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Code of ethics still the main game: FPA

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 19 NOV 2018
Financial Planning Association of Australia head of policy and standards Ben Marshan said the FASEA-led Code of Ethics remains the biggest game changer to the advice industry. Speaking at the Challenger Financial Standard Technical Services Forum on ...

ETPs attracting money despite volatility

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 13 NOV 2018
... Select Industry Index, which has achieved annual growth of 21.9% to the year ending October 31. ETF Securities Australia head Kris Walesby said: "The Australian equities market simply cannot provide a comparable universe of investible stocks by either ...

Adviser-client relationships not swayed by RC

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 18 OCT 2018
... that the Royal Commission has put the spotlight on the need for quality advice and its enduring appeal," MetLife Australia head of retail sales Matt Lippiatt said. "Given that as many as four in 10 consumers and SMEs have been with their adviser for ...

Vanguard to launch new ETFs

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 OCT 2018
... portfolios that are truly diversified across and within asset classes, and suited to their individual goals," Vanguard Australia head of corporate affairs, Robin Bowerman said. It has now been almost 10 years since Vanguard introduced ETFs, with Bowerman ...

Liquidnet appoints Australia head

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 16 OCT 2018
The institutional trading network has appointed a new head of Australia after the former head left for Chi-x. Kate Weidenhofer will now be responsible for Liquidnet's strategic direction and its next phase of growth, the company said. She replaces ...

Vanguard launches ESG funds

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 30 AUG 2018
... track the Bloomberg Barclays MSCI Global Aggregate ex SRI Exclusions Index, hedged to Australian dollars. Vanguard Australia head of product and marketing Evan Reedman said the firm understands some investors want products which both align with their ...

Aussie retirees blindsided by cost of living: Schroders

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 19 JUL 2018
... expectations and reality is the fourth largest in the world, behind only South Africa, Sweden and the US. Schroders Australia head of distribution Graeme Mather warned intending retirees to learn from the lessons of those struggling with the gap between ...

Statements of Advice: Out with the old

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUN 2018
... Discussing the value of technology at a recent Advice Intelligence roundtable, Financial Planning Association of Australia head of policy and government relations Ben Marshan said the advice industry's inexplicable obsession with hardcopy Statements ...

Quantifeed eyes Australian expansion with $13.5m raising

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JUN 2018
... 2016 and prior seed capital. It currently has one client in Australia, an online securities broker, Quantifeed Australia head of strategic partnerships Graeme Brant said. "They were actually the first client of the business and we have had them for about ...

Fidelity extends institutional capability

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 4 JUN 2018
... sales stints at Invesco and Macquarie Group. Also linking with the firm is current Schroder Investment Management Australia head of legal Katie Constance, who has been appointed as associate director of client relationship management. Fidelity added ...