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Avoid listed wealth giants: UBS

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAR 2020
UBS has listed which stocks to jump on and which to avoid in the event COVID-19 pushes Australia deep into a recession, with two listed wealth giants in its negative column. Analysts from global wealth giant UBS' Australian equities teams have called ...

Chief economist update: The virus, the trade deal and the AUD

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 17 FEB 2020
With a covid here, and a covid there, everywhere a covid, even old MacDonald (who had a farm) will get sick reading, hearing and listening to stories and warnings over escalating infection numbers... E-I-E-I-O. COVID-19 has captured the world's ...

Tough times continue for AMP

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 13 FEB 2020
Despite a $2.5 billion shortfall and losing 444 advisers, AMP's board has approved an 80% increase to chief executive Francesco De Ferrari's remuneration. It has also announced the resignation of its chief risk officer. The country's largest wealth ...

Investment Leadership Awards finalists revealed

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JAN 2020
The shortlist for the Financial Standard Investment Leadership Awards 2020 has been unveiled, recognising outstanding investment talent across major asset classes. Now in their third year, the annual Financial Standard Investment Leadership Awards are ...

Time-poor advisers to embrace model portfolios

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 DEC 2019
New research from global asset manager State Street Global Advisors reveals financial advisers may shun traditional investment management tasks in a bid to spend more time on clients as mounting regulatory and compliance responsibilities take their ...

Perpetual appoints head of risk

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 7 NOV 2019
Perpetual has confirmed the appointment of a head of risk, promoting from within to fill the newly created role. The investment house has promoted Allan Lo Proto to the new role of head of risk, a spokesperson has confirmed. Proto first joined Perpetual ...

Colonial First State launches new fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 25 OCT 2019
Colonial First State has expanded its partnership with Scottish manager Baillie Gifford, launching a stewardship-focused fund for Australian investors. Baillie Gifford Global Stewardship Fund will invest in 70 to 100 global stocks, picked with stewardship ...

Acadian appoints regional lead

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 14 OCT 2019
Acadian Asset Management has appointed a head of Asia Pacific. Chief executive of Acadian Australia, Andrew Hair will take over leadership of the Asia Pacific region in the newly created role. The promotion sees him take responsibility for Australia ...

Platinum global shares fund to shutter

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 OCT 2019
Platinum Asset Management is set to bid farewell to one of its funds, after a year of outflows. The MLC Investment Trust MLC Platinum Global Fund was closed to new investments in 2004. It is now headed for a termination, after a decision taken by MLCI ...

Blackstone makes $8.7 billion purchase

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 1 OCT 2019
US-based Blackstone Group has acquired Colony Capital's industrial real estate assets unit for US$5.9 billion (AU$8.7 billion) to capitalise on the e-commerce boom. Blackstone said the deal comprises of 60 million square feet across 465 warehouses in ...