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Milliman and Frontier explore new retirement product

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 1 NOV 2016
... 70.5 years in 2010-2015." "For both men and women, Australia has a higher life expectancy than similar countries such as Canada, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and the USA," Cho said.

Advisers optimistic amid challenges

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 27 OCT 2016
... according to a new study by Vanguard. Vanguard's 2016 Global Adviser Trends Survey gained insights from advisers is Australia, Canada, Hong Kong, the UK and US and found that while advisers in these regions share a number of concerns and challenges ...

US and China family office giants to collaborate

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 21 OCT 2016
... studio Legendary Entertainment for US$3.5 billion. This follows Wanda buying AMC Theaters, representing 347 cinemas in Canada and the US, in 2012 for US$2.6 billion.

Canadian instos approved for Aussie ag investment

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 22 SEP 2016
... (ACCC) said it will not oppose the proposed acquisitions of a 40% and 9.99% interest in Glencore Agriculture. Both the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) and British Columbia Investment Management Corporation (bcIMC) are the respective buyers. ...

QBE chief executive departs in leadership restructure

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 18 AUG 2016
... At the same time a new non-executive director, former Ernst & Young partner Kathryn Lisson, has been appointed. Based in Canada, Lisson will chair a newly-formed Operations and Technology Committee to monitor QBE's ongoing digitisation and information ...

Japanese pension fund continues ESG commitment

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 1 AUG 2016
... Administration of Florida, that State of Wisconsin Investment Board, The Regents of the University of California, as well as Canada's Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan. The UK's Universities Superannuation Scheme and Legal and General Investment Management ...

Economic Wrap

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUL 2016
... the industry. "Crude oil prices have recovered slightly since the last quarter, aided by production lost for a while in Canada and Nigeria. But there's still a lot of oil looking for markets and so refining margins have fallen," he said. According to ...

Economic Wrap

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 26 JUL 2016
... GDP in 11 of the G20 economies since the GFC with the biggest cutbacks in the European Union, the US, Russia, and Mexico. Canada, Turkey, and South Africa have meanwhile increased investment. McKinsey and Company said if the current trajectory of underinvestment ...

Australasia sees continued Canadian investment

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 25 JUL 2016
Canada's public sector pension investment manager more than doubled its natural resources allocation in 2015-16, and Australasia continues to be one of the major beneficiaries. In its recent annual report PSP Investments said Australasia makes up more ...

Australia ranks sixth in global pension survey

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUL 2016
... retirement outcome are: Norway, Switzerland, Iceland, New Zealand, Sweden, Australia, Germany, The Netherlands, Austria and Canada. Commenting on the results managing director of Natixis in Australia, Kevin Haran said: "As one of the top-ranked nations ...