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BT head of platforms departs

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 OCT 2020
BT has farewelled its head of platforms after close to 15 years with the business, commencing the hunt for a replacement. A spokesperson for BT has confirmed the departure of Dina Kotsopoulos, effective last week. Kotsopoulos led BT's platforms business ...

Budget commitment to aged care not good enough

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 6 OCT 2020
Treasurer Josh Frydenberg has announced the government will commit more than $1.6 billion to provide support to the country's ageing Australians, but experts say the measures don't go far enough. The Treasurer announced the record funding would ...

Fund manager hires client experience lead

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 6 OCT 2020
A $2.6 trillion ($1.9tn) global fund manager has hired a sales and marketing expert to a newly created role. Capital Group named James Cardew as its new head of marketing and client experience for Asia and Europe, responsible for overseeing institutional ...

Big banks face shareholder action

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 6 OCT 2020
Two of Australia's big four banks face shareholder resolutions as a result of increased exposure to fossil fuels. NAB and ANZ have had shareholder resolutions lodged against them by environmental finance organisation Market Forces to align with the ...

Chief economist update: Winter of Europe's discontent

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 6 OCT 2020
"The sun did not shine. It was too wet to play. So we sat in the house. All that cold, cold, wet day." - Dr. Seuss They've had their fun in the sun but now, like it or not (certainly not), Europe could well have to sit it out and hibernate for the ...

Vanguard to cull institutional mandates

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 2 OCT 2020
The investing giant will wind up mandates with 12 local institutional investors, as it pivots away from the lower-fee business line to retail, adviser and its in-house super offering. Vanguard will discontinue special mandates but still allow them in ...

Multi-strategy fund launches

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 2 OCT 2020
A boutique Australian investment manager has launched a fund that uses sophisticated quantitative and foreign-exchange trading strategies. The Ferguson Hyams Multi-Strategy Fund was made available in mid-August and managed by Bermuda-registered Incu ...

Manipulative trading at J.P. Morgan costs it over $1bn

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 SEP 2020
J.P. Morgan will be forced to cough up more than $1.3 billion (US$920 million) after entering into an agreement with the US Department of Justice, the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission and the US Securities and Exchange Commission. The agreements ...

Perpetual successor fund transfer to go ahead

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 SEP 2020
After months of delay due to COVID-19, Perpetual MySuper accounts will be transferred to CareSuper on or around 30 October 2020. "We wrote to Perpetual MySuper members in March 2020 to advise of the transfer to CareSuper scheduled for 1 May 2020. Due ...

Netwealth appoints international custodian

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 29 SEP 2020
Netwealth has appointed a global custodian, who will also provide global and domestic equities execution and fund administration. Citi, which is the third largest custodian in Australia, will provide the services to Netwealth. Citi has been executing ...