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Citi scores custody mandate

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 8 NOV 2021
An Australian exchange-traded fund manager appointed Citi Australia as its new custodian and fund administrator. BetaShares, with $21 billion in assets under management, has partnered with Citi. The fund manager was previously with RBC Investor & Treasury ...

Shaw and Partners appoints sales lead

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 8 NOV 2021
Shaw and Partners has appointed a former Franklin Templeton and J.P. Morgan executive as director of sales and distribution, Australia. Matthew Jackson has taken on the role, responsible for strategy, business development and investor relations for ...

abrdn outlines climate change action plan

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 5 NOV 2021
The group has developed a strategy to halve the carbon intensity of the assets it manages by 2030 and to reach net zero in its own operations by 2040. The global asset management has adopted a strategy focused on Net Zero Directed Investing (NZDI) ...

Brian Hartzer in new role

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 4 NOV 2021
... zero wasted potential in people and businesses," she said. "His personal experience in creating workforce agility within a major corporation, coupled with his commitment to helping companies build diverse, highly engaged teams, will strengthen Reejig ...

Investors fear impact of rising inflation

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 4 NOV 2021
Retail investors are concerned that inflation will have negative impacts on their portfolios but are split when it comes to making changes because of this, new research shows. Investment trading platform eToro's latest quarterly global Retail Investment ...

AMG Super launches platform, product

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 2 NOV 2021
... new superannuation product. AMG Super will migrate existing members and products to the new platform in 2022 as part of a major project that will be rolled out over the next 12 months. The new product, Acclaim Super & Pension, launched on October 27. ...

David Atkin to lead PRI

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 2 NOV 2021
The former Cbus chief has been appointed the new chief executive of the Principles for Responsible Investment, replacing Fiona Reynolds. David Atkin will take over as chief executive of the PRI on December 10, following Reynolds' decision to step ...

CBA pleads guilty to selling junk insurance

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 1 NOV 2021
... from Commissioner Hayne. The charges also come after ASIC undertook a review of the sale of consumer credit insurance by 11 major banks and other lenders. "Following a review of consumer credit insurance, ASIC banned the unsolicited sale of this insurance ...

Aussies in the dark over super stapling

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 1 NOV 2021
The majority of Australians are unaware of the effects of the Your Future, Your Super (YFYS) reforms and could potentially be stapled to an underperforming fund for good. The YFYS stapling requirement comes into effect today and will see around one ...

Major legislations hit parliament

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 29 OCT 2021
Two major pieces of legislation have been introduced in parliament, including the Compensation Scheme of Last Resort. The scheme facilitates the reimbursement of up to $150,000 to compensate consumers affected by bad personal advice, credit intermediation ...