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Digital revamp for Citi wealth arm

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JUL 2017
... digital offerings in an effort to be a leader in the region. Speaking at a Sydney media roundtable yesterday, Citi Australia head of consumer banking in Asia Pacific, Anand Selva, said because clients are inundated with an abundance of information, they ...

Franklin Templeton searches for new Australia head

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 18 JUL 2017
Franklin Templeton is searching for a new head of Australia after the incumbent stepped down from the role after 11 years. A spokesperson said that Maria Wilton, who has been country head since 2006, will remain with the firm. Her exact role has yet ...

Tasplan awards $265m equities mandate

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 13 JUN 2017
... constructive dialogue with Robeco for some time and this was an opportune time to restructure," Williams said. Robeco Australia head Stephen Dennis added: "The Robeco team has worked extensively with Tasplan on our conservative equities capability. "Robeco's ...

BlackRock lists cash ETFs

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 6 JUN 2017
... instruments, including floating rate securities. ISEC presently yields 2.04% and is priced at 12 bps per annum. BlackRock Australia head of iShares and index investing Jon Howie said: "We are delighted to provide investors with two institutional-quality ...

New cash ETF for UBS

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 2 JUN 2017
... deposits; it aims to deliver superior returns above the 1.5% cash rate while covering management fees of 0.18%, Australia head of fixed income Anne Anderson told a media roundtable. While investors are lucky to receive a 0.20% return on term deposits ...

Australians failing to act on increased retirement cost

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 30 MAY 2017
... ignoring the opportunities and many free resources available could end up costing you more in the long term," HSBC Australia head of wealth Scott Ellis said.

Western Asset hires investment specialist from UBS

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 MAY 2017
... an operational analyst at Australian Unity Investments. Commenting on Baird's newly-created role, Western Asset Australia head Anthony Kirkham said: "We have created this role in response to the increased level of interests for our bond funds. In this ...

Vanguard reduces fees, revises multi-asset strategy

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2017
... greater allocation to global bonds, which reflects the concentration of the Australian fixed income market." Vanguard Australia head of product and marketing Evan Reedman added: "Our diversified funds are one of our core product offerings, allowing investors ...

HSBC rolls out Apple Pay

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 2 MAY 2017
... Pay across the Australian market after experiencing a growing demand from customers to use the technology, HSBC Australia head of retail banking and wealth management Graham Heunis said. "The majority of our customers' credit card payments are contactless ...

AIA launches digital life insurance advice tool

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 17 MAR 2017
... through the provision of cutting edge tools." Founded by former Westpac executive Hugh Morrow and former Vanguard Australia head Jeremy Duffield in 2012, SuperEd raised $800,000 in its first funding round in 2015, and is looking to raise an extra three ...