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QIC hires senior infrastructure execs

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAR 2015
QIC has hired two senior infrastructure executives to lead its US and UK/European infrastructure operations. Geoff Chatas will lead the infrastructure business in North America from the firm's New York City office and Giles Tucker will lead the UK and ...

Super performs well in board gender diversity index

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAR 2015
The superannuation sector was one of the top performers in the latest rebalance of the Boardroom Diversity Index. Along with Sport, ASX100 companies and Cooperative Research Centres, Super was one of only four sectors to show gains of more than 5% in ...

PIMCO brings distribution in-house

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAR 2015
... transition, PIMCO is planning to expand the team and change its organisational structure, launch new strategies and put a greater focus on education and tools to help advisers sustain and grow their businesses. "We anticipate a number of benefits as ...

New ASFA course focuses on post-retirement

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 16 MAR 2015
The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) has launched a new course designed to raise the level of knowledge of advisers and product issuers when it comes to post-retirement. The course will help financial advisers and funds respond ...

How to get private equity returns from listed stocks

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAR 2015
... case that the sector these companies belong to face challenges," explained Kritzman. "Private equity companies unwittingly focus naturally on sectors that are oversold and therefore have a higher expected return going forward." "Another conjecture is ...

MLC multi-manager funds get highest rating

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAR 2015
... annum in the 10 years to June 2014 (after investment fees and tax), as a key performer. The researcher also highlighted the focus on the research and portfolio construction process undertaken by MLC's head of investments Susan Gosling and her Capital ...

APRA deputy chair criticises life insurance sales culture

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAR 2015
... chair Ian Laughlin. Speaking at the Actuaries Institute's Insights Session on 3 March, Laughlin said that the industry's focus on "sales and distribution" has affected its standards of practice and, he argued, performance over time. Laughlin added that ...

ASIC bans Charterhill director from financial services

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAR 2015
Charterhill Group founder and director George Nowak has been banned by ASIC from practicing financial services until 3 July 2017. The grounds for the ban are that Nowak is an undischarged bankrupt, having applied for personal bankruptcy in July 2014. ...

MyPlanner launches managed account solution

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAR 2015
MyPlanner dealer group has set up a managed discretionary account solution that will be available to its 120 planners. MyPlanner partnered with Managed Accounts Holdings to develop the My Managed Portfolio (MMP) managed account service, and the provider ...

Demand for ethical investments soars

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAR 2015
Ethically-screened FUM monitored by the Ethical Advisers' Co-operative has increased by 18% in the past 12 months to $910 million. Labelling itself "Australia's First Adviser Co-Operative", the EAC is a collection of financial planning firms focused ...