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StatePlus awards custody mandate

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAY 2018
StatePlus has awarded a custody mandate to the same provider as its $90 billion parent First State Super. The financial advice and investments firm's custody mandate was won by State Street. State Street will now provide StatePlus with back office ...

Capgemini appoints new Australian head

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAY 2018
Capgemini has promoted its regional chief operating officer to lead its Australian and New Zealand business after the incumbent resigned from the position. Olaf Pietschner starts as Capgemini's head of Australia and New Zealand today. The digital consulting ...

Wealth manager reviews software provider

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAY 2018
Technology provider Midwinter was selected to provide financial planning software services to the advice division of a major financial services organisation. Following a review of its existing providers, Suncorp Advice has commenced roll out of Midwinter's ...

Age Pension needs national objective: Actuary

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 22 MAY 2018
Actuary Michael Rice believes there should be a national objective for the Age Pension and the Federal Government could consider setting a combined target for Age Pension and aged care costs as a percentage of GDP. These are two of several policy initiatives ...

State Street announces fixed income appointment

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 22 MAY 2018
The Sydney office of State Street is welcoming a fixed income lending trader from London. In an internal transfer, joining the State Street securities finance team in Asia Pacific is Robin Kidman. Kidman relocated from London for the job this month. ...

AMP Advice risk chief departs

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 17 MAY 2018
... ahead." An AMP spokesperson confirmed his departure in a statement today. "Pally Bargri has resigned and will leave AMP in mid-July. Pally has been with AMP for over four years, focused on delivering a new approach to compliance for the advice business. ...

Better than bonds: A new approach to lifecycle investment

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 MAY 2018
Superannuation funds could top up lifecycle members' end savings by about 30%, if they make a "mid-step" switch to defensive equities instead of gradually increasing allocations to bonds, according to new analysis from Parametric. Parametric's latest ...

Chief economist update: New RBNZ Governor maintains old policy

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 14 MAY 2018
... and employment in New Zealand remain robust, near their sustainable levels... consumer price inflation remains below the 2% mid-point of our target due, in part, to recent low food and import price inflation, and subdued wage pressures." Certainly, New ...

PIMCO partners with data and analytics platform

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAY 2018
... when a seismic shift in technology has created opportunities to better access and deploy analytical investment models. In mid-March, PIMCO said it is winding down its exposure to Australian banks and certain real estate investment trusts as risks increase ...

Zenith hires former asset management chief

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 10 MAY 2018
... dealer groups, family offices, researchers and platforms. In October 2017, Concise Asset Management announced it wound up its Mid Cap Fund after about 10 years of operation. Prior to Concise, Parr five spent five years as a director of sales and marketing ...