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Boutique expands investment team

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUN 2020
An Australian institutional investment manager has expanded its global listed infrastructure team with two new hires. Maple-Brown Abbott has nabbed Georgia Hall and Gitendra Pradhananga to join its $5 billion infrastructure business, set to help further ...

Labor calls for end to war on super

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUN 2020
... for yourself and not being a burden on others. Having a universal system upholds the egalitarian value of Labor. The principle that every citizen deserves to retire with dignity and some independence," Jones points out. Jones says the system's ability ...

Report reveals superficiality of ESG pledges

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUN 2020
... principles. ACCR pointed to the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors' Asset Ownership Stewardship Code too. Principle 2 of the code states: "Asset owners should publicly disclose their policy for voting at company meetings and voting activity." ...

Clime buys Madison Financial Group

KANIKA SOOD, JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUN 2020
... totaling about $3 billion in funds under advice. On Monday, OneVue said the terms for Madison's sale had been agreed in principle and the documentation and the sale agreement was expected to occur imminently. "Completion of the sale should occur ...

First Sentier rejigs executive lineup

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 25 MAY 2020
First Sentier has appointed a managing director for Australia and New Zealand, alongside other departures and appointments in its global executive lineup. The business's chief investment officer for equities David Dixon is retiring while global ...

AMP, Pendal launch new managed portfolio

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2020
AMP has launched a new managed portfolio through its MyNorth platform to be managed by Pendal's multi-asset team in partnership with the AMP research team. The new retail offering will have an ESG focus with investments adhering to a responsible and ...

S&P kicks companies off ESG index

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2020
The S&P 500 ESG Index has completed its second annual rebalancing since it launched last year, with some surprising companies kicked out. Twitter and Walmart were dropped from the ESG index for failing to meet certain ESG standards while Facebook, which ...

Practice valuations avoid COVID-19 hit

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2020
Financial advisers looking to sell their business in the midst of COVID-19 would be wise not to accept discounted offers, with experts saying the pandemic has barely touched the market. Speaking with Financial Standard, Radar Results founder John Birt ...

Industry funds revise ERS modelling

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAY 2020
Industry Super Australia has been forced to revise the modelling underpinning their calculations of the impact of the government's Early Release Scheme on retirement balances. An ASIC missive caused the peak body for industry superannuation to reconsider ...

ASX appoints compliance chief

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2020
The ASX has appointed a new chief compliance officer, as the incumbent prepares to step down after a decade in the role. The ASX's deputy general counsel Janine Ryan will take over from Kevin Lewis as he shifts into an advisory role ahead of his retirement ...