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FPA appoints director

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 1 DEC 2020
The Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA) has appointed a former KPMG partner to its board and chair of the audit and risk committee. Diana D'Ambra has joined the board following the resignation of Paul Ruiz after serving nearly two years ...

NZ Super, Ontario Teachers' acquire healthcare provider

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 1 DEC 2020
The sovereign wealth fund and Canadian pension fund have acquired New Zealand's largest provider of pathology services. NZ Super Fund and Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan have acquired a 50% stake each in Asia Pacific Healthcare Group (APHG). The transaction ...

International consortium sets sights on Optus

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 1 DEC 2020
A consortium of investors including a $116 billion Canadian pension fund has appointed financial advisers to participate in the upcoming sale of Optus towers. Symphony Consortium, consisting of the Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System (OMERS) ...

Dollarmites faces more backlash

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 1 DEC 2020
Commonwealth Bank's lucrative Dollarmites program has taken another blow as Victorian schools have banned such programs in favour of financial lessons. Dollarmites came under fire in 2018 when ASIC began a review into school banking programs. In its ...

Charter Hall REIT adds director

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 1 DEC 2020
Charter Hall Long WALE REIT (CLW) has appointed former AMP Capital global head of real estate as executive director of the responsible entity for the REIT. Carmel Hourigan was recently appointed as Charter Hall Office chief executive after four years ...

Magellan adds to board

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 30 NOV 2020
Magellan Financial Group has welcomed a non-executive director with extensive experience in the retail industry to its board. Colette Garnsey has over 40 years' experience in retail, marketing and distribution and is currently the chair of Australian ...

CFA Societies adds board members, president

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 30 NOV 2020
CFA Societies Australia has refreshed its boards in Sydney and Melbourne and has appointed a State Super executive as president. Charles Wu has been voted in as president of CFA Society Sydney after holding the position of vice president for over three ...

Finance is least ethical sector: Governance Institute

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 27 NOV 2020
The financial services sector has had the highest improvement on an ethics index despite still receiving the lowest score of all sectors, new research shows. Governance Institute of Australia's fifth annual Ethics Index 2020 ranked the banking ...

Life insurance performance plummets

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 27 NOV 2020
The life insurance industry has continued to take a hit to profit, with risk products reporting significant losses. The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority's (APRA) latest quarterly life insurance performance statistics paint a bleak picture ...

Zurich launches new fund

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 26 NOV 2020
Zurich Investments has launched a new fund based on the structural changes that will change the way we live over the next decade. The Global Thematic Focus Fund will consist of three to six high conviction investment themes with a portfolio of 35 to ...