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Cbus employees accused of perjury

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 3 NOV 2014
Two Cbus employees have been accused of perjury and the fund's culture has been strongly criticised in a submission by the council assisting the Royal Commission into Trade Union Governance and Corruption. In his submission, council assisting Jeremy ...

ClearView names CEO and exec team

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 3 NOV 2014
ClearView Wealth Limited has appointed Todd Kardash as chief executive of the combined dealer group, following the merger with Matrix Planning Solutions. Kardash has led both the dealer group and distribution businesses of ClearView since January 2013. ...

La Trobe names head of investor operations

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 31 OCT 2014
La Trobe Financial has appointed Cheree Cain to the role of executive head of investor operations. Cain has been with La Trobe for 11 years, where she has led the investor liaison team in the retail Mortgage Fund operations. Prior to that she spent ...

AMP to enter Chinese pension market

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 31 OCT 2014
AMP has announced it will acquire a 19.99% stake in China's largest pension company, China Life Pension Company Limited, for $240 million. This will make AMP the first foreign company to take a stake in a Chinese pension company. Part of the deal will ...

Macquarie announces $678m profit, appoints director

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 31 OCT 2014
Macquarie has announced half-year net profits of $678 million for the six months ending September 2014. This represents a 35% increase on the corresponding half last year, but an 11% decrease on the six months up to March 2014. The bank also announced ...

APRA releases group insurance best practice guide

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 30 OCT 2014
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) has released the final prudential practice guidelines providing guidance on good practices for insurers in relation to group insurance arrangements. The 12-page document, known as LPG 270, gives ...

Vanguard appoints APAC senior economist

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 30 OCT 2014
Vanguard has appointed Dr Qian Wang as its new senior economist in the Asia-Pacific region. Wang took up the position on October 27 and is based in Hong Kong. She will be part of the global Investment Strategy Group (ISG) team headed by Vanguard chief ...

Mercer unveils longevity insurance product

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 30 OCT 2014
Mercer has unveiled its much-anticipated longevity insurance solution, which it has called a 'world-first' and a 'retirement game changer'. Dubbed 'Mercer Lifetime Plus', the product behaves like a lifetime annuity, creating a 'pool of lives' and paying ...

BetaShares' UMAX receives recommended rating

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 30 OCT 2014
BetaShares' recently launched S&P 500 Yield Maximiser Fund (UMAX) has been awarded a 'Recommended' rating from Lonsec. The fund provides investors with exposure to the stocks comprising the benchmark US Index, the S&P 500 Index, while providing regular ...

NAS grows assets under custody

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 OCT 2014
NAB Asset Servicing (NAS) has grown its assets under custody at a healthy rate and maintained its position as by far the largest custodian in Australia, despite recent well-documented difficulties. According to figures released by the Australian Custodial ...