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Responsible investments outperform mainstream

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUL 2019
The latest Benchmark Report by the Responsible Investment Association of Australasia (RIAA) shows responsible investment funds outperform most mainstream funds. Using KPMG data, the report shows responsible funds on average deliver higher returns across ...

VanEck changes tack on ETF

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUL 2019
Australia's only exchange-traded fund to track S&P/ASX 200 companies which pay 100% franked dividends has changed its strategy. The VanEck Vectors S&P/ASX Franked Dividend ETF (ASX: FDIV) tracked an index that VanEck developed with S&P Dow Jones ...

CountPlus transfers SMA management

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 1 JUL 2019
CountPlus has offloaded the investment management of its SMA platform solution as it aims to rid itself of product conflicts. The Privilege Managed Account is a separately managed accounts platform made up of seven model portfolios. These were offered ...

OnePath awards $210m in mandates

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 JUN 2019
OnePath awarded about $210 million in two separate mandates that were previously managed by UBS Asset Management. In December, UBS AM said it was transferring some of its investment management functions to external managers under new partnerships. Melbourne-based ...

New leadership for fund manager

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUN 2019
A $6 billion ASX listed fund manager announced the appointment of a new chief executive and head of funds management. Centuria Capital announced Jason Huljich will step into a joint chief executive role alongside John McBain, who remains in a full-time ...

Fee discounts harder for active ETFs

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 18 JUN 2019
High net worth financial advisers may be reluctant to allocate to active ETFs because of the cost benefits on offer with unlisted trusts. Active ETFs account for just $3 billion of Australia's total $47 billion invested through exchange-traded products. ...

Wealth firm trims Aussie shares

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUN 2019
A Melbourne wealth firm run by a former NAB Private Wealth executive has trimmed its allocations to Australian shares as it takes a bearish view on midcaps. Hamilton Wealth Management advises on about $500 million for high net worth clients. It took ...

Restructure sees wealth firm lose chief

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUN 2019
The chief executive of Evans Dixon is stepping down following a management restructure. Evans Dixon is undergoing a reshuffle that will see chief executive Alan Dixon step aside. The firm said Dixon will instead focus on the management of its US Master ...

Chief economist update: Australian bull market here we come

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 13 JUN 2019
Just a weetle more, a weetle more... a little more push higher and sooner than soon, the All Ordinaries index would satisfy the technical definition of a bull market - a 20% rally from its nearest low - and onwards towards topping its record high of ...

Blue Sky dissolves chief executive role

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 11 JUN 2019
Blue Sky is bidding farewell to its chief executive, after a strategic assessment determined the role "is no longer required". Joel Cann left the organisation effective Friday, less than two months after he joined the company. Cann joined from property ...