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VFMC welcomes former Australia Post Super executive

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUN 2018
... Corporation. VFMC confirmed Ezinne Udeh Martinez commenced as a portfolio strategist at the public sector fund manager this week. Martinez joined Australia Post in 2012 as a senior corporate strategy analyst before transitioning to the pension fund in ...

Global fixed income manager mulls active bond ETFs

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUN 2018
... launch of actively managed bond ETFs to serve self-managed super fund clients. Addressing a media briefing in Sydney this week, executives of Legg Mason-aligned Western Asset Management spoke of the high barriers to entry in the fixed income market for ...

Grandfathered commissions on the outer: Poll

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 28 MAY 2018
Six in 10 Financial Standard readers believe grandfathered commissions on superannuation and investment advice should be phased out. Starting May 14, the publication's latest spot poll asked readers whether grandfathered commissions on superannuation ...

Aussie CEOs understand ESG risks: KPMG

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 28 MAY 2018
... personal responsibility, just as Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg faced EU lawmakers over the Cambridge Analytica data scandal this week. Additionally, KPMG's analysis shows that 64% of Australian CEOs expect growth of between 0.01-1.99% per annum, which ...

Westpac off the hook in BBSW scandal

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 25 MAY 2018
... million each to ASIC to cover its investigation costs and another $20 million each towards community benefits. Earlier this week, a new methodology of calculating the BBSW came into effect, which calculates directly from market transactions during a ...

AET appoints new head of corporate trust

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAY 2018
... follows competitor Perpetual Corporate Trust appointing Vicki Riggio as its new general manager of managed funds services this week. Riggio will replace Andrew Cannane who vacated the role to link with Evans Dixon.

APRA urges super funds to examine board skills

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAY 2018
... skills and capabilities to fulfil their role. The regulator sent all registrable superannuation entities (RSEs) a letter this week outlining the findings of its thematic review into super fund board governance practices. APRA said the review focused ...

AMP Advice risk chief departs

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 17 MAY 2018
... manager through the challenging times which lay ahead. Bargri announced his departure in a social media post earlier this week. "Having reflected very deeply about how I feel; what's most important to me and why; I announced earlier today my resignation ...

Vertical integration needs overhaul: Poll

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 14 MAY 2018
... specialty platform provider stocks. Six percent of our voting readers were unsure which side of the fence they sat on. This week we ask: "Must grandfathered commissions on superannuation and investment advice be phased out?"

Mental health to transform life insurance: ANZ Wealth

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAY 2018
... symptoms with mental health conditions and lumps all mental health conditions together as a homogenous group," it read. This week's Budget unveiled an $82.5 million package to improve access to mental health services; $20 million to support older Australians ...