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CalPERS urges Rio Tinto to report climate change risk

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 12 APR 2016
... engaging with investee companies on these issues. The group plans to rate the largest 50 fund managers, the top 20 asset consultants, three ratings agencies and the top 20 proxy/engagement advisers. AODP chief executive Julian Poulter said: "Asset managers ...

Frontier appoints two senior consultants

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 11 APR 2016
Frontier Advisors has appointed Greg Barr and Anthony Michael as senior consultants in a bid to broaden the firm's range of expertise. Barr will commence his role on 3 May 2016, focusing on client servicing and managing some of Frontier's key advice ...

Telstra Super appoints CIO from Willis Towers Watson

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 5 APR 2016
... Mercer, having previously held multiple actuarial roles at the firm. He is also deputy chair of Investment Management Consultants Association Australia. Commenting on the appointment, Telstra Super chief executive Chris Davies said: "Telstra Super has ...

FICAP marks 10th anniversary with record fundraising

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 17 MAR 2016
... an issue and now the RockStar event unites every player in the industry - platform providers, fund managers, asset consultants, insurers, advisers - under one roof. All in the name of charity and a bit of Rock n' Roll. Video and photos from the night ...

Governance becoming key investor concern

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 27 NOV 2015
... investors, according to Aberdeen Asset Management. Based on a survey of 293 institutional investors, trustees, managers and consultants in the UK, Europe, North America, Canada and Asia-Pacific, the Aberdeen research indicates that the vast majority ...

UK regulator targets conflicts in investment consulting

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 NOV 2015
Asset consultants could be in the firing line as the UK's financial regulator, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), sets competition and conflicts of interest within the asset management industry in its sights. The heads of the UK's largest pension ...

Robo-advice is WALL-E, not Terminator

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 24 NOV 2015
... with initiatives such as the driverless car. But one of the keynote speakers at the conference, Praescius Financial Consultants adviser Eleni Michael, said that human advisers are able to better understand the needs and dreams of their clients. She argued ...

ASIC bans SMSF adviser

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 9 NOV 2015
... now resides in New Zealand. She is the sole director of and shareholder in Colisa, which traded as Anmar Financial Consultants and was a corporate authorised representative of Ballast Financial Management. Ballast terminated Pearson's authorised representative ...

JANA chief executive joins industry fund

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 5 NOV 2015
... investment industry. Prior to JANA, Patrick he worked for Mercer Human Resource Consulting, as well as Alexander Forbes Consultants and Actuaries, and Ginsburg Malan & Carsons Consultants & Actuaries in Johannesburg. Sunsuper chief executive officer ...

PROFILE: REI Super chief executive Mal Smith

DARREN SNYDER, LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 NOV 2015
... actuary. But I'm glad I did." Three years later Smith started working for consultancy firm Noble Lowndes Superannuation Consultants, which was ultimately acquired by Mercer. For over a decade, Smith held several administration and management roles that ...