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Is climate change a risk to retirement savings?

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 12 MAR 2018
... British MP Mary Creagh, who chairs the committee, said. Energy giant British Petroleum's $43.5 billion pension fund and Shell's $28 billion contributory pension fund are among the ones queried. Disclosures to the inquiry will be voluntary - but whether ...

FTSE Russell launches gender diversity indices

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 5 FEB 2018
... ranks the following companies with the highest combined gender diversity and social impact scores: BHP Billiton, Royal Dutch Shell, Unilever, Jupiter Fund Management, GlaxoSmithKline and Royal Mail.

Chief economist update: Bond sell bomb shell

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 11 JAN 2018
Bill Gross - known as the "king of bonds" - has recently dropped a bombshell, or in this case, a bond sell. The Financial Times reports that: "The Janus Henderson manager said the $2.2bn Global Unconstrained Bond Fund has taken a short position on Treasuries ...

Adviser group edges on triple digits with new business

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 15 DEC 2017
Madison Financial Group has added another practice to its stable, as its growing adviser network nears triple digits. Marsh Financial Advice is the latest business to join the dealer group, led by owner and principal adviser Shelley Marsh. A former ...

Advice industry compensation bill hits $37m

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 27 OCT 2017
The financial advice industry shelled out $37 million in FY17 to 2200 clients that suffered financially from bad advice, according to ASIC. The regulator completed 227 "high-intensity surveillances" of financial advisers and banned a total of 35 "bad ...

AMP Capital takes stake in Sydney development

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 28 SEP 2017
... development is mixed-use, comprising a 27-level commercial tower, 3500 square metres of high-end retail space and restorations of Shell House and 285 George St. "I'm pleased we have been able to secure a stake in this premiere Sydney development," AMP ...

Arnhem strengthens investment team

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 SEP 2017
... coverage and research spans more than 17 years and includes former analyst roles at PricewaterhouseCoopers and Royal Dutch Shell. "With 10 years in New York combined with his vast specialist research into the consumer discretionary and retail sectors ...

Retail managed accounts option gains traction

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 AUG 2017
A new platform is targeting investors directly with promises to save time and huge amounts of fees through the benefits of a managed discretionary account service. Touted as Australia's first direct-to-client automated alternative managed accounts offering ...

SMSF auditors merge

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 1 AUG 2017
Two leading self-managed superannuation fund auditors have announced their intention to merge. ASF Audits, an Adelaide-based SMSF Auditor with more than 20 years' experience working with financial advisers, will merge with Super Auditors - a Newcastle ...

Actor linked to Malaysian pension fund scandal

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 19 JUN 2017
... be used for the benefit of citizens of other nations," Brown said. The DoJ said 1MDB funds had been diverted to offshore shell entities to fund, among other things, a 300-foot luxury yacht, international real estate, jewellery, artwork and "certain movie ...