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Mercer appoints chief customer officer

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 22 DEC 2016
... senior manager, retail product and profitability, retail wealth integration lead and senior marketing manager, product development. Holt replaces Renee McGowan, who has relocated to New York to become Mercer's global head of individual retirement savings. ...

Irish sovereign fund stamps out tobacco

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 22 DEC 2016
Following in a long line of organisations divesting from tobacco, the Ireland Strategic Investment Fund completed the sale of its remaining investments in tobacco manufacturing. As a part of an ongoing strategy to sell its legacy investments, the €8 ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 22 DEC 2016
Australia leading indicator The Westpac-Melbourne Institute leading index of economic activity was unchanged in November following increases of 0.1% in September and October. The latest result slowed the six-month annualised growth rate in the index ...

ICG acquires major WA wind farm

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 DEC 2016
... requirements of the Southern Seawater desalination plant near Bunbury." He added: "The wind farm has also received necessary development and environmental approvals for possible expansion. GE will continue to operate and maintain the wind farm under ...

Landmark ESG recommendations for Australia

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 20 DEC 2016
... strengthen stewardship expectations, including engaging companies on ESG issues. This would be formalised through the development of a stewardship code and be industry-led. Australian asset owners should also incorporate stewardship expectations in the ...

Trump to boost Aussie commodities

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 20 DEC 2016
... date - Australian and global equity ETFs accounting for AU$1.1 billion. Expanding on this, the report noted: "The development of the local fixed income ETF market is particularly encouraging. We see this as a driver of growth in the future as more investors ...

Regal FM COO to depart

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 19 DEC 2016
... while Regal brought on its new chief executive, Brendan O'Connor, from Challenger. At Challenger, O'Connor oversaw the development and distribution of investment products across two sub-businesses: Challenger Investment Partners and Fidante Partners. ...

MySuper progresses to MyRetirement

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 16 DEC 2016
... Comprehensive Income Products for Retirement become MyRetirement products. Releasing a Treasury consultation paper on the development framework for CIPRs, Government Minister Kelly O'Dwyer said MyRetirement products offer a more consumer-friendly and ...

FSC names new director

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 15 DEC 2016
... more than a quarter of a century of experience across government and the wealth management industry including policy development, media relations and deep stakeholder engagement, he has the credentials to take us forward into a busy year for financial ...

Fiducian boosts FUA by $44m

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 DEC 2016
... are being sold by principals as part of a succession planning strategy. Fiducian's manager distribution and business development Jai Singh explained: "We support trusted financial planners who fit our corporate culture with development capital to build ...