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Finsia appoints new CEO

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 25 AUG 2016
Finsia has appointed a new chief executive. Chris Whitehead joins Finsia from consulting firm BITPaC, where he was principal. Prior to that, he was chief executive of Credit Union Australia from 2009 to 2015, having been regional director, Scotland ...

AXA IM smart beta fund receives ESG accolades

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 AUG 2016
... Morningstar Sustainability Rating and a Responsible Investment Certification by Responsible Investment Association Australasia. On top of that, it's also now been rated as Recommended by Lonsec due to its proficiency at generating risk-adjusted returns. ...

Vision Super adds sustainability option to menu

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 23 AUG 2016
... average industry fund and $876 for an average retail fund. According to the Responsible Investment Association of Australasia (RIAA), Vision Super is the fourth largest super fund investing in ESG assets. Wyrsch said the fund was leading the way in recognising ...

PROFILE: Standard Life Investments head of Australasian business Simone Bouch

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 1 AUG 2016
As the country head of global fund manager, Standard Life Investments' Simone Bouch knows a thing or two about the importance of investment performance. But if she'd followed through on her childhood ambition the focus would be performance of a somewhat ...

BT health score helping claimants back to work

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUL 2016
A health score introduced by BT a year ago to help its insurance claimants get back into the workforce is showing strong signs of being a success. Introduced in July 2015, BT's health outcome measure assesses a person on a number of health aspects including ...

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 ...

New income fund launches

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUL 2016
... institutional investors as well as retail investors through platform providers. Aviva Investors' head of business development Australasia, Brett Jackson, said the launch of the fund comes at an opportune time for the Australian market, which has been ...

BlackRock, Aviva receive ratings nod

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUL 2016
... 2016) globally since the strategy was launched in July 2014. Commenting on the rating, head of business development Australasia at Aviva Investors, Brett Jackson said: "We are delighted to receive the positive rating from LONSEC within such a short time ...

Responsible assets close to half of total Australia AUM

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JUL 2016
... comprises roughly 47% of all assets under management in Australia, according to Responsible Investment Association Australasia figures. The RIAA's latest Responsible Investment Benchmark Report, based on data supplied by 69 asset managers, super funds ...

Industry fund reduces insurance premiums

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUL 2016
... with a clearly defined membership base NESS Super was able to negotiate a better deal with insurers Hannover Life Re Australasia. Mastrippolito said providing a clear and consistent risk-profile of the fund's membership "proved that our members work ...