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Industry super satisfaction continues

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 16 SEP 2019
Industry superannuation funds continue to dominate satisfaction within the super sector with the retail sector continuing to be weighed down by Royal Commission fallout. Latest Roy Morgan research shows the 12 months to July served to stretch the domination ...

Chi-X launches new trading solution

KRISTI CHENG  |  MONDAY, 16 SEP 2019
... auction is trending towards 25% of the day's volume. "It has been supported by local and global fund managers and the superannuation community so we are pleased to deliver this customer-driven offering to the Australian marketplace," he added. Head of ...

One regulatory regime enough: FSC

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 13 SEP 2019
... consistent with the philosophy expressed in the Final Report of the Royal Commission into Misconduct in the Banking, Superannuation and Financial Services Industry," the FSC said. With the government planning to create a new disciplinary system for financial ...

IFM Investors hires executive director

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 12 SEP 2019
... net flows in FY19 and reported a net profit of $114 million. The funds management powerhouse, owned by industry superannuation funds, has increasingly looked to attract overseas investors and about 27% of its $140 billion in funds under management is ...

Cashwerkz chief steps down, trustee business to be spun off

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 12 SEP 2019
... Report regulatory recommendations from the Federal Government has both escalated reforms in the managed funds and superannuation sectors and our timeline to leverage the benefits of the Trustees Australia RE licence. "In FY18 we floated the idea of investigating ...

ASIC prepares to be primary super conduct regulator

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 12 SEP 2019
... Sean Hughes has made it clear the regulator is already positioning itself to be the primary conduct regulator in superannuation. Speaking at a Risk Management Association Australia event yesterday, Hughes said ASIC's role in regulating the conduct ...

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 ...

ASIC super specialist jumps to law firm

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 10 SEP 2019
A senior specialist on ASIC's superannuation team has taken a consultancy role within a law firm's financial services team. Ruth Stringer joined Herbert Smith Freehills on September 2. She has more than 30 years of experience, most recently at the Australian ...

Eaton Vance hires institutional distribution head

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 9 SEP 2019
... Portfolio Associates division Parametric Australia won a $200 million custom mandate in global equities from an unnamed superannuation fund.

APRA hires from AustralianSuper

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 9 SEP 2019
A portfolio manager in the nation's largest superannuation fund has taken a leadership role at the prudential regulator. APRA confirmed to Financial Standard the appointment of AustralianSuper senior portfolio manager Mark Ferguson as head of investment ...