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PIMCO unitholders approve $10bn RE transaction

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 20 MAR 2017
PIMCO unitholders have voted overwhelmingly in favour of the manager internalising responsible entity services for over $10 billion in funds under management, representing one of the largest RE transitions in Australian history. Just five months ago ...

US corporate debt mandate signed to Aussie manager

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 20 MAR 2017
... of a major growth strategy the investment manager recently won a US corporate debt mandate, signalling its first institutional mandate and more to come. In the past six months Supervised Investments has appointed Michael Ohlsson as chief executive and ...

ANZ inks deal with IT platform

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 20 MAR 2017
ANZ entered into an agreement with an ASX-listed provider of knowledge management software. Knosys develops enterprise-grade knowledge management software which facilitates information sharing across disparate business units. The initial $34,000 order ...

Standard Life marks Australian real estate as top performer

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 20 MAR 2017
Global asset manager Standard Life Investments says Australia is forecast to be the top-performing commercial real estate market in Asia Pacific. Sydney and Melbourne office spaces are tipped to be the winners "given a resilient Australian economy ...

Global insurance tech eyes Australian expansion

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 17 MAR 2017
A global provider of life insurance claims software entered into a strategic partnership with an Australian wealth management consultancy. FINEOS, which services clients including AMP, CommInsure, Macquarie, ANZ, TAL and Westpac, has joined up with ...

Hastings wins Japanese government mandate

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 16 MAR 2017
... 40 infrastructure debt investments worldwide. Overall, Hastings manages $12.8 billion on behalf of more than 70 institutional investors in Australia, New Zealand, Europe, Asia and North America.

Credit Suisse fined for systems mishap

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 16 MAR 2017
Investment bank Credit Suisse was slapped with a $170,000 fine from the Australian Securities and Investment Commission for failing to have the appropriate price limits in place across its automated order processing (AOP) systems. The watchdog found ...

AMP Capital overhauls ESG investment strategy

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 16 MAR 2017
... investment returns to customers at any cost to society. This position has been affirmed through consultation with major institutional clients and engagement with retail customers," he said. Tindall added that funds can continue to be managed effectively ...

ATO payroll system tracking unpaid super

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 16 MAR 2017
The Australian Taxation Office is tackling the growing $3.6 billion unpaid super problem with its Single Touch Payroll (STP) system that closely monitors employers' inability to pay superannuation entitlements, with the first phase due to roll out on ...

Access to super for housing is still bad policy

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAR 2017
Superannuation industry associations have once again come out strongly against a policy of allowing first home buyers early access to their superannuation to purchase a home. Following comments this week from Assistant Treasurer Michael Sukkar, who ...