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A new model is coming: Licensees

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 15 OCT 2020
... price points. "If you want ongoing advice, there's a model for that. If you want a transactional service, there's a model emerging to address that," Whereat said. Whereat said IOOF recently undertook a large piece of research looking at the experience ...

MLC Life restructures, appoints lead

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 SEP 2020
... administration systems Fiona Guscott has been named general manager, underwriting and operations, while executive lead, ethics and emerging risk Angela McLaughlin is now general manager product, pricing and proposition (retail) and Craig Harrison holds ...

Global pension fund doubles down on APAC

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 21 SEP 2020
... Municipal Employees Retirement System (OMERS) where he was managing director, infrastructure. "Asia Pacific offers numerous emerging and developed markets across two continents. Expanding our local capabilities will allow us to further generate returns ...

Realindex appoints former BlackRock executive

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 15 SEP 2020
... Realindex manages $25.8 billion in assets under management across a number of funds invested in Australian, global and emerging market equities.

GMO acquires Japanese equity manager

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUL 2020
... manager. Previously, Sakoulis had served as GMO's portfolio manager and head of quantitative equity research for its emerging markets division. Prior to his time at GMO, Sakoulis worked with Numeric Investors as a partner and director of European strategies. ...

Growth outplays value: Frontier

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUL 2020
... only the technology, consumer discretionary and material sectors registered a positive result for the quarter to June. Emerging markets did not perform as well relative to developed markets for both the quarter and the year as a whole. Frontier said ...

Powerwrap to merge with Praemium

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUL 2020
... shareholder in Powerwrap, owning 15.1% of its stock. As a result, the larger company thinks the possibility of a competing bid emerging is low. For Powerwrap, the bid comes at a time when it has struggled to boost its share price to the levels it originally ...

Investors turn to China-focused strategies

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 29 JUN 2020
... the market turmoil of 2020 showcasing the country's diversification characteristics. In the first quarter, the MSCI Emerging Markets index lost 23.6%, while the MSCI China A index lost just 9.72% and the MSCI China index (largely offshore) lost 10.22%. ...

New ETFs see success as UBS suspends funds

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2020
... Securities' ETFS FANG+ ETF on March 2, BetaShares' S&P/ASX Australian Technology ETF launched March 4, and Van Eck's Emerging Income Opportunities Active ETF on February 13. ETF securities chief executive Kris Walesby said the interest in these new products ...

Small caps soar amid accelerated revolution

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2020
... and high livestock prices." The automotive sector is likely to do well over the coming months, he said, with Australia emerging from lockdowns earlier than its peers. He points to companies like Bapcor (ASX: BAP), AMA Group (ASX: AMA) and Viva Energy ...