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US corporate debt mandate signed to Aussie manager

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 20 MAR 2017
An Australian investment manager says it is time to think of floating rate assets and double-B rated credits as a safe haven in global debt markets. Supervised Investments portfolio manager Phil Carden told a briefing in Sydney that double-B rated debt ...

No such thing as a must own company: Analyst

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 17 MAR 2017
An analyst and portfolio manager of the Pan-Tribal Global Equity Fund believes there is no such thing as a 'must own' company. Sharing the view at a recent Pan-Tribal lunch for advisers, Danton Goei of Davis Advisors said investors can get caught up ...

Australian Unity appoints trustee GM

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 17 MAR 2017
Australian Unity's newly-formed trustee business is welcoming the appointment of a general manager. The internal promotion sees Emma Sakellaris take the top role. She will be responsible for developing the business building a specialist, client-focused ...

Financial Executive Women appoints board members

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAR 2017
Financial Executive Women is welcoming two new members to its advisory board to further help the positive progression of women in financial services. Joining the advisory board is AMP chief customer officer Paul Sainsbury and NAB general manager MLC ...

Former ING DIRECT chief joins P2P lender

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAR 2017
Peer-to-peer lender RateSetter now has the services of a former bank chief executive renowned for driving innovation and competition. Joining the RateSetter Australian board as a non-executive director is former ING DIRECT chief executive Vaughn Rictor. ...

Super industry accepts group insurance needs work

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAR 2017
Several superannuation industry groups recognise there is work to be done to reduce the erosion of member account balances through group life insurance. This recognition comes from the newly-formed Insurance in Superannuation Working Group (ISWG), which ...

RBC secures custody mandate

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 MAR 2017
RBC Investor and Treasury Services won the custody and administration mandate for a diversified Australian financial services provider with more than $1.25 billion in funds under management. The investor and treasury services arm of the Royal Bank of ...

AFA chief executive steps down

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 7 MAR 2017
The Association of Financial Advisers will welcome Philip Kewin as its new chief executive following the planned succession of Brad Fox. Kewin, a former financial adviser and former Zurich executive, will become the AFA chief executive on March 20. ...

CBA Group Super CIO retires

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 6 MAR 2017
The chief investment officer at Commonwealth Bank Group Super is retiring after more than 20 years' service at the corporate superannuation fund. Following 38 years' service with CBA, Gerard Parlevliet will retire from the banking group before the end ...

Super doesn't need tender system: ASFA

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAR 2017
The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia is urging the Productivity Commission to reject the consideration of adopting a Chilean-style tender process for default super in Australia. ASFA's latest research paper says adopting the Chilean ...