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BNP becomes UniSuper master custodian

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 21 APR 2015
BNP Paribas will replace NAB Asset Servicing (NAS) as UniSuper custodian following a tender review process. NAS was UniSuper custodian for 23 years, but Australia's third largest superannuation fund determined that "BNP Paribas was best placed to meet ...

ACSI names new chief executive

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2015
The Australian Council of Superannuation Investors has appointed Louise Davidson as chief executive following current chief executive Gordon Hagart's decision to return to Europe. Davidson is currently the environmental, social and governance investment ...

Invesco launches multi-asset targeted return fund

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2015
... (GARS) Fund, the investment approach is to blend a portfolio of around 20-30 ideas. "We start with the idea and then determine the best asset class to express it. The asset class is simply a tool for us, not the starting point," explained Georgina Taylor ...

Treasury opens discussion on tax reform

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 30 MAR 2015
... international markets where production costs are lower. This in turn complicates corporate taxation, as it is difficult to determine the "location where value is added." These businesses' so-called "intangible assets", such as intellectual property ...

2015: a lift year

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 30 MAR 2015
Pencil it in, carve it on concrete... 2015 will be the year that the US Federal Reserve lifts its federal funds rate target for the first time since bringing it down to 0-0.25% -- and nailing it there -- a long, long time ago (16 December 2008). Only ...

MyState names tech and operations general manager

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAR 2015
Banking and wealth management group MyState has appointed a general manager, technology and operations. Paul Moss will join MyState on 13 May. He is currently director, information technology advisory in KPMG's Hobart office. Moss brings more than 20 ...

'Patient' Party

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAR 2015
... Fed's predictions did in just three months time. What happens between now and June or September or... will ultimately determine what the Fed does. Here, your guess is as good as mine and the Fed's.

Vanguard is Morningstar Fund Manager of the Year

ALEX GAMBOTTO-BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2015
Vanguard Investments Australia has been awarded 2015 Fund Manager of the Year by Morningstar Australasia. Morningstar chose Vanguard due to its "disciplined approach, low costs and low portfolio turnover" delivering strong investor outcomes in a year ...

Life insurance commissions must remain an option: AFA

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 FEB 2015
High upfront commissions in life insurance might not have a future, but advisers should still be able to use other types of commissions, the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA)'s chief operating officer Phil Anderson said. "The future of upfront ...

Decline in practice valuations bottoms out

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 10 FEB 2015
... Centurion analyses trade sales data from industry sources as well as conducts extensive interviews with practice owners to determine the position of the market. In 2014 many small practices and client books were sold for between 2 and 2.8 times annual ...