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Fund Manager of the Year revealed

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 14 OCT 2019
... international equities investing. Zenith said the awards were in recognition of Magellan's investment team, quality of business, focus on retail investor outcomes, and integrated risk management framework, which has resulted in outstanding risk-adjusted ...

Broker fined for lavish entertainment

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 14 OCT 2019
The Financial Conduct Authority in the UK has fined Tullett Prebon £15.4 million, citing "lavish entertainment" and lack of effective controls. The FCA said Tullett Prebon, an inter-dealer broker which acts for institutional clients transacting in ...

SMSFs not for everybody: ASIC

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 14 OCT 2019
... retirement savings. Commissioner Danielle Press said the corporate regulator is concerned that too much of the public's focus on SMSFs is on their potential benefits, rather than their possible downsides. "SMSFs may be an attractive option for investors ...

New executive role at Colonial First State

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 11 OCT 2019
... officer, after nine years with the company. He was most recently CFS's general manager, customer and marketing. "He will focus on influencing member outcomes across Colonial First State and drive member centric initiatives. In addition Todd will ...

Life industry steps toward trust

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 11 OCT 2019
... professional standards would see life insurance professionals garner a "high level of well-rounded knowledge" and allow them to focus on good customer outcomes. ANZIIF chief executive Prue Willsford said the institute was pleased to collaborate with ...

IOOF divests Perennial Value

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 11 OCT 2019
... themselves are not material to IOOF. IOOF chief executive Renato Mota said: "The divestment of our investment in PVM allows us to focus on our core wealth management capabilities." "We are committed to our advice - led strategy and to delivering better ...

Culture change must not be a fad: APRA

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 11 OCT 2019
... "undue concern". "We are therefore actively looking to expand the range of material we publish about key areas of supervisory focus (not just in relation to GCRA), and the associated findings," he said. "You may have seen that we have recently been more ...

Regal appoints global distribution lead

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 11 OCT 2019
Regal Funds Management has appointed a new global head of distribution, recruiting from Pendal Group. Rebecca Fesq will join the investment manager after five years at Pendal Group after where she is head of client experience and direct. She takes on ...

AMP combines business units, appoints new boss

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 10 OCT 2019
AMP Limited has announced it is combining its Australian wealth management business with banking into a new entity named AMP Australia, and has shuffled its C-suite lineup. AMP chief executive Francesco De Ferrari said the integration of the wealth ...

First State Super enters global equities partnership

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 OCT 2019
The $100 billion superannuation fund has awarded a $500 million multi-factor mandate to a global manager that will also provide the fund with research and development support. HSBC Global Asset Management has been awarded the mandate and will also provide ...