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Actuaries Institute unveils IDII recommendations

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 24 MAY 2021
The Actuaries Institute has released sweeping recommendations to help fix the individual disability income insurance (IDII) sector that is currently at "risk of failure". The final recommendations follow a 12 month-review, led by an appointed Actuaries ...

Chief economist update: Recovery flashing hot, hot, hot

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 24 MAY 2021
The impact of decelerating coronavirus infections, accelerating vaccination momentum - permitting relaxation of restrictions - sprinkled with generous dashes of fiscal and monetary largesse have been captured in Markit Economics' latest PMI surveys. ...

LGIAsuper reveals post-merger executive, board lineup

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 21 MAY 2021
LGIAsuper, which is set to finalise its merger with Energy Super next month, has unveiled its new-look leadership team. In an update on the progression of the merger, after already announcing Kate Farrar as chief executive of the merged fund, LGIAsuper ...

Hostplus eyes Intrust merger

KANIKA SOOD, ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 21 MAY 2021
The $61 billion Hostplus will combine with the $2.6 billion Intrust as it pursues its long-standing ambition of acquiring more members in Queensland, Financial Standard understands. The 33-year-old Intrust has about 96,000 members, and 30,000 employers ...

Fund manager hit with serious charges

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 21 MAY 2021
The former managing director of Global Merces Funds Management, which is now in liquidation, has been slapped with criminal charges for dishonest conduct and providing dodgy information about the fund's affairs. The court determined that Holly Grofski ...

Former van Eyk chief charged

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 21 MAY 2021
The former chief executive of failed van Eyk Research has been charged with four counts of dishonestly using his position within the firm for personal advantage. Mark Thomas appeared in Downing Centre Local Court earlier this week, facing several allegations ...

Praemium chief executive exits

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 21 MAY 2021
The platform chief executive has suddenly left the company after almost a decade in the role as Praemium calls in consultants to review the international business. Michael Ohanessian joined as chief executive in August 2011 and was terminated by the ...

Chief economist: What JobKeeper cliff?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 21 MAY 2021
"Prediction is very difficult, especially if it's about the future." This quote from Danish physicist and Nobel Prize in physics winner Niels Bohr has been proven time after time but more recently in the Australian Federal Treasury's prediction ...

Federation AM awards mandate

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAY 2021
Federation Asset Management has selected an administrator for its Sustainable Australian Real Asset Trust (SARA). Apex Group will provide fund administration, share registry and regulatory services to Federation's SARA, which will invest in renewable ...

Pinnacle affiliates reach $85bn AUM

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAY 2021
Pinnacle Investment Management has reported a 20% boost in assets under management across all its affiliates, hitting $84.9 billion in the space of four months. In an update to investors, the ASX-listed firm announced robust end of April 2021 results ...