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Chief economist update: Currency manipulators beware

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 27 MAY 2019
... January 10 this year, The Economist published its 'Big Mac' index. It showed that apart from the overvaluation of the Swiss franc (18.7%), Norwegian krone (5.0%) and Swedish krona (4.6%), currencies in the rest of the world are undervalued relative ...

Suncorp Super appoints new chair

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAY 2019
... In addition to Mercer, she also serves as a non-executive director of IMB Limited, Australian Philanthropic Services and Swiss Re, and is deputy chair of Athletics Australia. She has been a member of the Suncorp Portfolio Services board since August ...

Swiss Re to manage Freedom remediation

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 30 APR 2019
Swiss Re has agreed to take on the responsibility of designing and managing Freedom Insurance Group's customer remediation program. Freedom confirmed Swiss Re as the remediation manager, and Genus Life Insurance Services Pty Ltd as the third party to ...

UBS small caps team launches boutique

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 2 APR 2019
... $400 million and a highly recommended rating from Zenith. The trio is back with Eiger Capital, a boutique named after the Swiss mountain as a nod to their Swiss connection through their old employer. The team will retain its investment process under ...

QIC acquires European airport stake

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 18 MAR 2019
... manager and the Dutch pension fund investor take a 16.8% interest in the Brussels airport. The consortium also consists of Swiss Life. The seller is also Australian, Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets (MIRA). The 60-year old airport is Belgium's ...

Swiss group acquires stake in local wealth firm

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAR 2019
A Swiss private banking group has bought a 51% share in an Aussie wealth firm, as the two form a long-term strategic partnership to expand globally. EFG International paid $61.2 million for the stake in Shaw and Partners, valuing the company at $120 ...

Aussies instos join fight against weapons

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 FEB 2019
... exclude controversial weapons." One hundred and forty two other institutional investors have joined the open letter penned by Swiss Sustainable Finance, including giants Legal and General Investment Management, UBS Asset Management, Man Group and DWS ...

Former TAL chief appointed at Swiss Re

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 31 JAN 2019
A former boss of TAL joined the Australian boards of Swiss Re. Jim Minto was recently appointed as a director to Swiss Re Life & Health Australia and the firm's advisory board. The former TAL chief executive and managing director currently serves on ...

Australia Day honours recognise industry stalwarts

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 29 JAN 2019
... Hoare was chair of Bankers Trust for 20 years. Also awarded a Companion in the General Division, Macquarie director and Swiss Re Australia chair Jillian Broadbent received recognition for service to corporate, financial, clean energy and cultural organisations. ...

Raiz expands offshore

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 18 DEC 2018
... listed. The company has branched out into superannuation, having recently developing a tailored group insurance product with Swiss Re. The deal involves jointly researching and developing customised group insurance products using machine learning algorithms ...