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Kina appoints Suncorp vet as director

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 12 SEP 2016
Kina Securities has appointed a new non-executive director. Karen Smith-Pomeroy joins Kina while serving as a non-executive director of Queensland Treasury Corporation, Stanwell Corporation, InFocus Wealth Management and the National Affordable Housing ...

New chair for Supervised Investments

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 12 SEP 2016
Supervised Investments has appointed a former Senator as chair of the board. The Hon. Helen Coonan joins the fund manager with broad knowledge and experience in financial and professional services, energy and telecommunications. Coonan is a former Cabinet ...

Westpac tops S&P ESG index

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 12 SEP 2016
Westpac has been determined the financial services industry leader in the S&P Dow Jones global sustainability benchmark. The S&P Dow Jones Sustainability Indices annual review, developed in partnership with RobecoSAM, showed that Westpac comfortably ...

Climate risk underappreciated: BlackRock

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 9 SEP 2016
All investors should incorporate climate change awareness into their portfolios, according to the BlackRock Investment Institute (BII), who believes climate factors have been underappreciated and underpriced. In a new Global Insights Report titled "Adapting ...

Deloitte partner moves to Trustee Partners

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 9 SEP 2016
Former Deloitte partner and #FSPower50 member Stephen Huppert has joined the newly-formed Trustee Partners as head of innovation. Huppert joins a team of seasoned industry professionals including Trustee Partners' co-founder and managing director Phillip ...

CYBG appoints former AMP MD

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 9 SEP 2016
CYBG, the new holding company for Clydesdale Bank following the NAB demerger, has appointed two new directors. Timothy Wade, who will join the boards of CYB Investments and Clydesdale Bank, as well as the board's risk and audit committee, joins CYBG ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 9 SEP 2016
US consumer credit Total US consumer credit went up by US$17.7 billion in July, stronger than the previous month's US14.5 billion increase and more than market expectations for a US$15.6 billion rise. Non-revolving credit - i.e. car and student loans ...

VanEck resources ETF upgraded by Lonsec

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 8 SEP 2016
VanEck has had the rating for its Australian Resources ETF (MVR) upgraded to 'Recommended Index' by Lonsec. The rating indicates that Lonsec has strong conviction that the ETF can generate risk adjusted returns in line with relevant objectives. The ...

Fears of increased compliance costs misguided

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 8 SEP 2016
A financial services technology firm says transparent risk and governance measures have always been fundamental to the delivery of 'true' digital financial advice. Decimal believes compliance should already be at the core of robo-advice platforms utilised ...

Alpha-beta split allows better asset allocation

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 8 SEP 2016
One of Australia's largest superannuation funds says it has strategically split its investment portfolio between alpha and beta to better monitor performance and asset allocation. Although not a new concept, First State Super has moved to an alpha and ...