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Chief economist update: Strike while iron ore cools

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 26 MAR 2021
The iron ore price has fallen by more than 4% over the past two weeks which, according to reports is due to concerns over further reduction cuts in Tangshan - China's top steel-producing city - under its anti-pollution plan. But akin to previous ...

Computershare to buy Wells Fargo corporate trust business

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 MAR 2021
ASX-listed Computershare will spend about $986 million to acquire the assets of Wells Fargo Corporate Trust Services, which has over 26,000 mandates. The US$750 million purchase is expected to be at least 15% management EPS accretive on a pro forma ...

Rainmaker reveals 2021 AAA super products

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 23 MAR 2021
Of the 692 superannuation products reviewed by Rainmaker, 29% have received a AAA Rating for 2021, with 11 offerings added to the list. Rainmaker looked at 692 products from 178 superannuation funds for its annual assessment. In analysing the offerings ...

COVID-19 spurs robo-advice demand

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 23 MAR 2021
The global pandemic has not only changed the way consumers buy goods and services, but also spurred stronger demand for robo-advice to help improve their financial wellbeing, a new survey finds. Software firm Oracle's Money and Machines 2021 report ...

HUB24 hits fund managers with higher fees

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 19 MAR 2021
Fund managers that use HUB24's platform have received updated contracts this month, listing a significant increase in their "reporting fees". HUB24 charges fund managers a reporting fee if they want to see which financial advisers and/or dealer ...

Life Company of the Year named

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAR 2021
The Association of Financial Advisers has announced the winner of its 2020 Life Company of the Year award, going to the same insurer four years in a row. TAL took out the top spot again with runners up AIA Australia, MLC Life Insurance and NEOS Life. ...

REITs extend performance struggles

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 12 MAR 2021
Australia's listed property sector continues to languish from the effects of the global pandemic, slumping 14% compared to its pre-COVID-19 performance. Rainmaker's Wholesale Managed Funds Performance Report found that equities delivered a mixed ...

Frontier zeroes in on poor culture

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAR 2021
Frontier Advisors is putting investment managers on notice, warning them to expect a tougher appraisal of how they manage cultural and governance issues. While it has always assessed and considered culture when it formulates manager ratings and recommendations ...

T. Rowe Price hires ETF consultant

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAR 2021
The global funds management giant, which does not have an ETF business in Australia, has hired the former boss of an ETF issuer as a consultant. Kris Walesby was the chief executive of ETF Securities for nearly five years, before his sudden departure ...

Boutique buys back Montgomery stake

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 MAR 2021
A global long/short equities boutique is branching out on its own, as it buys back Montgomery's stake in its business. Andrew Macken and Chris Demasi's Montaka Global Investments was established in 2015, with Roger Montgomery's Montgomery ...