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Powerwrap finds new line of business

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 16 JAN 2020
... second-biggest client after Escala Partners and a new line of business for the platform. A US company that distributes alternative funds to financial advisers has mandated Powerwrap to provide its administration for about $2 billion to $4 billion in ...

BlackRock wakes up to climate change

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JAN 2020
BlackRock will double its ESG ETF offerings, dump investments in thermal coal and increase sustainable assets under management tenfold this decade. All this, just six months after it was revealed that BlackRock lost more than $133 billion by investing ...

FPA supports tightening insurance claims

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 13 JAN 2020
... insured to ensure assistance is available when the insured makes a claim. "The FPA support in the implementation of alternative documentation requirements developed specifically for the handling and settling of insurance claims by insurers and insurer's ...

Advice group partners with new platform

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JAN 2020
... Managers has selected Powerwrap to provide its clients with platform administration and reporting services as well as alternative asset solutions. It comes as Powerwrap prepares to expand its range of alternative assets in 2020, the platform said. It ...

SMSF adviser hit with ban

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 6 JAN 2020
... clients' relevant personal circumstances before giving advice and failed to conduct a reasonable investigation into alternative products before he recommended that his clients establish SMSFs and, among other things, invest in the Bateau Global Opportunities ...

Industry fund awards mandates

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 17 DEC 2019
Two global managers have won mandates from a $9.5 billion superannuation fund totaling up to $150 million. Australian Catholic Superannuation and Retirement Fund has made an allocation to emerging market debt in hard currency. The managers winning the ...

Responsible entity declares insolvency

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 17 DEC 2019
... and Theta is "a fully arm's length service provider relationship", ACBC said. ACBC said it is currently meeting with alternative REs and will notify the market soon of the plan going forward. "ACBC will remain as securities manager, manage the trust ...

Where to invest when a GFC looms

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 16 DEC 2019
... the mismatch? Natixis said it could be simply because stocks are expensive and bond yields are low - leaving them no alternative places to invest. "The most likely rationale for staying put is simply the direct conflict presented by an aging bull market ...

Pendal family office lead moves to boutique

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 13 DEC 2019
... manager and is one of the few that can take short positions in small caps. It has been expanding its remit to add other alternative investments, such as its recent venture with Gresham Partners to launch a royalties fund. Pendal is currently recruiting ...

Practice profitability at risk: MLC Life

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 13 DEC 2019
Risk advisers will need to reduce their expenses by up to 25% to remain profitable as further Life Insurance Framework changes come into effect on January 1. New research commissioned by MLC Life shows commission-only financial advisers - particularly ...