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ASIC takes civil action against AMP

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUN 2018
The corporate regulator has commenced Federal Court proceedings against AMP Financial Planning (AMPFP), alleging the division of the recently scrutinised mutual failed to ensure its authorised financial planners complied with the best interests duty ...

ESG reporting strong through 2017: ACSI

OSKAH DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUN 2018
Almost all ASX200 companies disclosed environmental, social and governance (ESG) policy frameworks and sustainability targets in 2017, according to the latest Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI) report. ACSI's annual review of corporate ...

Aussie asset manager cops ASIC intervention

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUN 2018
The corporate regulator has slapped licence conditions on an alternative asset manager, citing concerns over the corporate governance of the firm after the misappropriation of investors' funds by a former employee. Aurora Funds Management is now required ...

Willis Towers Watson bolsters senior management

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUN 2018
Willis Towers Watson is expanding its local senior management with the appointment of a former Funds SA portfolio manager. Fresh from an 11-year career with Funds SA, Simon James has linked with the global consulting firm as its new Australian head ...

Allianz Retire+ announces leadership team

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUN 2018
The inaugural chief executive of Allianz Retire+ Powered by PIMCO has been named, along with several senior managers and its board of directors. Former IRESS group executive, financial markets Matthew Rady has been appointed to lead the new business ...

Chief economist update: Chinese dragon now a bear

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUN 2018
What happens when an unstoppable force meets an immovable object? If we're talking about the US and China, it appears that the answer is that the immovable object (China) drops. China's Shanghai Composite index dropped to 2844.51 points from ...

Macquarie shuffles infrastructure debt leadership

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 26 JUN 2018
The co-founders and leaders of Macquarie's global infrastructure debt business are stepping down and their successors have been named. James Wilson and Andrew Robertson led Macquarie Infrastructure Debt Investment Solutions since co-founding the business ...

Bank customer trust plummets: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 26 JUN 2018
The level of bank customer trust and satisfaction is worsening thanks to the banking and financial services Royal Commission, according to new surveys. Prior to the Royal Commission, bank customer satisfaction reached 82.3% in January 2018 but plunged ...

New model boosts adviser engagement: MLC

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 26 JUN 2018
Since changing its retail advice support model, MLC Life Insurance has recorded a 25% improvement in lapse rates in the year to May 2018. MLC Life introduced business engagement managers (BEM) a year ago to provide advisers with the resources to engage ...

Parametric expands alternative risk premia offering

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 26 JUN 2018
Parametric has teamed up with a California-based smart beta and asset allocation specialist to deliver a strategy for Australian institutional investors aiming to top the standard 'black box' hedge fund approach to investing. Systematic Alternative ...