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Chief executive bonuses unscathed by public perception

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 17 SEP 2019
... to malus or clawback provisions where there has been poor performance," Davidson said. "Investors want to see a greater focus from boards on assessing whether their existing incentive schemes are truly rewarding executives for exceptional performance ...

New principal consultants at Frontier

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 16 SEP 2019
... and management research. He has previously worked at IFM Investors where he was vice president based in Melbourne with a focus on airport infrastructure. Naylor joined Frontier last year, after working at the Reserve Bank of Australia in fixed income ...

AXA Investment Managers expands impact investing options

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 16 SEP 2019
AXA Investment Managers announced its fourth impact investment strategy which will launch at the end of this year, focused on addressing the basic needs of consumers in emerging and frontier markets. The aim is to expand its investment portfolios by ...

Perpetual appoints general manager, distribution

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 16 SEP 2019
... well as in Australia. "This is a key strategic appointment to the Perpetual Investments leadership team as we continue to focus on leveraging our brand and expanding our distribution footprint both within and beyond Australia," Perpetual chief executive ...

Ned Bell knocks at Channel Capital

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 13 SEP 2019
Melbourne fund manager Ned Bell is in talks with Channel Capital as a potential distribution partner for his global equities boutique, Financial Standard understands. Bell Asset Management kicked off in 2003 and now runs strategies in global shares ...

Industry Fund Services adopts regtech solution

KRISTI CHENG  |  FRIDAY, 13 SEP 2019
... executive Cath Bowtell said the new partnership will reduce the risk for industry fund members even further. "At IFS our focus is on delivering the best outcomes for members. That's why we're constantly ensuring our risk management processes are stringent ...

Equity Trustees confirms international strategy

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 13 SEP 2019
... independent parties to perform the role corporate fiduciary is a global trend. "It makes sense for fund managers to want to focus on managing clients' money," he said. "This appointment was a result of River and Mercantile making a decision to outsource ...

Cashwerkz chief steps down, trustee business to be spun off

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 12 SEP 2019
The chief executive of Cashwerkz is stepping down from the top job. At the same time, Trustees Australian will be spun out with the view to potentially listing the business as a separate entity. In a statement this morning, Cashwerkz said Hector Ortiz ...

What Future Fund looks for in managers

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 12 SEP 2019
... considered sharing of economics and thoughtful team development and succession planning." Lastly, she hinted towards an increased focus on environment, social and governance factors from its managers. "Partnership and an open two-way dialogue are becoming ...

Super funds recognised in UNPRI awards

KRISTI CHENG  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 SEP 2019
A number of Australian superannuation funds have been recognised for their responsible investing efforts by the UNPRI. The inaugural PRI Awards have been presented, highlighting individually excellent projects across the United Nations-backed Principles ...