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Advice association shutters

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 27 JUL 2021
A financial advice industry association, which had been vocal in boycotting the FASEA exam and fighting to retain life commissions, has shuttered. The United Financial Advisers Association (UFAA), which claimed to have 6000 members, quietly ended operations ...

National practice manager joins Madison

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 23 JUL 2021
Madison Financial Group has appointed a former financial adviser as its new national practice manager. Jason Gapps joins Clime Investment Management's subsidiary after working as a representative of boutique Hunter Wealth, which was previously known ...

Alphinity launches new fund

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 22 JUL 2021
Boutique fund manager Alphinity Investment Management has launched a new global sustainable strategy. The new Alphinity Global Sustainable Equity Fund retains the concentration and investment approach of the existing Alphinity Global Equity Fund, which ...

Dexus to develop Atlassian HQ

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JUL 2021
The ASX-listed real estate group has entered into binding terms with Atlassian to provide a framework to fund, develop and invest in its new Sydney headquarters. The property site, located adjacent to the Central Place Sydney development, spans 3487 ...

NGS Super awards $150m small caps mandate

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 19 JUL 2021
The $12 billion industry fund has picked an external manager for a $150 million allocation to global small caps. American Century Investments will invest the NGS allocation through its global small cap strategy. "We believe our differentiated growth-oriented ...

Economic recap: Week to July 16

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 19 JUL 2021
... Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) reports that the country's unemployment rate dropped to an 11-year low of 4.9% in June - below the March 2020's (when the pandemic and lockdowns began) 5.3% and the eight-consecutive month of decline in the ...

BlackRock hits US$9.5tn milestone

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUL 2021
BlackRock's assets under management reached a record US$9.5 trillion ($12.8tn), cementing it further as the world's largest fund manager. The June quarterly update showed exchange-traded funds continue to be a driving force for the fund manager ...

ESG lead departs super fund

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUL 2021
The ESG lead at a $10 billion super fund has exited, with the fund currently looking at a number of options for a replacement. Louise Bradshaw, Australian Catholic Super and Retirement Fund's (ACSRF) ESG officer, departed the fund on June 16. A spokesperson ...

Platform FUM grows

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUL 2021
Platforms have seen strong increases in funds under management over the year to March 2021, new research shows. Plan For Life's latest analysis of wraps, platforms and master trusts revealed the leading market players all saw a rise in FUM. BT took ...

Pendal FUM up $5bn

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 15 JUL 2021
ASX-listed Pendal reported a $5 billion increase in funds under management in the June quarter, after outflows of $0.7 billion. The fund manager's June end FUM stood at $106.7 billion, as higher markets and currency impact added $5 billion over ...