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Pinnacle expands distribution team

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 10 SEP 2018
The $46 billion multi-affiliate investment manager has hired Eaton Vance's Australian lead as it expands its business in Australia and offshore. Duncan Hodnett is joining Pinnacle as a director of institutional distribution in a Sydney-based role. ...

ASIC to ramp up trustee visits

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 7 SEP 2018
... Consumers have no choice but to entrust money to trustees, so the weight of expectations are high, Eccleston added. Hence the power of super trustees in shaping the reputation and contributing to the stability of the financial market cannot be underestimated ...

Gonski asks philanthropists to have more heart

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 6 SEP 2018
... one's heart' and one which actually looks to see what that money is doing," he said. Philanthropists often wield much power yet they must recognise a lot of people are extremely happy to have success in other forms, the financial services veteran ...

APRA to reopen old wounds for CBA, IOOF

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 SEP 2018
... remediation and proceedings are foreclosed." APRA "actively considered taking proceedings" against IOOF, it said. "Having the power to take litigation or other action is important to achieve the necessary changes and responses from entities without necessarily ...

Zervides elected president of IPA Victoria

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 3 SEP 2018
... requires accountants to go beyond being just the trusted adviser to become the 'trusted business partner'," Zervides said. "The power of the 'trusted business partner' will be realised through alliances with mortgage brokers, specialist lenders, investment ...

ACDC to power new battery ETF

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 3 SEP 2018
A new ETF from ETF Securities will provide investors with exposure to companies directly involved in battery technologies and lithium. The Battery Technology and Lithium ETF is the latest addition to ETF Securities' Future Present range. It tracks the ...

Vanguard launches ESG funds

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 30 AUG 2018
... international equities and fixed income exposures which exclude fossil fuel reserves, tobacco, gambling, weapons, nuclear power and adult entertainment. Both funds are available to investors now, but will be offered as ETFs from September. Vanguard added ...

Super assets hit new record

STEPHEN FAY, DARREN SNYDER, KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 30 AUG 2018
Australians' retirement savings reached a record high of $2.7 trillion at the end of June 2018, latest APRA data shows. MySuper continued to grow at a faster rate than other segments to make up 25% of the asset pool. MySuper assets grew 13.6% to $675.6 ...

Senior Rainmaker executive to join BlackRock

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 24 AUG 2018
Rainmaker Information has announced that Moe Alshawa, director of group sales and marketing, has left the company to pursue an opportunity with a major global investment firm. Alshawa joined Rainmaker in 2009 and in his role elevated Rainmaker's ...

Hedge fund industry body promotes Aussie talent

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 24 AUG 2018
An AMP Capital head has been promoted to chair the Australian board of a global industry body that represents more than $2 trillion of hedge fund or private credit assets. Alternative Investment Management Association's Australian board will now ...