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Charity auction open for FICAP

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAR 2019
The annual Financial Industry Community Aid Program charity fundraiser has kicked off, with an online auction open for bidding. Ahead of FICAP's 2019 'Who Wants to be a Rockstar?' event tomorrow night, the online auction has kicked off with 39 lots ...

VanEck launches hedged version of $520m ETF

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 25 MAR 2019
VanEck has launched a hedged version of a $520 million that invests in MSCI Ex Australia using quality as a factor. The newly-listed VanEck Vectors MSCI World ex Australia Quality (Hedged) ETF tracks a hedged version of the same index tracked by the ...

HESTA appoints new director

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAR 2019
The $46 billion industry fund for health and community service workers has appointed a new director. Sophie Ismail was appointed to the HESTA board this month, representing the Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU). Ismail will replace Michael Borowick ...

Financial Standard names editor

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAR 2019
Financial Standard will welcome a new editor following the acquisition of Money magazine. Senior journalist Jamie Williamson will move into the top job on 25 March, succeeding Darren Snyder who has been appointed managing editor of Money. Williamson ...

Australian Ethical mulls Facebook divestment

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAR 2019
Australian Ethical is assessing its investments in Facebook after the social media giant allowed the recent mass shootings in Christchurch to be live streamed. Australian Ethical told Financial Standard it currently holds about $8 million in Facebook ...

UK to introduce new pension scheme

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAR 2019
The UK has green flagged a new type of pension scheme on the back of union demand, joining Denmark and Netherlands which use a similar system. The new collective defined contribution (CDC) will allow employers to pool together group contributions while ...

Pinnacle boutique opens LIT offer

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 11 MAR 2019
A Pinnacle boutique is raising $300 million for a new listed investment trust that will invest in private debt opportunities targeting 7% net cash income per annum. Metrics Credit Partners' new trust, the MCP Wholesale Income Opportunities Trust ...

SMSF darlings revealed

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 4 MAR 2019
Self-managed superannuation funds renewed their focus on blue chip stocks amid market uncertainty in the second half of 2018, the latest CommSec SMSF trading trends report shows. The sector had been cooling to the top stocks for some time. Almost 40% ...

Chief economist update: Wrong way, go down

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 28 FEB 2019
The A$/US$ exchange rate is, according to my Bloomberg screen, currently trading at US$0.7141, up 0.04% from the previous trading day and up 1.3% this year to date. In turn, Bloomberg's US dollar spot index has risen 0.14% overnight and is just ...

'Best in show' a no go: KPMG

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 FEB 2019
The Productivity Commission's recommendation of a 'best in show' list for superannuation funds will not be adopted, according to KPMG. In a new report, KPMG states it is highly unlikely a shortlist of default super providers will eventuate. This is ...