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Suncorp boss in hot water over climate change

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 AUG 2016
Suncorp chief executive Michael Cameron has faced criticism over his stance on climate change in light of the company's 2016 annual review. The annual review insisted that the bank and insurer "works with all levels of government and key stakeholders ...

Challenger sees record sales boost in 2016

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 16 AUG 2016
Challenger has boosted its annuity sales by 22% to $3.4 billion in 2016. The group attributed this increase to the moves in the super industry to include Challenger annuities on investment platforms. Chief executive Brian Benari said this allowed Challenger ...

Investors Mutual appoints Milford and Lazard vet

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 16 AUG 2016
... the small cap sector where we are experiencing good growth thanks to continued retail inflows and an increasing institutional following. "Marc comes to IML with a strong numerate background and excellent portfolio management and research skills from ...

Rubik appoints head of institutional sales

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 16 AUG 2016
Rubik Financial has appointed a new head of institutional sales. Anthony Meogrossi joins the financial services software provider from Bravura Solutions where he held the position of Head of Account Management. Megrossi has also previously held client ...

NAS launches ESG reporting service

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 15 AUG 2016
... diversity, and greenhouse gas reduction targets. The launch of new service comes as many an increasing number of institutional investors have stepped up their efforts to understand their ESG exposures to make better buy-side decisions. NAB's general ...

Antipodes LIC aims to raise $200m

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 15 AUG 2016
... Index (-0.6%). It also ranked second out of a pool of 54 global equity funds in the June 2016 Morningstar Australian Institutional Sector Survey. The initial public offering is seeking to raise up to $220 million for the LIC, with the ability to accept ...

Automated retirement product gains recognition

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 15 AUG 2016
The Australian Catholic Superannuation and Retirement Fund's automated retirement income solution has been recognised as an innovative product by the country's business community. Australian Catholic Super's RetireSmart account-based pension was a winner ...

Actuaries want super dashboard overhaul

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 15 AUG 2016
Actuaries are weighing in on the debate around superannuation fund transparency, labeling current dashboards unsound and needing an overhaul. The Actuaries Institute says its view is based around a review of the MySuper dashboard structure. It lists ...

NZSF gets top UN sustainability ratings

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 15 AUG 2016
The United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment has given top marks to the NZ Super Fund. The sovereign wealth fund has received an A+ rating for responsible investment governance and strategy and either A or A+ ratings across all reported ...

BlackRock publishes staff gender split

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 12 AUG 2016
BlackRock, the world's largest asset manager, has become the latest to join a handful of firms publishing the gender split of their staff as well as what proportion of women hold senior management roles. The move comes amid growing concerns about the ...