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Milliman awarded industry fund mandate

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUN 2016
Milliman's Managed Risk Strategy will be applied to an industry super fund's default MySuper option from 1 July in a move described as a turning point for superannuation. The $4.8 billion Maritime Super awarded Milliman the managed risk mandate that ...

Financial services needs more female leaders

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUN 2016
Australia is inside the top 10 of more than 30 countries when it comes to the percentage of women on financial services executive committees. The latest Women in Financial Services report prepared by management consultant Oliver Wyman shows women account ...

Ascot Securities appoints head of private wealth

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAY 2016
Ascot Securities has added to its investment team with the appointment of the head of its private wealth division. Evan McQuire was appointed to the role as part of Ascot Securities' expansion and growth program and will be responsible for pursuing ...

MFSIM execs use $143.5m in client money to repay debts

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAY 2016
... backdating company documents to justify the transactions. The court found that Messers Michael Christodoulou King, Craig Robert White, David Mark Anderson, Guy Hutchings and Marilyn Anne Watts had each acted dishonestly in their roles as officers of ...

Oxford-Man Institute expands into machine learning

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAY 2016
The University of Oxford and Man AHL have announced that the Oxford-Man Institute (OMI) will expand its focus on machine learning and data analytics, becoming part of the University's department of engineering and science from 1 August 2016. The expansion ...

QIC makes first agribusiness acquisition

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAY 2016
QIC has entered a binding agreement to acquire an 80% controlling interest in the North Australian Pastoral Company (NAP). The agreement marks QIC's first major agriculture acquisition since announcing its agribusiness strategy and intention to grow ...

CBA announces new Board of Advice Companies director

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAY 2016
... Board of Advice Companies - Commonwealth Financial Planning, BW Financial Advice, Financial Wisdom and Count Financial. Robert Bransby, who commenced the role in April, has more than 25 years' experience in the financial services and health industry. ...

Centrepoint appoints former HUB24 director

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAY 2016
Centrepoint Alliance has appointed a former HUB24 board member as an independent non-executive director, effective immediately. Joining Centrepoint as a director is Hugh Robertson, who will also be a member of the firm's group audit, risk and compliance ...

Lazard chief steps down after 15 years

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 22 APR 2016
Lazard Asset Management's Australian chief executive and managing director has stepped down after 15 years at the company. Susan Roberts joined Lazard in 2001 as head of sales and relationship management, a role she held for five years. After that she ...

Aussie agtech the focus for US fund

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 14 APR 2016
... cloud-based software application that is considered as an advanced adaptive irrigation service and was also recently backed by Robert Bosch Venture Capital GmbH and the Flex technology accelerator Lab IX. Bayer and AVAC are among strategic investors ...