 month period, with its client base now spanning 244 institutional investors across 14 nations. The firm is owned by 28 of the world's pension and superannuation funds; a model which chief executive Brett Himbury said ...

Trump and Kim go ballistic

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 11 AUG 2017
... effective response... all options are on the table." North Korea's response, delivered by deputy ambassador to the United Nations, Kim In Ryong, at the UN headquarter in New York (yes, in the US), was "If the United States dares opt for a military action... ...

ACSI urges investor action on slavery, warns of financial risks

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 1 AUG 2017
... divert management and board resources, and potentially lead to long running and costly legal actions. In May, the United Nations-supported Principles for Responsible Investment made similar calls on Australian superannuation funds and fund managers to ...

NAB collaborates on responsible investment bond

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 27 JUL 2017
... valued client with our deep expertise in raising debt capital." Projects to be funded with the bond include several United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, which measure impact and value for institutional investors, focusing on three key factors ...

Super system needs work on environmental and governance factors

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUL 2017
... Asset Management's 2017 Global Retirement Index ranks Australia sixth out of 43 countries when comparing the ability of nations to meet retiree needs. The firm's Australian managing director, Kevin Haran, said the country could improve its score for ...