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Pendal builds global executive lineup

KANIKA SOOD | TUESDAY, 4 SEP 2018

... committee after a two-decade-long career in financial services. In his most recent role, he was the global chief risk officer at FTSE 250 alternative asset management group Intermediate Capital Group PLC. He has previously worked as Aviva Investors' ...

Vanguard launches ESG funds

HARRISON WORLEY | THURSDAY, 30 AUG 2018

... with a management expense ratio of 0.2%. The ETF will be slightly cheaper at 0.18%. Vanguard confirmed the fund tracks the FTSE Developed ex Australia ex Non-renewable Energy/Vice Products/Weapons Index. The global aggregate bond fund is set to charge ...

Chief economist update: Submerging markets

BENJAMIN ONG | MONDAY, 20 AUG 2018

... that this is because of US equities' outsized weighting in the MSCI index (around 54%). The Stoxx-50 index (-3.7%), the FTSE-100 (-1.7%) and the Nikkei-225 (-2.2%) are all down this year to date. The sharp depreciation in many emerging market currencies ...

Software provider wins European asset management mandate

HARRISON WORLEY | MONDAY, 25 JUN 2018

... long-term contract with Bravura Solutions, with the deal set to ensure the £983 billion investment management arm of the FTSE 100 British financial services company uses Bravura's Sonata wealth management platform. Legal and General Investment Management ...

Chief economist update: Italy and Spain an emerging ECB problem

BENJAMIN ONG | MONDAY, 28 MAY 2018

... of US dollar strength, it's also due to the political uncertainty that's emerging in Italy and Spain. Italy's FTSE MIB index has dropped by 8.7% from the 2018 high set on May 7 and the yield on it 10-year bonds jumped to 2.53% - the highest ...

Chief economist update: Wisdom of the crowd

BENJAMIN ONG | MONDAY, 21 MAY 2018

... the Trump-Kim meeting sent equity markets up in the week ended 11 May 2018 - S&P 500 up 2.4%; Shanghai composite up 2.3%; FTSE-100 up 2.1%; German Dax up 1.4%; Nikkei-225 up 1.3%; All Ords up 1.0%. This optimism was replaced with renewed geo-political ...

Chief economist update: BOE fails market expectations

BENJAMIN ONG | FRIDAY, 11 MAY 2018

... The Bank's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) met as scheduled, but decided to keep monetary policy settings unchanged. The FTSE-100 index closed 0.5% higher on the day and turning its year-to-date losses into a 0.2% gain - the first since late January ...

SMSF home bias drags returns

KARREN VERGARA | TUESDAY, 17 APR 2018

... 2018. The major developed markets all saw large falls with the S&P500 Accumulation Index posting a negative 3.7%, while the FTSE Euro 100 fell 4% and MSCI Japan fell 3.7%. Meanwhile, the S&P/ASX 200 had a positive monthly return of 0.4%, buoyed by industrials ...

Vanguard launches two active factor ETFs

ALEX BURKE | MONDAY, 16 APR 2018

... characteristics. The second, the Global Minimum Volatility (ASX: VMIN), aims to deliver a return with lower volatility than the FTSE Global All-Cap Index (AUD hedged) before fees, expenses and tax. Both will be managed by Vanguard's quantitative equity ...

Chief economist update: It's not just the trade war

BENJAMIN ONG | MONDAY, 26 MAR 2018

... March; the All Ords index is 3.9% lower; the Nikkei-225 index is down 9.4%; the Shanghai composite index has lost 4.7%; the FTSE-100 index has dropped 10% and the Stoxx-50 is 5.9% cheaper. This made sense because as I typed in this space many, many times ...

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Australian Unity to shed 195 roles

MATTHEW WAI

Australian Unity is reducing its workforce by 195 positions due to underperformance stemming from delays in government support for its Home Health platform and the integration of several businesses.

Count shutters limited-advice business, slips in size ranking

MATTHEW WAI

Count Financial has reportedly wound up its restricted SMSF/limited-advice service, losing some 26 advisers on the Financial Adviser Register, latest data shows.

First Super recruits head of investments from Prime Super

MATTHEW WAI

First Super has appointed a new head of investments, replacing Chris Artis, who was in the position for the past three months on an interim basis.

BMO eyes Euroz Hartleys' capital markets business

KARREN VERGARA

Euroz Hartleys confirmed it is in discussions with Canada's BMO Financial Group for a potential sale of its capital markets business for $145 million.

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