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Mercer hires from industry fund

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 5 DEC 2019
... relationships with our regulators are among our bedrocks at Mercer. "Ruby has a strong track-record in risk management with a focus on accountability and efficiency. We are delighted that someone of Ruby's calibre will be joining us to lead our strong ...

Bridgewater loses another chief

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 DEC 2019
Eileen Murray, co-chief executive of the world's largest hedge fund, Bridgewater, is stepping down from her role, leaving her counterpart and co-chief executive David McCormick to lead the US$160 billion dollar firm. Since billionaire founder and co-chair ...

Super consumer body grateful for intervention

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 DEC 2019
With just 18 months of funding left, Super Consumers Australia has been handed a potential lifeline by the government. After the government announced it would take its first steps towards fulfilling a recommendation of the Productivity Commission to ...

Equity Trustees renews custody mandate

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 DEC 2019
... "We are confident that State Street has the right expertise and resourcing to support our back office as we continue to focus on our core business of acting as a professional trustee," he said. State Street is one of the world's leading providers ...

Cashwerkz, Complii partner to automate compliance

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 3 DEC 2019
... them all act in their clients' best interest," Nantes said. The partnership will allow brokers and financial advisers to focus on clients, rather than manual paperwork. Nantes said the new automated solution will improve efficiency and accuracy levels ...

Sargon opens door to trustee tech

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 3 DEC 2019
... operating efficiencies and scale, lowers costs, reduces systemic risk and improves compliance outcomes - enabling funds to focus on their members and growth." Sargon chief executive Phillip Kingston, said the SaaS model is a natural evolution for the ...

Non-compliant personal advice rife at super funds: ASIC

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 3 DEC 2019
... of advice fee deductions from super accounts for all advice - not just that provided by trustees - is an area of ongoing focus for ASIC, working alongside APRA. "I know there will be general interest in whether retail or industry funds provided better ...

Money magazine appoints editor-at-large

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 2 DEC 2019
Rainmaker Information has announced the appointment of an editor-at-large for Money magazine. Author and finance writer Julia Newbould has joined the Money team in the newly-created role of editor-at-large. Bringing more than 20 years' finance journalism ...

Global fixed income trust launched

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 2 DEC 2019
... allocations, security selection, duration and currency management over a full market cycle," MFS said. MFS said the trust will focus on issuers located in developed markets, as well as investing in emerging markets. "It invests in corporate government ...

Enforcement appetite is working: APRA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 2 DEC 2019
The prudential regulator has told the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Economics that despite tough conditions it has shown an increased appetite to be "constructively tough". APRA chair Wayne Byres told the committee that broader enforcement ...