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Investment purpose critical to advice: Nikko AM

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 18 JUL 2017
Advisers need to be clear on the key differences between environmental, social and governance (ESG) factor based investing and socially responsible investing (SRI) if they are going to remain helpful to clients. Speaking to Financial Standard, Nikko ...

Perpetual case dismissed in court

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 13 JUL 2017
Although Perpetual's shareholder oppression case against Washington H Soul Pattinson was dismissed by the Federal Court on Monday, chief executive Geoff Lloyd said his group was simply acting in the best interests of unitholders. Perpetual, which retains ...

Pitcher Partners founder joins Contango

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 11 JUL 2017
One of the founding partners at Pitcher Partners has taken on a new role at Contango MicroCap. Adrian Fitzpatrick, who retired from Pitcher Partners after 29 years at the firm and its predecessors, is now an independent director on Contango MicroCap's ...

Advisers backing fractional property investment

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 10 JUL 2017
A financial adviser dealer group has embraced the fractional investment opportunities presented by DomaCom after clients successfully purchased two properties in Victoria and Queensland via HUB24. A crowdfunding campaign by GPS Wealth clients saw DomaCom ...

UBS chief economist resigns

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 30 JUN 2017
After more than a decade in the role, UBS Australia chief economist Scott Haslem will leave the firm and his successor has been named. UBS confirmed that an internal memo was circulated notifying staff that Haslem has decided to pursue opportunities ...

Link Group makes $1.5bn UK acquisition

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 26 JUN 2017
Link Group is expanding into the UK and Europe with the acquisition of an asset servicing business for $1.5 billion. Under the terms of a binding agreement, Link Group will acquire Capita Asset Services (CAS) from Capita plc, funded partially by cash ...

Banks narrowly avoid parliamentary inquiry

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUN 2017
Australian banks have narrowly dodged the possibility of facing a Royal Commission-style inquiry after a Green's Bill to establish a Parliamentary Commission of Inquiry fell short by a single vote in the House of Representatives yesterday. The Bill ...

Acorns adds ESG investment option

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 15 JUN 2017
Users of fractional investing app Acorns now have the option to apply environmental, social and corporate governance standards to investments. The Emerald Portfolio is diversified across all asset classes including Australian equities, international ...

Better, but not good enough

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 8 JUN 2017
"Better, but not good enough": this is how the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) sees developments in the global economy. The OECD also answered its own question - "Will risks derail the modest recovery?" - initially posted ...

Quant not active management blasphemy: Robeco BP

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 6 JUN 2017
Quantitative analysis can play a role in bottom-up active management despite its detractors, according to Robeco Boston Partners senior analyst Daniel Farren. Speaking to Financial Standard, Farren referenced the "three circles" philosophy Boston Partners ...