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BlackRock appoints Melbourne head

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 AUG 2019
The US $6.8 trillion global investment giant has appointed a head of Melbourne in a newly-created role following strong demand for its strategies from local investors. David Porter will move from London where he is the managing director, head of UK ...

Fintech off to slow start in 2019: KPMG

KRISTI CHENG  |  TUESDAY, 6 AUG 2019
Following record investments in 2018, Australia's fintech sector saw a subdued investment trend in the first half of this year. The number of fintech deals and total global investment in fintech dropped in 1H19, a result due primarily to the lack of ...

Workplace deaths missing from ESG reports: ACSI

KRISTI CHENG  |  TUESDAY, 6 AUG 2019
Companies should disclose workplace safety issues and fatalities in their ESG reporting to improve transparency and identify systemic risks, according to the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI). That was a key takeaway from the council's ...

Super fund turns to food sustainability

KRISTI CHENG  |  MONDAY, 5 AUG 2019
The sustainability of food supply chains has become increasingly important in determining where a $75 billion superannuation fund directs its investments. First State Super chief investment officer Damian Graham has highlighted the importance of addressing ...

Advice resilient under pressure: Research

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 1 AUG 2019
... demonstrate value to existing clients and to expand their pool of potential clients," said Peker. The survey also highlighted the trend towards self-licensing. About 24% of those surveyed now operate their own AFSL or belong to a self-licensed boutique. ...

Pinnacle kicks off race to zero-fee ETFs

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 29 JUL 2019
... seven years to March. During the period, 12 of the ETFs reduced the MER, with some lowering fees by more than 40%. If this trend continues, the industry can expect exposures to become cheaper, by virtue of scale. BetaShares chief executive Alex Vynokur ...

IPOs fewer but performing well

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUL 2019
... which recorded a decrease of 7% for the calendar year. "This is a particularly good result and represents a return to the trend of IPOs tending to outperform the market which has itself had a good six months," HLB Mann Judd partner Marcus Ohm said. "The ...

Cooper Investors launches equities fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 22 JUL 2019
The $13.5 billion Melbourne equities boutique has launched its first fund in five years, after running the strategy internally for over two years with a 16% plus annualised gross return. Cooper Investors said its new Global Endowment Fund will hold ...

Super funds keen on alternatives managers

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUL 2019
... alternatives strategies, 30% was for equities, 14% for bonds/cash mandates and 12% for property mandates. "The medium run trend is for a slightly increasing proportion of mandates into bonds and cash, a slight decrease away from equities but steady proportions ...

Platform provider divests advice firm

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUL 2019
... strategic decision, noting the separation of advice from investment administration services is aligned to the broader industry trend of de-coupling advice from product. Xplore said the decision will enable it to focus on a strategic vision of supporting ...