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Pinnacle kicks off race to zero-fee ETFs

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 29 JUL 2019
... completely free, it indicates advisers and investors are hungry for lower-cost ETFs. And there are enough drivers for ETF issuers to deliver for this appetite: Aussie ETF assets have just crossed $50 billion, competition is fierce and with Pinnacle's ...

ASIC clamps down on opaque active ETFs

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUL 2019
... About 20 active ETFs used the internal market making model at end of last financial year. This includes active ETFs from issuers such as Magellan, Platinum, Fidelity, BetaShares and others. Deutsche and Macquarie are among the investment banks which ...

Trustee firm adds executive

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUL 2019
... integrity and investor protection." Fletcher said the key to MSC Group's expansion is its independence from product providers, issuers and promoters, particularly in the wake of the Royal Commission. "At MSC we're very focused on tailoring trustee and ...

Fidelity appoints sustainable investing lead

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUL 2019
... in this area, most recently with the launch of our own sustainability ratings covering our investible universe of 3000 issuers," Anand said. "He [Tan] has played an instrumental part in building our corporate governance and capital markets capability ...

ASIC slams consumer credit failures

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUL 2019
... added. "ASIC is committed to address the unfairness to consumers and lack of transparency our report has uncovered. Product issuers and distributors in the CCI market need to start to put their consumers front and centre."

Vanguard lowers fees

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUN 2019
... something we will continue to focus on across our full product suite." "We welcome recent announcements from other product issuers who are also moving to lower costs, as it is one of the most controllable aspects of investing. While some issuers may ...

PDS should reflect PYSP changes: ASIC

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 24 JUN 2019
... Your Super Package) Act 2019 and Regulations (PYSP), part of which bans exit fees from July 1. "We understand that some issuers may have difficulty implementing changes to delete the line about exit fees from their template by 1 July (although it will ...

Fidelity launches new rating system

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 20 JUN 2019
... client portfolios. The sustainability ratings comprise Fidelity's equities and fixed income coverage universe of over 3,000 issuers. The firm said the new rating system will divide its investment universe into 99 subsectors, each with industry-specific ...

Retail clients win under new ASIC powers: Lawyers

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 28 MAY 2019
... which ultimately aim to protect retail clients - will impose significant regulatory and compliance obligations on product issuers and manufacturers, lawyers warn. A white paper by law firm Hall & Wilcox highlights the implications of the new design and ...

Kapstream looks to Chi-X for active ETF

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 27 MAY 2019
... are also on board. "The arrival of Chi-X Quoted Funds marks a significant expansion of our capabilities and will enable issuers to have their QMFs and ETFs quoted and traded on Chi-X Australia, providing both issuers and investors with greater choice ...