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Fossil fuel holdings cost BlackRock investors $90bn

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 AUG 2019
BlackRock has lost more than US$90 billion ($133bn) by investing in fossil fuel-dependent companies over the last decade, a new report criticising the world's largest fund manager about its failure to manage climate risk shows. The Institute for ...

JANA hires quantitative applications lead

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 AUG 2019
JANA Investment Consultants appointed a former Victorian Funds Management Corporation executive in the newly created role of head of quantitative applications. Michael Watt was chief executive and principal consultant at PortfolioMetrics for almost ...

Survey backs SG increases

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 5 AUG 2019
Respondents in Financial Standard 's latest spot poll have welcomed the pending increases to the Superannuation Guarantee beyond 9.5%. The majority (79%) of respondents support the legislated incremental increases to the SG starting from 1 July 2021 ...

Chief economist update: Fed cut and Trump's war

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 5 AUG 2019
The US Federal Reserve gave markets exactly what they were expecting - a 25 basis point reduction in the Fed funds rate at the conclusion of its July FOMC meeting - but instead of revving up the risk on trade, it was risk off. Equity markets fell. The ...

Pengana adds fee class for global equities fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 1 AUG 2019
The $97 million Pengana International Fund will now be available with a lower base fee and a performance fee structure, in response to adviser demand. Pengana has traditionally offered the fund to financial advisers at a flat 0.974% management fee per ...

Industry super fund discounts investment fees

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 30 JUL 2019
A $2.6 billion superannuation fund will lower its investment fees for some options as of August 1. Profit-for-member fund AvSuper is reducing fees for all investment choice members. AvSuper chief executive Michelle Wade said while the reductions vary ...

IFM Investors reports $114m in FY19 profits

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 29 JUL 2019
IFM Investors wants to invest in its business and seek out more opportunities in Australia in the year ahead, as it posts $22 billion in net flows and $114 million in pre-tax net profit for FY19. The funds management powerhouse owned by industry superannuation ...

Industry fund changes asset consultant

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 29 JUL 2019
A $12 billion industry superannuation fund has appointed a new asset consultant, ending a 17-year relationship with Willis Towers Watson. LGIAsuper has appointed JANA to act as its asset consultant, marking the third of its key external contracts to ...

Asset manager implements advisory board

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 29 JUL 2019
A $2.2 billion privately-owned wealth and asset manager installed an advisory board in an effort to improve decision making. Elston Group has implemented a new advisory board, appointing former long-time JB Were and Goldman Sachs/JB Were managing director ...

ASIC sues ANZ over unlawful fees

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUL 2019
The corporate regulator is suing ANZ, alleging the bank unlawfully charged customers certain periodic fees exceeding $50 million. ASIC estimates the total gross loss to customers is in excess of $50 million for 1.3 million occasions of unlawfully charged ...