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Global manager wins Zurich mandate

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 SEP 2019
Zurich Australia's investment arm has awarded a mandate to a $1.2 trillion global manager. Zurich Investment Management has allocated an undisclosed amount to Insight Investment's Diversified Inflation Plus Fund for its diversified strategies - including ...

More climate risk action needed: SSGA

KRISTI CHENG  |  TUESDAY, 10 SEP 2019
... efforts. This includes the impact of core multi-year campaigns focused on gender diversity and climate change, its increased focus on key social issues, and a briefing on how the asset manager is integrating ESG and SSGA's ESG scoring system, "Responsibility-Factor" ...

Foresight launches new wholesale fund

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 10 SEP 2019
... interest for green bonds and renewable energy infrastructure will only continue to intensify. Investors have shifted their focus to true-to-label investment solutions that directly contribute to the global decarbonisation agenda."

Zurich launches new SMA

KRISTI CHENG  |  MONDAY, 9 SEP 2019
... individual taxation requirements. Zurich head of savings and investments Matthew Drennan said the SMA reflected the market focus and the strong demand from advisers, who are seeking access to this strategy in a format offering more control and transparency ...

Priced out: Advice affordability at risk

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 9 SEP 2019
... upheaval. About 70% of Carlin's clients are under 40 and he rarely sees super balances of six figures. "I wanted to have a focus on helping regular people - particularly teachers and nurses - because my parents are teachers and my partner's a ...

ClearView ramps up risk, compliance

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 6 SEP 2019
... across many financial institutions for over 20 years and will continue developing our risk and compliance culture, as we focus on assisting advisers and customers to navigate all the changes occurring in both the economy and financial services," Swanson ...

Boutique AFSL acquires advice practice

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 5 SEP 2019
A boutique financial advice group has acquired a Parramatta-based firm focused on risk advice. Profile Financial Services has acquired Orion Financial Group, a risk-focused advice practice established 35 years ago in Parramatta. The Orion Financial ...

Financial incentive provokes misconduct: Research

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 5 SEP 2019
... suggested customer interest becomes more important. The report stated: "This finding suggests that efforts to limit the focus on self and instead encourage consideration of others, such as customers, will be productive for reducing unethical pro-organisational ...

BNY Mellon adds to Melbourne team

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 5 SEP 2019
... is the second Melbourne hire in BNY Mellon's corporate trust business and joins Jeremy Hollingsworth who has a legal focus. "We see Melbourne as a financial center, with the headquarters of ANZ and NAB and companies such as Transurban, Vicinity and ...

Values trump value for retail investors

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 5 SEP 2019
... 'shareholder value' is in the modern era. "Australian investors are not looking for directors and management with a laser focus on short-term returns. They expect more of corporate leadership and will shift their investment elsewhere if they don't get ...