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Janus Henderson shuts down Aussie fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 10 JAN 2020
... global emerging market equities fund, returning capital to investors. The Australian fund was officially terminated on October 31 and the windup concluded a month after. Final payments to investors were made on 2 December 2019, a local spokesperson for ...

Industry fund ups fees ahead of merger

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 10 JAN 2020
... the group insurer for MTAA; it is also the group insurer for Tasplan - the $10 billion fund that MTAA will merge with in October this year. Members were told that MTAA and Tasplan will be working together to create an insurance offering that meets the ...

Industry funds dominate satisfaction

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 9 JAN 2020
... comes as Tasplan prepares to merge with MTAA Super, having confirmed in November 2019 that a merger would go ahead in October 2020. With MTAA Super serving as the successor fund, Tasplan's chief executive Wayne Davy will depart once the merger has completed. ...

Ellerston hires from Colonial First State

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JAN 2020
... the form of an active ETF or an exchange-traded fund, after facing backlash from prominent investor David Kingston. In October last year, Ellerston bid farewell to its investor relations lead who left for Bell Asset Management. Melissa Ridley joined ...

Advice group partners with new platform

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JAN 2020
... million, well shy of the $6.8 million that was expected. The platform also brought in more than $16 million in revenue. In October, Powerwrap welcomed a new director to its board in Fiona Boyd. She replaced Donna Hardman who stepped down for personal ...

The super choice of the super wealthy

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JAN 2020
... the economy. The research was based on face-to-face interviews in the homes of over 50,000 Australians every year since October 2014.

FASEA responds to concerns

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 20 DEC 2019
... the many questions raised so far. FASEA consulted with stakeholders following the release of its guidance document in October. Those consultations revealed a series of issues that had advisers and licensees calling for further clarity. 1. Timeframes ...

What you read in 2019: Superannuation

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 20 DEC 2019
... industry fund merge The Dow Australia Superannuation Fund (DowASF), home to just under 400 members, merged with Equipsuper in October. DowASF is the corporate plan of Dow Chemicals Australia and its associated companies. When Dow was split into three ...

Chief economist update: More jobs dull rate cut bets

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 20 DEC 2019
... 14,000 as both full-time and part-time positions gained. Likewise, the unemployment rate declined to 5.2% from 5.3% in October, with the participation rate from steady at 66.0%. It's therefore not surprising that financial markets have reduced their ...

What you read in 2019: Financial advice

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 19 DEC 2019
... client can reasonably be identified. The legislation was tabled later in the year and passed both houses of parliament on October 14. 6. NAB, Nippon lock heads over MLC In May, it was revealed NAB and Nippon were struggling with agree on spinning MLC ...