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Women in Super names 2017 scholarship winners

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 19 MAY 2017
Women in Super (WIS) continues its advocacy for better female representation on superannuation boards and leadership roles through its scholarship programme, now in its third year running. The national advocacy and networking group has collaborated ...

GSFM hires Macquarie exec

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 19 MAY 2017
... Samuel head of distribution Damien McIntyre said at the time that these appointments "will ensure GSFM maintains a dedicated focus of senior staff on servicing clients in the institutional and the retail space." "In line with our business growth goals ...

SSGA ramps tech exposure post-Trump

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAY 2017
The first 100 days of the Trump administration have seen State Street Global Advisors double its exposure to US technology companies in its Global Equity Fund, even if said exposure still trails the cap-weighted index. SSGA global active quantitative ...

Insurtech here to stay: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAY 2017
Digital insurance technology companies or 'insurtechs' are failing to exploit opportunities in the industry, a new study found. Joint research conducted by global consulting firm Oliver Wyman and German insurance startup Policen Direkt shows the second ...

Investors torn over ESG capabilities

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 MAY 2017
... addressing the immediacy of global warming. Until a model is developed to estimate such risk more reliably, we prefer to focus on carbon emissions-it is these that are raising temperatures, creating air pollution, and damaging fragile ecosystems today." ...

SIV Asset Management slams bill claim

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 MAY 2017
... market as to its legal response in due course. SIV was originally known as Aurora Funds Limited, before rebranding in 2016 to focus the business on the significant investor visa programme. Aurora Funds Management is also currently embroiled in ASIC dispute ...

Latin America on institutional investment radar

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 MAY 2017
... infrastructure companies are also of high interest. Both countries' main trading partner is China. He says Columbia has a focus on oil and infrastructure, while Mexico is focused around manufacturing and telecoms. Both countries' main trading partner ...

CBA backs financial counselling

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 MAY 2017
The Commonwealth Bank is committed to helping stamp out economic abuse in Australia, partnering with Financial Counselling Australia to better equip financial counsellors aiding those impacted by domestic and family violence. CBA has pledged $400,000 ...

Bennelong's BennBridge opens its doors

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 MAY 2017
... global markets. "Our business model is to provide a holistic range of services to our boutique partners, allowing them to focus on what they do best - managing clients' assets. This model has proven a successful one in Australia, where Bennelong has ...

Boutique fund joins Bennelong suite

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 16 MAY 2017
... track a Morningstar index with a tailor-made derivative overlay, purpose built for retirees. The business places particular focus on actual outcomes delivered as that is ultimately what investors receive and can differ significantly from simple time-weighted ...