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AXA IM in strategic overhaul

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAR 2020
AXA Investment Managers is splitting its asset management business in two, creating a dedicated alternatives business that will run alongside a strengthened core investments business. As such, AXA IM's leadership team has also been overhauled. AXA IM ...

MLC Asset Management appoints fixed income head

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAR 2020
... said the changes are a part of the team's succession plan. "This leadership transition is the culmination of a steady, decade-long succession plan which saw Mark assume the role of lead portfolio manager for all large external client investment portfolios ...

Advisers too time-poor for cash management

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAR 2020
New research shows financial advisers are struggling to make time for important aspects of the advice process, including cash management. Macquarie's newly released Cash flow management opportunity report shows 93% of advisers recognise the value of ...

Trump slams Fed in Twitter tirade

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAR 2020
... follow a tumultuous start to the week for markets, with the Dow Jones, S&P 500 and Nasdaq suffering their worst day in a decade on Monday. Markets rebounded on Tuesday on hopes of government stimulus - with the White House reportedly working on a proposal ...

Major firms criticised for substandard RI approach

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAR 2020
The world's most influential asset managers have adopted a substandard approach to responsible investment, according to a new report. ShareAction, a not-for-profit organisation dedicated to making investment a force for good, has ranked the world's ...

Equities not that expensive: Hamish Douglass

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 9 MAR 2020
US stocks are not expensive, despite their stretched valuations. In fact, it's all just a matter of "gravity" or the historically low interest rate environment, according to Magellan's Hamish Douglass. Speaking to a near-full crowd at the firm's ...

Vanguard insto head jumps to super fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2020
... important business relationships and support our ambitious growth targets into the future." Willis was at Vanguard for over a decade, starting in 2008. Prior to this, he was a business development manager at Skandia for five years. He has also worked ...

Women rule ESG, but gap remains

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAR 2020
... by women. It's also growing at a rapid rate, but challenges remain. The field has dramatically evolved over the past decade, as ESG roles, once focused on communication and policy, shifted to the forefront of investment strategy. According to Kaizen ...

Morningstar boosts financial planning capabilities

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2020
... comes off a 10-year relationship with the global research house. "We have been working with Morningstar for more than a decade to provide investment product data to our users around the world," he said. "So we've seen firsthand how Morningstar's ...

Gender diversity remains static, women still disadvantaged

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAR 2020
The state of play for women in financial services remains dramatically disadvantaged. According to Morningstar's latest report on Women in Investing, gender diversity in funds management hasn't changed over the past two decades. "When it comes to gender ...