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Shareholders need greater voice on ESG: ACSI

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 30 OCT 2017
The Australian Council of Superannuation Investors believes the current framework for shareholder resolutions is flawed and needs reform. ACSI's latest report said Australia's corporate governance framework restricts an important right of shareholders ...

GROW Super slashes fees

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 27 OCT 2017
Millennial-focused superannuation fund GROW Super has made significant cuts to its administration fees. Previously, the admin fee was 1.44%; this has been reduced to 0.54% plus $1.65 per week. Based on a $50,000 balance, this constitutes an overall ...

Rising alternatives manager appoints new MD

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 27 OCT 2017
... implementing innovative and prescriptive investment solutions that form best in class investment building blocks for both institutional and private investors. Sam will be a key member of the Longreach leadership team responsible for a number of key strategic ...

US recommends asset manager stress tests be removed

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 27 OCT 2017
US Treasury released a report overnight that makes several recommendations for its financial services industry, including the elimination of statutory stress testing for investment managers. The stress testing call came as part of several recommendations ...

Netwealth lodges prospectus for IPO

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 24 OCT 2017
... a retail offer consisting of broker firm, platform priority, general priority and employee offers, as well as an institutional offer. The group's funds under management and administration (FUMA) reached $15.7 billion as at September 30. In connection ...

Vanguard aims to defuse the active debate

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 24 OCT 2017
New research from Vanguard argues that the decision to allocate to active or index strategies - or both - should be based on a systematic process, not emotions and personal preferences. Vanguard, which manages more than US$1 trillion in active money ...

Equity Trustees enters $5.2bn super fund merger

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 24 OCT 2017
Equity Trustees is entering a partnership to facilitate a $5.2 billion superannuation fund merger. Under the terms of the partnership, and subject to approval from the two funds' respective trustee boards, EQT's The Executive Superannuation Fund and ...

ANZ and ASIC settle over BBSW case

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 23 OCT 2017
ANZ and the Australian Securities and Investments Commission have reached a confidential and in-principle agreement to settle court action relating to the Australian bank bill swap rate market. This morning ASIC asked the Federal Court to stand down ...

First State Super awards global microcaps mandate

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 23 OCT 2017
... part of Pacific Current Group's multi-boutique suite, manages global small and microcap strategies on behalf of institutional investors. Following this mandate, EAM's total funds under management now exceeds $2.6 billion. First State Super head of growth ...

CBA chair defends executive bonuses

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 23 OCT 2017
The Commonwealth Bank is standing by the way it rewarded bonuses to senior executives between 2015 and 2016, the period it was made aware of potential anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism law breaches, a public inquiry has found. Commonwealth ...