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ESG options outperform in the short term: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUL 2019
Investment options managed according to socially responsible, ethical or sustainability principles tend to outperform in the short-term, new superannuation research shows. Rainmaker's latest Roundup report, which analysed 139 multi-manager, strategic ...

Linda Elkins to depart Colonial First State

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 8 JUL 2019
Colonial First State executive general manager Linda Elkins has resigned to replace Paul Howes at KPMG. Elkins has been appointed KPMG's national sector leader - asset and wealth management. She will join the firm effective August 5, taking over ...

New boutique awards mandate to RBC I&TS

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUL 2019
A new boutique fund manager has appointed RBC Investor & Treasury Services (RBC I&TS) as its new custodian. RBC I&TS will provide custody and fund administration services for Melior Investment Management, which launched its flagship Melior Australian ...

Advice affordability a growing concern

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUN 2019
Latest research from Investment Trends shows financial advisers are becoming increasingly concerned with how to provide affordable advice. Investment Trends' 2019 Planner Technology Report revealed more advisers are struggling to provide affordable ...

CFS taps senior Qantas Super executive

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 3 JUN 2019
Colonial First State has appointed a senior Qantas Super executive to a superannuation governance role. The institution has appointed Hugh Loughrey as the head of the office of the trustee. He moves into the role as former head of the office of the ...

Colonial First State awards $170m mandate

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 7 MAY 2019
Colonial First State has awarded a global manager a $170 million mandate to invest in Australian real estate securities. DWS will invest in Australian real estate investment trusts (AREITs) on behalf of CFS under the mandate awarded in the first quarter ...

Colonial First State removes funds

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 30 APR 2019
Colonial First State is removing nine funds from its FirstChoice Investments menu following weak investor appetite. The removed funds include Acadian Global Managed Volatility Equity, Franklin Templeton MultiSector Bond, Milliman Managed Risk Australian ...

Rush of advisers sign up before FASEA deadline

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 26 APR 2019
The final quarter of 2018 saw more than 4000 financial advisers sign up to ASIC's Financial Adviser Register. According to a Rainmaker analysis of ASIC data, an extra 4037 financial advisers registered as authorised representatives to meet FASEA's ...

Colonial First State makes major fee cuts

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 18 APR 2019
Colonial First State has trimmed its platforms fees, in a move it says will save $68 million in annual fees for 500,000 members. The fee reductions apply across its FirstChoice Wholesale, FirstChoice Employer Super and FirstWrap Plus platforms. They ...

Janus Henderson operations head departs

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAR 2019
Janus Henderson Investors is hunting for a new head of operations after the incumbent moved to a similar role at PIMCO. Scott Delaney left Janus Henderson about three months ago, the company confirmed. According to LinkedIn, Delaney is now senior vice ...