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Morningstar to cease in-house credit research

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 25 NOV 2019
... often packaged with the firm's equity research. The move comes as Morningstar's last full-time credit research lead John Likos left the firm in May to join BondAdviser. Since then, Morningstar's director of equity and credit research Adam ...

Life risk insurance not profitable: KPMG

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 22 NOV 2019
Profitability in life risk insurance has dropped to the extent that the sector is now loss-making in aggregate, according to KPMG. The global consultant's analysis of the financial results of Australia's life insurers shows the sector made an ...

Grandfathering phase out tussle continues

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 22 NOV 2019
Colonial First State has confirmed it is aiming for mid-year implementation of the phase out of grandfathered remuneration, much to the ire of the Association of Independently Owned Financial Professionals (AIOFP). A CFS spokesperson confirmed to Financial ...

Fossil fuel exposures climb at UniSuper

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 21 NOV 2019
... Rio Tinto and Wesfarmers following divestment of their fossil fuel divisions." In August, UniSuper chief investment officer John Pearce said simply divesting certain holdings is not an effective strategy, at the FSC summit. UniSuper is a signatory to ...

CBRE snaps up future Zurich headquarters

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 NOV 2019
CBRE Global Investors has acquired the future headquarters of Zurich Australia for $350 million. The North Sydney building is still under construction and being developed by Zurich Insurance Group to house the headquarters of Zurich Financial Services ...

APRA to take transparent approach

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 19 NOV 2019
... self-assessments APRA requested from a series of large financial institutions following CBA's examination. APRA deputy chair John Lonsdale said Australia's institutions could not simply pin their prudential health on strong balance sheets, despite recognising ...

Governance experts join boutique

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 19 NOV 2019
... fundamental underpinnings of the day-to-day tailored wealth management advice we provide for our clients," MGD chief executive John Barton said. "Michael and Adam bring with them years of experience and research along with extensive knowledge in these ...

IRESS wins technology mandate

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 19 NOV 2019
... will be able to execute trades on 14 exchanges through PhillipCapital's network. PhillipCapital Australia chief executive John Miles said the company's objective was to create a localised solution, to make international trading as easy as trading Australian ...

CountPlus expands network

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 18 NOV 2019
CountPlus has acquired a 30% stake in DMG Financial Holdings. This takes CountPlus' network from 19 to 20 firms. Consideration for the investment is a cash payment of $2.891 million. DMG Financial is an accounting and financial advice firm based in ...

FS Roundtable: Striking the perfect balance

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 14 NOV 2019
... Coggins; Lonsec Research general manager of investment consulting Lukasz de Pourbaix; Rainmaker head of investment research John Dyall; IOOF Holdings head of research and retirement income Matthew Olsen; Rainmaker managing director Chris Page; Implemented ...