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AMP overhauls wealth leadership

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR, JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 4 APR 2019
AMP has announced five new appointments to its wealth management leadership team. Dedicated to providing better experiences and outcomes for clients, AMP has built out the executive team charged with overseeing its troubled wealth management business. ...

Investors raise alarm on Facebook

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAR 2019
In the wake of the Christchurch terrorist attack, many are questioning the role of Facebook in investment portfolios. After the social media giant live streamed the shootings, ethical investors have been forced to consider whether Facebook genuinely ...

Former Apple exec links with AMP Capital

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAR 2019
AMP Capital hired a former Apple operations executive as a senior adviser in its infrastructure equity business. Thomas Preising has joined AMP Capital, as the firm begins an effort to streamline and enhance the operations of its global infrastructure ...

Challenger super fund names advisory board

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAR 2019
A new superannuation fund has created an advisory board to guide its development, including a former AMP director of savings and retirement, and a director of Impact Investment Partners. TOMORROW Super, led by former BT Financial Group executive Wes ...

Australian Ethical mulls Facebook divestment

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAR 2019
Australian Ethical is assessing its investments in Facebook after the social media giant allowed the recent mass shootings in Christchurch to be live streamed. Australian Ethical told Financial Standard it currently holds about $8 million in Facebook ...

QIC acquires European airport stake

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 18 MAR 2019
QIC has partnered with a Dutch pension giant to acquire 36% of a European airport. The APG-QIC consortium transaction sees the Brisbane-based alternatives manager and the Dutch pension fund investor take a 16.8% interest in the Brussels airport. The ...

Hermes inks local ESG partnership

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAR 2019
The British investment management giant has signed an agreement to share its ESG expertise with an Australian body for asset owners. Hermes Investment Management's stewardship business (EOS) will share engagement insights about Australian and global ...

Slow but steady: SMSF growth continues

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 11 MAR 2019
The flow of retirement savings from superannuation funds to the self-managed sector continues. But is the river drying up? Rainmaker analysis of APRA data shows total net flows between APRA-regulated super funds and self-managed super funds has steadily ...

KPMG brings remediation regtech to Australia

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAR 2019
The big four consultancy is bringing an AI-driven regtech with the ability to assess remediation files to our shores. UK-based regtech Recordsure will arrive in Australia after the firm formed an alliance with global consulting giant KPMG to roll-out ...

Aussies instos join fight against weapons

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 FEB 2019
Australian institutional investors joined a worldwide effort lobbying index providers to remove controversial weapons from global indices. Colonial First State and Vision Super have become signatories to an open letter calling for the exclusion of weapons ...