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New owner at Strategic Insight

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 14 JAN 2019
New York-based research house Strategic Insight has been acquired in a deal expected to close soon. The buyer is Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS), a company speciaising in responsible investment and governance solutions. The transaction's value ...

ClearView director dismissed of charges

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 14 JAN 2019
Criminal charges laid against ClearView Wealth non-executive director David Brown by Papua New Guinea police in August were dismissed in court on Friday. Brown is the chief investment officer for PNG's National Superannuation Fund (NASFUND). On 30 July ...

MGP shuffles leadership team

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 14 JAN 2019
Managed Accounts Holdings (MGP) has made several changes to its leadership team, which includes two promotions. Pamella Wilson was promoted to group chief operating officer, following roles as a senior business analyst and acting head of IT positions. ...

Equip wins $190m superannuation mandate

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 14 JAN 2019
Equipsuper has won a $190 million corporate superannuation mandate that will welcome some Qantas Super fund members. Global air services provider dnata will move 1100 employees, some of which are under a defined benefit scheme, to Equipsuper. It follows ...

International equities rule Aussie ETFs: Vanguard

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 14 JAN 2019
International equities dominated exchange-traded fund cash flows in 2018, according to Vanguard. Citing latest ASX figures, Vanguard said cash flows into international equities ETFs dominated in 2018, with more than $3.1 billion flowing into international ...

Chief economist update: Safe as burning houses

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 14 JAN 2019
"As safe as houses" is generally an expression which means with no risk of failure. The US sub-prime crisis (circa 2008-2009) showed us this is no longer the case. The continued drop in Australian property prices provides a warning sign that it could ...

Productivity Commission report puts banks first: ACTU

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 11 JAN 2019
The Australian Council of Trade Unions said removing superannuation from industrial relations is "completely unacceptable" In a media release on Thursday the ACTU called out the final report's recommendation to install a best-in-show list of superannuation ...

Fed's pause becomes the ECB's problem

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 11 JAN 2019
"Patient and flexible". These are the two words the US Federal Reserve has us mulling over with regards to the conduct of its monetary policy over the course of 2019. How patient and flexible? The CME FedWatch Tool puts the probability of the fed funds ...

Engagement should be easier: Productivity Commission

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 10 JAN 2019
The Productivity Commission's final report into the efficiency and competitiveness of superannuation blasted the system for making engagement harder for fund members. The Commission's final report took aim at the superannuation system and government ...

Macquarie names digital infra head

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 10 JAN 2019
Macquarie Capital appointed a managing director to head up its investments in the growing digital infrastructure sector. Oliver Bradley has been appointed as the managing director of digital infrastructure investing at Macquarie Capital, the corporate ...