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Statements of Advice: Out with the old

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUN 2018
... Discussing the value of technology at a recent Advice Intelligence roundtable, Financial Planning Association of Australia head of policy and government relations Ben Marshan said the advice industry's inexplicable obsession with hardcopy Statements ...

Quantifeed eyes Australian expansion with $13.5m raising

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JUN 2018
... 2016 and prior seed capital. It currently has one client in Australia, an online securities broker, Quantifeed Australia head of strategic partnerships Graeme Brant said. "They were actually the first client of the business and we have had them for about ...

Fidelity extends institutional capability

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 4 JUN 2018
... sales stints at Invesco and Macquarie Group. Also linking with the firm is current Schroder Investment Management Australia head of legal Katie Constance, who has been appointed as associate director of client relationship management. Fidelity added ...

StatePlus awards custody mandate

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAY 2018
... and custody ancillary services and middle office services. State Street Global Services and Global Markets for Australia head Chris Taylor said the StatePlus mandate is a vote of confidence from market leaders in the company's ability to provide ...

BlackRock confirms iShares delisting timetable

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAY 2018
... cross-listing the US domiciled ETFs on the ASX was "drastically" less costly than building them from the scratch, iShares Australia head Jon Howie told Financial Standard on May 3. The standard withholding tax rate applied for distribution is 30%, but ...

Insto investment committees step away from status quo

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAY 2018
... questions whether sequential investment models are truly centred to the client's purpose. Willis Towers Watson Australia head of portfolio management Aongus O'Gorman said sequential investment begins with a set of assumptions or models. Based on these ...

BlackRock restructures iShares ETFs

KANIKA SOOD, KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAY 2018
... range and the 14 ETFs to remain on the ASX currently hold more than $7 billion in assets as at March 31. iShares Australia head Jon Howie said the restructure comes at a time when investor demand has developed the Aussie ETF substantially. "This has ...

SSGA boosts SPDR distribution team

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 30 APR 2018
... their respective roles adds real depth to our Australian team and will contribute greatly to our growth," SPDR ETFs Australia head Meaghan Victor said. SPDR recently held a media roundtable in Sydney, where global chair Jim Ross said it was paramount ...

Russell revamps ESG scoring system

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 20 FEB 2018
... represents a strong development in the industry's understanding of ESG performance drivers," Russell institutional Australia head of strategic partnerships Nicki Ashton added. "It further responds to client expectations for products that address their ...

Colonial First State awards $385m mandate

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 9 FEB 2018
... firm's global real estate securities team. The team is led by head of liquid real assets John Vojticek. Deutsche AM Australia head Chris Robinson said: "This is a great achievement for our real estate securities business recognising our deep history ...