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UK regulator targets conflicts in investment consulting

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 NOV 2015
... and/or technological advances in asset management. The FCA will consider both retail and institutional investors in this study. Christopher Woolard, director of strategy and competition at the FCA, said: "Asset managers provide an important economic ...

MLC takes axe to life insurance premiums

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 23 NOV 2015
... dreamed up because of that [partnership]." Hackett said MLC was aware of the underinsurance issue in Australia. "KPMG did a study for the Financial Services Council (FSC) that showed 11.5 million working Australians are underinsured up to $1.1 trillion ...

National Achievement Awards recognise top super executives

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 17 NOV 2015
... Awards are a joint initiative by La Trobe Financial and Financial Standard. Each 2015 recipient will also receive a $10,000 study grant. Greg O'Neill, president and chief executive of La Trobe Financial commented, "It is important to recognise the leaders ...

Evolving super sparks C-suite shift

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 16 NOV 2015
... are member and relationship roles with both key words appearing in executive titles at 29% of 72 funds considered in the study. Australia's largest super fund, AustralianSuper, is a good example of the changing shape of boardrooms. As part of its executive ...

ASIC sets up special robo-advice taskforce

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 6 NOV 2015
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has set up an internal robo-advice taskforce that will monitor developments in digital advice. The taskforce will focus on studying how robo-advice providers comply with the best interests ...

Growth of women on boards painfully slow: ACSI

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 30 OCT 2015
... investors they represent, and that well-governed boards require their directors to hold equity in the company." The 2014 study contains entities in the S&P/ASX200 Index as at 30 June 2014. Commissioned by ACSI, the report was prepared by Ownership Ma ...

Culture is the 'glue' that drives growth

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 30 OCT 2015
... politics, morale.. all those things that aren't discussed openly within the company," said Peake. Referring to a 2011 Telstra study on the topic, he said there are four types of staff that influence culture: the volunteers, the whingers, the survivors ...

Australian IPOs beat US

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 22 OCT 2015
... IPOs need to offer smaller discounts to ensure subscription than they do elsewhere in the world." Professor Frino said the study highlighted the importance of marketing Australia's strengths in this area. "Australia does offer some significant advantages ...

PROFILE: Blue Sky managing director Mark Sowerby

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 19 OCT 2015
... Warren, a small town in western New South Wales, it made sense after growing up on his parents' cotton farm for Sowerby to study Agricultural Science. But he changed direction soon after, completing a Graduate Diploma in Finance and Investment and then ...

National Achievement Awards to recognise top executives

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 15 OCT 2015
... our efforts in this way is genuinely rewarding," Rantanen said. As part of her 2014 award, Rantanen was provided a $10,000 study grant. Each 2015 recipient will also receive the grant. Rantanen, the current acting chief executive at Statewide, said the ...