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Specialist SMSF advisers need only apply

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 10 JAN 2019
The final report calls for additional requirements that financial advisers must comply with before they provide SMSF advice. The Productivity Commission is again calling for specialist training for those financial advisers wishing to advise on SMSFs ...

Joint venture to set new ETF standard

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 JAN 2019
The world's largest ETF manager and Canada's largest asset manager are looking to transform the Canadian ETF market through a new strategic alliance. BlackRock and RBC Global Asset Management announced a partnership that will deliver the most comprehensive ...

Member outreach boosts post-merger integration

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 1 JAN 2019
Equip Super's efforts to integrate its new members after a merger have paid off, rewarding the $15.2 billion super fund with a significant boost in member confidence. Equip recorded a 10% lift in confidence from Rio Tinto Staff Superannuation Fund ...

Frontier Advisors builds investment team

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 21 DEC 2018
Frontier has hired a senior consultant for its equities research team as it recruits for key senior roles across the business. James Gunn will start in the senior consultant role on January 7, working closely with Frontier's head of equities research ...

Portfolio implementation delays costing investors

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 18 DEC 2018
The speedier implementation of portfolio changes enabled by managed accounts can have a significant impact on investors' wealth, latest Lonsec analysis shows. Citing responsiveness as a key benefit of managed accounts, Lonsec measured the hypothetical ...

Bonds reward equity investors seeking refuge

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 17 DEC 2018
Investors who firmly believe that fixed income is a safety net in times of market volatility - and followed through by ditching equities - have been well-rewarded for their efforts. Investors in Australia who switched to bonds at the end of October ...

CBA stashes cash for compliance

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 DEC 2018
Commonwealth Bank will put aside an additional $350 million in 2019 to cover larger than expected costs for compliance and remediation programs as well as its separation from CommInsure Life. In an update to the ASX on Tuesday evening, CBA said its ...

FIIG turns to institutional market

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 DEC 2018
... FIIG, which has $8 billion in securities under advice, officially announced the appointments of three directors and an associate director. It said its expansion was a direct response to the growing fixed income market, with FIIG head of institutional ...

Janus Henderson promotes talent

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 11 DEC 2018
... was also appointed in Dimitri Diamand. He has been with Janus Henderson since 2013, most recently as a portfolio risk associate within the investment risk team. "Dimitri has been held in high regard by various teams within the organisation and his contribution ...

Retirement income covenant consultation continues

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 11 DEC 2018
Treasury is seeking consultation on disclosure documents and calculation methods for its proposed retirement income covenant. Phase two of the Retirement Income Framework is aiming to develop standardised and simplified metrics in product disclosure ...