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FIRB reappoints Irvine as chair

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 14 DEC 2021
The Morrison government has reappointed David Irvine as the chair of the Foreign Investment Review Board (FIRB) for a further two-year period. The former ambassador to China and high commissioner to Papua New Guinea was first appointed to the FIRB as ...

Perpetual launches active ETFs

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 29 NOV 2021
... community, Perpetual said. IDEA will be a unit class of the Perpetual Global Innovation Share Fund, which is focussed on disruption and innovation, managed by portfolio manager Thomas Rice. "We are excited by both the Perpetual Ethical SRI Fund and the ...

Economic recap: Week to November 26

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 29 NOV 2021
Out of (South) Africa Just when citizens of Planet Earth were beginning to enjoy their new-found freedom - through herd immunity, increased vaccinations and/or learning to live with Delta - comes a new kid in town. And it's name is Omicron. The discovery ...

Pinnacle seeds Canadian boutique

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 26 NOV 2021
... while the founding executives will own the remaining 67.5%. The North American asset management market is "ripe for disruption", Pinnacle said, noting that 20 of the largest managers in the US manage more than US$40 trillion and none are multi-affiliates. ...

Supply chain issues push up retiree expenses

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 11 NOV 2021
Retirees continue to bear the brunt of an expensive retirement fuelled by global supply chain issues. Retired couples and singles saw living expenses in their twilight years rise 1% in the September quarter, the latest Association of Superannuation ...

BT identifies Panorama outage cause

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 25 OCT 2021
... its $147 billion platform being down for a week, with new chief executive Matt Rady making assurances for the future. Disruption to BT Panorama started on Monday, August 2 and full service was not restored until Sunday, August 8. In BT's quarterly update ...

Ex-Pengana staff launch boutique

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 21 OCT 2021
... to manage two strategies: the International Ethical Fund and International Fund - Ethical Opportunity. Despite the disruption of portfolio manager changes, the funds received a "recommended" rating from Zenith and a "superior" rating from SQM. Most recently ...

ETF Securities taps into fintech, blockchain

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 14 OCT 2021
... exposures to investment megatrends, led clearly by the innovation in technology sector. We have seen a lot of fintech disruption already in the form of digital wallets, robo-advice, instant international money transfers and free share trading," ETF Securities ...

Family office makes crypto play

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 OCT 2021
... non-correlated and greater risk-adjusted returns. The next decade is set to see an explosion of innovation and creative disruption that will benefit those investors willing to embrace these changes."

Janus Henderson adds active ETF

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 SEP 2021
... footprint that is 85% less than that of the MSCI World Index and is designed to help Australian investors benefit from disruption and preserve long-term capital. "The migration towards a more sustainable global economy is creating a myriad of investment ...