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Responsible investment is not just divestment

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 19 NOV 2015
Investing responsibly for the long-term isn't just about restricting investment mandates, but rather considering "broader information" and acting accordingly. This was the main message from Principles for Responsible Investment chair (and former director ...

Foreign investment into Australia doubles to $43.6bn

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 17 NOV 2015
Foreign investment into Australia through managed investment trusts (MITs) has more than doubled and was $43.6 billion for the year to 31 December, 2014. The '2015 Australian Investment Managers Cross-Border Flows Report' by the Financial Services Council ...

Grant Samuel launches global equities fund

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 12 NOV 2015
Grant Samuel Funds Management has launched a global equity fund that invests in listed global companies and includes an options based overlay to reduce the volatility of returns. The Grant Samuel Global Equity Advantage Fund combines an underlying equity ...

CBA embeds ESG into investment, wealth management

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 5 NOV 2015
Commonwealth Bank (CBA) has introduced stronger environmental, social and governance (ESG) policies and practices across its investment and wealth management divisions. The new Wealth Management Responsible Investing Framework will integrate ESG into ...

Tim Steele departs AMP

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 30 OCT 2015
After announcing his departure in May, Genesys and ipac managing director Tim Steele has left the AMP-aligned practices today. Based on the May announcement, Steele was expected to leave his role in June, but stayed on until late October. He is now ...

AMP to launch SMSF trustee course

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 19 OCT 2015
AMP will launch an online self-managed superannuation fund (SMSF) trustee course early next year as part of a wider education strategy aimed at both advisers and trustees. AMP SMSF head of policy, technical and education services, Peter Burgess said ...

NAB enters into MOU with Nippon Life

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 15 OCT 2015
NAB has entered into a memorandum of understanding with Nippon Life to build a life insurance partnership. The goal, according to NAB's ASX statement, is to "[enter] a long-term partnership in life insurance product manufacturing," although NAB added ...

California pension giants must divest from coal

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 12 OCT 2015
US pension fund giant CalPERS and CalSTRS must divest their positions in coal companies after a new bill was signed into law in California last week. California governor Edmund Brown announced the signing of the bill on his website. The move is in line ...

Managed accounts key to SMSF diversification

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 OCT 2015
Managed accounts are an effective vehicle for mitigating self-managed super fund diversification risk, according to HUB24 head of marketing and distribution Wes Gillett. Speaking to Financial Standard ahead of the 2015 Best Practice Managed Accounts ...

FPA retirement planning scholarships awarded

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 29 SEP 2015
The Financial Planning Association of Australia and Challenger have awarded five UNSW scholarships for FPA members to study retirement planning. The scholarship winners are KeyPlay Financial Services' Anthony White, MyState Wealth Management's Philip ...