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Industry funds grows governance, risk teams

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 20 AUG 2018
A $15 billion industry superannuation fund recently strengthened its governance, risk and project management capabilities, hiring eight new team members in the process. Equipsuper is welcoming Georgia Schofield to the role of governance manager, in ...

Advisers can't ignore CIPR debate: SSGA

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 20 AUG 2018
Financial advisers can't afford to ignore the Comprehensive Income Products for Retirement (CIPR) debate as it will affect all corners of the advice industry, a retirement solutions expert says. State Street Global Advisors head of retirement solutions ...

AIOFP slams FASEA proposals, launches petition

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 20 AUG 2018
The Association of Independently Owned Financial Professionals is urging all financial advisers to reunite and put an end to "repugnant" reforms proposed by the Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority. The AIOFP announced it is taking a "politically ...

Chief economist update: Submerging markets

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 20 AUG 2018
Emerging markets had been rallying even before 2017 turned into 2018, outperforming developed markets - 27.8% versus 16.3% - at the end of last year. Those were the days of synchronised growth upswing, given more oomph by Trump's declared corporate ...

Global equities fund purges tobacco, fossil fuels

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 17 AUG 2018
An international equities fund that holds about $300 million of Aussie insto money is purging itself clean of all investments in tobacco and fossil fuels. Vontobel is a Swiss asset manager with $167 billion in assets under management. About 11.4% of ...

Advisers can help democratise philanthropy

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 17 AUG 2018
Retail investors are fuelling changes in the philanthropic sector that present business development opportunities for the financial advice and wealth management industries, according to an expert. State Street Global Advisors SPDR head of practice management ...

Fiducian continues growth trajectory

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 17 AUG 2018
Fiducian Group has reported a 21% rise in underlying net profit and a $1 billion lift in funds under management, administration and advice. Releasing its full year results today, Fiducian recorded $10.5 million in UNPAT and an 18% increase in FUMAA ...

ANZ grilled over Smart Choice sales

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 16 AUG 2018
The selling of superannuation products by ANZ branch staff has been called into question, with the Royal Commission suggesting the bank's practices are misleading and deceptive. Appearing before the Commission this morning, ANZ head of superannuation ...

Hayne sees red over failed merger

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 16 AUG 2018
Commissioner Kenneth Hayne slammed two industry funds for reneging a potential merger that had clear benefits for members after finding executives were worried their roles were on the line. Talks of a serious merger between Catholic Super and the Australian ...

Chief economist update: Look ma, inflation ate my wages

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 16 AUG 2018
"Wage growth in Australia has grown at an annual rate of 2.1%, continuing to stabilise between 2-2.1% over the past four quarters." That's the positive spin from ABS chief economist Bruce Hockman. Not necessarily negative - wages are still growing ...