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Portfolio manager resigns from First State Investments

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 1 OCT 2019
An experienced portfolio manager has resigned from Stewart Investors, an equities division First State Investments. Ashish Swarup was the lead manager for the Stewart Investors Global Emerging Markets Leaders strategy for its UK, Ireland and Singapore ...

Impact investing difficult to measure

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 1 OCT 2019
... framework and 26% use a combination of third-party and proprietary frameworks. Of the remaining 50% however, a startling 22% do not measure impact at all. The further 28% use anecdotal or qualitative measures only. About 78% of active impact investors ...

Industry embraces Mental Health Month

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 1 OCT 2019
... colleagues and our clients." Hou is offering accountants some practical tips for improving their mental wellness, encouraging them not to eat lunch at their desks and to connect with colleagues and not be afraid to talk about mental health at work.

UK insurer fined for annuity sales failings

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 1 OCT 2019
... additional 37% on top of their base salary and winning prizes such as spa breaks or weekend holidays," the FCA said. Prudential did not dispute the FCA's findings and therefore qualified for a 30% discount, bringing the fine down from over £34 milli ...

IOOF expects to reappeal timber case

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 30 SEP 2019
IOOF is considering "all available legal options" for former business Australian Executor Trustees, which exposed it to millions in compensation costs after last Thursday's court judgement in the S.E.A.S Sapfor Forests Pty Ltd case. The company notified ...

Australia slips in global retirement ranks

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 30 SEP 2019
... years longer - so it's really important that we work together as an industry to find ways of closing the gap," she said. "Not just in terms of superannuation balances, but in striving to improve wage equality as well as women's general level of financial ...

Chief economist update: Are capital markets the next Sino-US battleground?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 30 SEP 2019
... them being state-owned." However, US Treasury spokeswoman Monica Crowley denied all these, saying: "The administration is not contemplating blocking Chinese companies from listing shares on U.S. stock exchanges at this time." Whether it's deliberately ...

Spotlight on super welcomed

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 27 SEP 2019
... choice, and this will be an important focus of the FSC's approach to the review," Loane said. "However, this review should not delay important reforms that the government has already committed to that will significantly improve consumer outcomes ...

Retirement income under review

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 27 SEP 2019
... review of the retirement income system. In July, Prime Minister Scott Morrison maintained the retirement income review would not be bound by the government and would be open to considering any and all policy options - including the possibility of making ...

Milestone ETF Rule passed

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 27 SEP 2019
... well as historical data relating to premiums and discounts and bid-ask spreads to ensure transparency. However, the rule does not apply to all ETFs, with it not applicable to most unit trusts; leveraged or inverse ETFs; those structured as a share class ...