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BNP Paribas loses custody deal to RBC

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 SEP 2015
... and integrated strategy," Bennelong chief executive Craig Bingham said. "RBC comes with the backing of one of the largest banks in the world, but has the funds management expertise and client focus we were seeking," he added. The new custodian will administer ...

Robots can't read your dreams, advice firm warns

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 SEP 2015
... forward, rather than allowing machines to take over." Downs said that robo-advice offers a less expensive service and allows banks to cross-sell wealth products to their banking customers. "The push towards more automated services is a huge wake up call ...

Saxo opens up access to trading platform

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 18 SEP 2015
... API. The financial industry however has been late to the party," Saxo Bank head of platforms Christian Hammer said. "Some banks already offer access to third party developers to build specific features or apps but we are offering much deeper functionality ...

Super board governance legislation introduced today

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 SEP 2015
... force industry super funds and other not-for-profit funds to adopt the board structure of underperforming funds run by the banks in the 'for-profit' sector," an ISA statement said. ISA suggests proposed changes could leave five million super fund members ...

Super becoming the fifth estate

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 14 SEP 2015
... bigger: after decades of Australia's economy being run in concert by the closed network of executive government, big business, banks and mainstream media, it is now clear we have a fifth estate - institutional investors. Governments and business leaders ...

VicSuper awards $100m corporate bonds mandate

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 11 SEP 2015
... operates as an aggregator of non-bank investor capital and direct lender, in a space which up until recently was dominated by banks. "With the cash rate at an all-time low we believe that the economic conditions, both in Australia and globally will inevitably ...

Global Financial Inclusion winners announced

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 10 SEP 2015
... program in India that teaches children about financial literacy, the Shanghai F-road Commercial Services program that helps banks provide rural China customers with mobile banking services, and the Kiva program that crowdfunds microfinance. "An estimated ...

University investment portfolio includes tobacco and beer

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 10 SEP 2015
... by Nestle (1.79%). Alcohol company Diageo is 12th at 1.29%. Among the top six Australian shareholdings are the big four banks, Telstra and BHP Billiton. In June, Insync Funds Management chief investment officer Monik Kotecha advocated for Australians ...

Charter Hall industrial funds swell

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 8 SEP 2015
... prime estates and single tenant assets. "We will continue to refine these fund portfolios through the pre-leasing of land banks, recycling of non-core assets and future acquisitions." CPIF fund manager Paul Ford said: "Our focus is on owning and managing ...

Women fail to break into the industry's last boys club

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 8 SEP 2015
... and, if anything, the overall number has decreased. "Lots of women took redundancy packages during the GFC. In investment banks and stockbroking firms, the size of the teams shrunk," she said. Allfrey explained that being portfolio manager involves "long ...