Risk People Update
/MLC Life welcomes new executives
ClearView appoints head of business growth
Australian and New Zealand ESG Update
/Rest launches its first socially responsible investment option
New Amundi ESG strategy to mitigate against societal damage as we shift to renewables
Citi adds ESG scores to City Velocity Clarity
Government trying to stop bond class action
Australian Cryptocurrency Update
/Arrano Capital adds cryptocurrency fund for Australian investors
Carnegie launching digital asset fund
State Street partnering with start-up to build digital currency trading platform
Fund People Update
/First Super welcomes deputy CEO
BUSSQ appoints relationship and advice head, executive manager of operations
Rest welcomes head of investment strategy and investment allocation, head of capital markets
Vanguard Super appoints four-person board
BlackRock appoints two co-heads of sustainable investing for Asia-Pacific region
HESTA welcomes new investment manager
MLC AM welcomes head of managed accounts, head of investment consulting
WTW loses research manager
JANA farewells CIO after 23 years
Mercer loses Pacific CFO
Fund Regulatory Update
/FSC wants super fund ESG investments to be included in BFID
Class action against NAB MySuper heads to Federal Court
Fund Company Update
/Yarra Capital completes purchase of Nikko
Citigroup leaving Australian retail banking
EISS Super and TWUSUPER consider merging
Fund Product Update
/Warakirri launches farming fund
Research: 85% of women aged 60+ die with a zero superannuation balance
/Australians are running out of money in retirement, with the vast majority dying with a long-running zero account balance.
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/ClearView appoints head of product and pricing
Risk Regulatory Update
/ASIC takes Westpac to court over allegations of junk credit insurance
APRA seeks consultation on life reinsurance market
Risk Company Update
/CommInsure now belongs to AIA
Count buys ex-MLC advice businesses
Risk Product Update
/AIA Australia updates Priority Protection
Zurich updates PDS, makes changes to insurance offering
Fund Regulatory update
/Macquarie slapped with increased liquidity and capital requirements after breaches
ASIC commences civil proceedings against CBA
Fund Product Updates
/Dexus and AMP funds to merge
TAVF launches on Chi-X Australia
Fund Company Updates
/Cboe Global Markets acquires Chi-X
Deloitte acquires Rice Warner
AMP and Ares deal unsure
Sunsuper and APSS explore merger
Fund People Update
/ClearView welcomes head of insurance
Mercer welcomes chief strategy officer, board member, CFO
AMP CEO switch
HESTA appoints director
Equity Trustees welcomes former minister
ISA farewells chief economist
Aware Super redundancies
Pengana departures
K2 Asset Management loses co-founder, gains board member
Research: Insider trading likely rife
/New research shows that insider trading is fairly easy to do without being detected and may be at least four times as prevalent as is currently prosecuted, particularly in mergers and acquisitions.
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/Australian Unity welcomes new GM of finance
CFS appoints executive chair
AFA chief resigns
Bridges make GM of alliances and distribution redundant
Risk Product Update
/ClearView updates LifeSolutions, new PDS
Risk Regulatory Update
/NZ overhauls advice regulations
Poor pass-rate on FASEA’s January exam results
TAL found to have breached utmost good faith duty in Federal Court
ANZ and CBA settle US class action
