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Pensions for Purpose eyes Australia

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 APR 2021
The ESG-focused think tank has appointed an Australian distributor. It is looking to expand into Australia via a partnership with Melbourne third-party distributor AFM Investment Partners. AFM's founder and managing director John Donovan will join Pensions ...

ESG managed accounts on the rise

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 APR 2021
Financial advisers are turning to managed accounts when looking to implement responsible investment solutions for their clients, new research shows. The latest SPDR ETFs/Investment Trends Managed Accounts Report showed 72% of advisers prefer to use ...

Ausbil adds to mFund lineup

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 6 APR 2021
Ausbil Investment Management has added three funds to its mFunds offering, taking the total to 12. The manager today added Ausbil Australian SmallCap Fund (ASX: AXW13), Ausbil Global Essential Infrastructure Fund in unhedged (ASX: AXW12) and hedged ...

Chief economist update: Positive feedback loop

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 6 APR 2021
"Business is picking up as mandated restrictions seem to be easing and spring is right around the corner." "Higher levels of demand related to additional business reopening, and increased activity related to vaccination distribution." "Vaccination rates ...

MySuper fees could halve in 10 years

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 1 APR 2021
Fees charged by MySuper products could halve over the next decade to a median of 0.5% per year, says Rainmaker Information which analysed the fees of 457 super products over the last six months. The research found MySuper products charged members median ...

Clime revamps strategy

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 MAR 2021
Clime has made progress on what it calls "project streamline" - a simplification of its operations focused on cost reduction. "Today we are pleased to announce that project streamline is no longer a project, but already part of our operating rhythm," ...

Chief economist update: Too much of a good thing could be a bad thing

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 MAR 2021
Healthier consumers are happier consumers are spending consumers. US consumer confidence has rebounded to its highest level since the onset of the pandemic in America in March last year. This is hardly surprising with cases of coronavirus infections ...

Dimensional to use Calastone solution

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 30 MAR 2021
Dimensional Fund Advisors has signed up for Calastone's new distribution data solution. Calastone's new Wrap Reporting service will provide fund managers adviser-directed fund flow data from different platforms. The firm said it actively worked ...

DDO to simplify general, personal advice

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 30 MAR 2021
The outcome of the High Court decision on general advice will have an interesting and simplifying effect on the design and distribution obligations coming into effect later this year, according to a lawyer. Speaking at a Financial Services Council (FSC) ...

MCP builds out team

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 30 MAR 2021
Metrics Credit Partners has made a raft of appointments, hiring from Vision Super and JLL. Stephen Nash has joined the boutique as director of market strategy. Nash was most recently at Vision Super, prior to which he was chief investment officer at ...