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Major super funds urge asset manager code adoption

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAR 2018
... trillion assets under management. Latest CFA test results show that only two-in-five people working in the investment industry passed the first stage or Level I. Of the 68,086 candidates who took the Level I exam in December 2017, 57% failed to progress ...

More than half fail CFA exam

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAR 2018
Only two-in-five people working in the investment industry passed the first stage of the most recent Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) examination. Of the 68,086 candidates who took the Level I exam in December last year, 57% failed to progress to the ...

Global WTW executive joins TCorp

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 FEB 2018
... TCorp investment management team. "Lucy is a highly respected figure in the Australian and global finance and investment industry - her expertise will be highly valuable as we continue to advise our clients on a variety of Sustainability and ESG investment ...

Lazard chief executive steps down

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 2 FEB 2018
... at NRMA Investment Management and an equity analyst at Westpac Investment Management. "With over 25 years' investment industry and sales experience, Paul brings outstanding investment, relationship and product development credentials to the firm," Prugue ...

CFA Australia recruits industry veterans

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 16 JAN 2018
... Investment Management where she was a diversified fund and fixed income portfolio manager. Before joining the investment industry, Wilton worked for the Commonwealth Treasury as an economist. Dunne, who is a director at Cbus and QIC, joins as chair of ...

VFMC appoints former Franklin Templeton MD

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 11 JAN 2018
... Transport Accident Commission, and the Victorian Managed Insurance Authority. Wilton has a 30-year history in the investment industry with leadership experience in asset management and superannuation. In her prior role at Franklin Templeton she was responsible ...

Global asset manager appoints Aussie managing director

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 8 JAN 2018
An investment industry veteran has stepped down from his role as managing director at the Australian office of a US-based multi-affiliate asset manager. His successor has also been named. Prior to the Christmas holidays Gregor Rennie indicated to Affiliated ...

Financial Standard journalist recognised in press awards

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 23 NOV 2017
... Financial Standard journalist Jamie Williamson has been honoured for two news stories on Australia's institutional investment industry, receiving a major accolade at the State Street Institutional Press Awards for Asia Pacific. In her first year as a ...

Deutsche AM maps impact of climate risk

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 14 NOV 2017
... addressing a serious and growing risk for investors. Climate risk is now centre stage, however we believe the investment industry needs to champion the disclosure of annual and once-in-a-lifetime climate risks by companies. We have a duty to understand ...

Alternatives managers celebrated at annual event

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 15 SEP 2017
... individual level, Australia Ratings' Daniel Liptak was recognised for his contribution to the alternative investment industry. Hedge Funds Rock chairman and a founder of the event congratulated all the winners and the nominees, saying: "Based on the ...