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Give the people advisers: Retirement Income Review

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 20 NOV 2020
... unadvised retirees with those receiving advice. Among the unadvised cohort, 7.7% switched investment options between February and April 2020 (during the market volatility sparked by COVID-19) and on average they moved 84% of their account balance. Only ...

Implemented Portfolios adds to board

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 19 NOV 2020
... Consultants and former Dimensional Fund Advisers executive, joined the board in mid-November. He founded Principia in February this year after 19-years at Dimensional Fund Advisers, where he was vice president and portfolio manager. Garth currently sits ...

Successor fund transfer finalised

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 17 NOV 2020
... which had been delayed, was completed. The IAG & NRMA Superannuation Plan first announced it would merge with Sunsuper in February 2019. Rainmaker data indicates the IAG &NRMA fund has approximately $2.2 billion in member funds. The successor fund transfer ...

Chief economist update: Japan's third wave

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 16 NOV 2020
... surveys show that private sector activity in the country remains in contraction - the composite and services PMI since February 2020 and the manufacturing PMI since April 2019. The same goes for consumer confidence. While sentiment and consumer perception ...

Masters of Business and Empathy aims to improve on MBA

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 10 NOV 2020
... for this new course are currently being accepted, with online forums, workshops and practical case studies beginning in February 2021. Small Giants Academy, which is a Melbourne based non-profit, said the course has been developed with advice and insights ...

New chief for global fund manager

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 6 NOV 2020
... has served in this role since 2016 and led the institution through its integration. Freno was appointed president in February 2020. He joined the firm in September 2005 as a managing director and worked as the head of global fixed income and multi-asset ...

Morningstar's conviction weakened on BlackRock fund

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 6 NOV 2020
... positions in less mature businesses might be difficult to take advantage of. "The portfolio suffered a sharp drawdown in February-March 2020 but has rebounded very strongly, appreciating nearly 50%," she said. "We like the focus on free cash flow generation ...

AMP Capital bids farewell to active ETFs

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 NOV 2020
... failed to gather assets. In March, UBS took all nine of its ETFs off the exchange with about $300 million in assets at February end. Six were converted to units in unlisted funds while three were wound up. In July, Pinnacle delisted SAVE, and Z3RO pitched ...

More good news for Xplore

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 NOV 2020
... when recommending the platform's products to clients. Xplore executive director Don Sharp was chair of the company until February 2019 and is one of the largest shareholders in the company.

CFS Investments chair to retire

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 30 OCT 2020
... She is Qantas Super's former chair, sitting on the board for over 15 years, starting as a non-executive director in February 2004. Ward was a commercial lawyer for 28 years and was NAB's general counsel for Australia between December 2005 and ...