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Superannuation, insurance expert joins EY

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAR 2019
A superannuation and insurance specialist has joined Ernst & Young as a partner. Lisa-Marie McKechnie was appointed partner of the financial services law division after spending nine years at law firm Mills Oakley, where some of clients included Hostplus ...

Channel Capital signs on new partnership

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAR 2019
... Management is acting as the responsible entity of the fund. RWC's existing Australian clients include industry superannuation funds, endowments, family offices and government funds, Channel said. In the past, it has won mandates from Perpetual Select ...

APRA warns trustees on expectations

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAR 2019
... Helen Rowell, said that the Royal Commission was a pivotal point for the financial services sector - including the superannuation industry. Rowell said: "The Royal Commission highlighted specific examples where trustees did not appear to be clearly putting ...

Investors raise alarm on Facebook

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAR 2019
... Facebook investment and considering whether it needs to conduct a review. According to Rainmaker data, almost all superannuation funds in Australia have some exposure to Facebook, standing as the third most commonly held international stock amongst industry ...

Industry Super Holdings slammed for weapons investment

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAR 2019
... community. A study conducted by consumer watchdog and activist group SumOfUs reveals ISH, which is owned by industry superannuation funds, as a major investor in Electro Optic Systems (EOS), an ASX-listed firm operating in the military and space sectors. ...

Big banks, super funds join forces for sustainability

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAR 2019
Senior executives of the big banks, superannuation funds, insurance companies and industry bodies have come together for the Australian Sustainable Finance Initiative. The initiative is an unprecedented collaboration with the aim of shaping an Australian ...

India Avenue fund distribution boosted

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAR 2019
... across three of Australia's fastest growing investment platforms. Clients and advisers managing and advising on superannuation assets on HUB24, Netwealth and Powerwrap can now gain exposure to Indian equities through this fund. India Avenue has invested ...

IFM Investors to open new Europe office

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAR 2019
... It recently acquired Poland's largest container terminal in a partnership from a consortium including Aussie superannuation funds. Its property investing joint venture launched in April 2018 has also identified pan-European office buildings as its ...

AMP board member retires

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAR 2019
... Limited. He was previously chair of The Reach Foundation and a managing partner at Deloitte. Former Self-Managed Superannuation Funds Association chief executive Andrea Slattery will be appointed chair of the bank audit committees following Roberts' ...

APRA consults to combat cyber attacks

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAR 2019
... the industry on the matter. APRA executive board member Geoff Summerhayes said: "Australia's banks, insurers and superannuation funds are major targets of cyber-crime, and the risk is accelerating as attackers gain in skill and technological sophistication." ...