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Challenger director jumps to global manager

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 17 OCT 2019
... of hedge fund strategic services in Sydney, AMP Capital's head of investment specialists for unlisted assets and associate director at Macquarie Bank. HarbourVest is headquartered in Boston and in the past, has in the past won a USD $50 million private ...

Netwealth welcomes new distribution head

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 OCT 2019
Netwealth has appointed a former MLC director as its new head of distribution. The ASX-listed superannuation and investment solution provider has confirmed the appointment of Damian Holland to lead its distribution efforts earlier this month. The position ...

Fees down across asset classes: Report

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 OCT 2019
A report has found substantial fee reductions across a number of asset classes, associated with continued pressure on external manager fees from asset owners. The bfinance report found fees for active global equity mandates have fallen by 7% since 2013 ...

First Sentier bolsters responsible investment team

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 OCT 2019
... teams as the business communicates its approach and progress integrating responsible investment. Turner was previously associate director of ESG researcher Sustainalytics, and led the firm in Australia and New Zealand. Earlier, Turner served ICBC Standard ...

SMSFs not for everybody: ASIC

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 14 OCT 2019
ASIC is warning Australians to consider the appropriateness of self-managed super funds, noting controversial Productivity Commission findings which show the super vehicle is less suitable for low-balance members. The corporate regulator is urging Australians ...

Chief economist update: When QE is not QE

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 14 OCT 2019
If it walks like a duck and quacks like a duck, is it a duck? It is not, according to the US Federal Reserve. On October 11, the Fed issued a press release explaining its plan to buy Treasury bills at "an initial pace of approximately $60 billion per ...

Culture change must not be a fad: APRA

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 11 OCT 2019
APRA chair Wayne Byres told Australia's banking lobby that changes to the sector's culture cannot disappear once the spotlight moves away. Speaking at the Australian Banking Association's national economic series in Sydney on Wednesday, Byres said APRA's ...

Platinum global shares fund to shutter

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 OCT 2019
Platinum Asset Management is set to bid farewell to one of its funds, after a year of outflows. The MLC Investment Trust MLC Platinum Global Fund was closed to new investments in 2004. It is now headed for a termination, after a decision taken by MLCI ...

Fidelity wholesale director departs

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 8 OCT 2019
... Vanguard Investments and Macquarie Group. At Vanguard, he was a key account manager. At Macquarie, he started as an associate director and national key account manager in 2007. He then became a division director for banking and financial services, focusing ...

ANZ remediation costs break $1 billion

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 8 OCT 2019
The additional charges have pushed the total customer refunds paid by the bank to over $1 billion. The bank said $405 million is the result of fee and interest calculations following reviews of Australian retail and commercial products. Another $154 ...