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Why Vanguard won't do gold ETFs

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAR 2020
... inflows (ETFS Physical Gold had $1.2 billion in assets as at January end, while Perth Mint Gold had $322 million) would be a good addition to the lineup, one would think. But this is not the case, according to Vanguard head of product and strategy Balaji ...

Life insurers breach own code consistently

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAR 2020
... 2017 sparked the committee's investigation. Now the law firm says insurers are not signing up to the Code of Practice in good faith but rather as an exercise in image management. "Today's report suggests that despite all the rhetoric and promises to ...

Major firms criticised for substandard RI approach

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAR 2020
... 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 asset managers for their approaches to responsible investment, finding most of the world's biggest ...

Jamie Dimon recovering after emergency heart surgery

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 9 MAR 2020
... dissection this morning. He underwent successful emergency heart surgery to repair the dissection," Pinto and Smith said. "The good news is that it was caught early and the surgery was successful. "He is awake, alert and recovering well." JPMorgan lead ...

Billionaire investor warns against buying the dip

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 9 MAR 2020
... opportunities within our core strategy which has remained the same." From fear comes opportunity, Waislitz said. "There are always good opportunities during times when fear and uncertainty are prevalent in share markets," he said. He encouraged the Australian ...

ANZ wealth exit sees hundreds of jobs go

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 9 MAR 2020
... earlier this week. ANZ is a tier one business; they should be leading the way in mapping out sensible reforms that demonstrate good corporate citizenry," FSU Australia national secretary Julia Angrisano said. "Instead, [ANZ has instituted] large scale ...

Clime launches new SMA portfolios

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2020
... will give self-directed investors a foot up on growing their wealth. "Part of the ethos of Clime is to help investors make good decisions; to empower clients to improve their wealth," he said. "Clime's investment management team collectively has ...

Chief economist update: A crisis of supply, demand and confidence

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2020
... that, in the case of households, raise consumption and spending, and in the case of businesses, lift investment. All well and good. But the coronavirus is a peculiar animal (well, organism really). Low and even nil borrowing costs would be unable to ...

HUB24 appoints interim chief financial officer

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAR 2020
Wealth management platform HUB24 has appointed a new interim chief financial officer and joint company secretary following the incumbent's resignation in December last year. Debbie Last has nabbed the role, effective today, and brings with her 25 years ...

EQT bolsters board

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2020
... highly regarded in business and the not-for-profit sector," he said. "She has an excellent reputation as an advocate for good governance in every organisation with which she is associated. "She is recognised as an advocate for women in leadership and ...