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Hermes launches carbon ESG tool

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUN 2018
The $60 billion global manager will launch a tool to calculate a fund's carbon performance and carbon risk as a part of its ESG toolkit to help fund managers make better decisions about investments. Hermes Investment Management will also use the tool ...

Boutique asset managers co-appoint distribution head

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUN 2018
... "The two managers have been friends, if you like, for some time now. They have like-minded investment styles, with a strong focus on capital preservation. This is the first formal appointment in the relationship," he said. Purcell will be based in Sydney ...

Super industry critiques PC draft report

KARREN VERGARA AND STEPHEN FAY  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JUN 2018
... welcomed Draft Recommendation 11 - Guidance for pre-retirees, but a problem by and large is the superannuation industry's focus on boosting assets over the accumulation phase. What complicates this even more is the financial advice process and the ...

Quantifeed eyes Australian expansion with $13.5m raising

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JUN 2018
The fintech is looking to expand its B2B robo-advice business in Australia as a part of a $13.5 million venture capital raising announced today. The series B funding was led by Taiwanese giant Cathay Financial Holdings, with participation from US-based ...

TAL veterans launch new life insurance provider

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JUN 2018
A group of former TAL executives have launched a new distributor of life insurance products backed by a global reinsurer. NEOS Life aims to distribute through the financial adviser market and offers life, total and permanent disability, critical illness ...

UniSuper appoints executive manager from HESTA

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 19 JUN 2018
... Brendan Donoghue as head of customer experience. UniSuper said the creation of the new role is reflective of its renewed focus on enhancing member and employer experiences. Donoghue will work within the existing member and employer experience division ...

IOOF boosts adviser compliance support

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 19 JUN 2018
IOOF's financial advice licensee support service has partnered with Integrity Compliance to help financial advisers manage AFSL requirements. IOOF Alliances aims to help its network of self-licensed advice businesses manage governance, risk and compliance ...

Former Suncorp executive joins MetLife

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 19 JUN 2018
... First State Super and served as group superannuation manager at the Ampol and Caltex Group Superannuation Fund. "He will focus on developing products which continue to deliver a great customer experience and are complementary to MetLife's member-focused ...

Agricultural asset manager promotes new fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 18 JUN 2018
... areas. It will also consider environmental factors including salinity, water quality and vegetation systems as part of an ESG focus. Growth Farms Australia's managing director David Sackett said agricultural land had low correlation to some assets ...

TAL bolsters senior leadership

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 18 JUN 2018
TAL is boosting its group life insurance business with the addition of two senior leaders to the team. Joseph Daley is now general manager of pricing and will be responsible for developing group pricing models in partnership with superannuation funds. ...