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Aviva appoints insto lead from Russell

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 23 JUL 2018
Aviva Investors is welcoming a client solutions director in a freshly-minted role, as it expands the investor base for its $862 million Australian institutional business. Joining Aviva Investors from Russell Investments is Divyesh Bhana. At Russell ...

Chief economist update: No sweat says BOC on Trump tariffs

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 23 JUL 2018
US President Donald Trump has again upped the rhetoric against China (which of course, brought back trepidation over an escalation of the trade war) and most recently he went on attack against his own central bank - the US Federal Reserve. Apparently ...

ETF industry swells to $39 billion, global equities dominate

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 16 JUL 2018
Investors are gravitating away from Australian equities and towards international shares as the ETF industry reaches $39 billion, according to latest insight from BetaShares. International equities attracted the highest net inflows of all asset classes ...

Financial services executives in the money

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUL 2018
Following a highly successful IPO and 41% increase in funds under administration, the last 12 months has seen Netwealth's Michael and Matt Heine named among Australia's richest executives. Netwealth joint managing directors Michael and Matt Heine have ...

Frontier names head of real assets arm

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUL 2018
Frontier Advisors appointed an investment banker to lead its real assets division. Isabelle Demir joins Frontier Advisors as head of real assets on July 30. The asset consultant has about $300 billion under advice. Demir will work closely with property ...

Investor interest in long-short strategies surging: Zenith

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 12 JUL 2018
The amount invested in Zenith-rated long-short Australian equity strategies surged 43% in the 12 months to March as investors steer portfolios through a prolonged bull run with concerns for a market correction in the future. Over a four-year period ...

IMF Bentham eyes potential Facebook, Cambridge Analytica goldmine

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JUL 2018
IMF Bentham will potentially fund a class action against Facebook, having already invested in a complaint against the social media giant in response to the now-infamous Cambridge Analytica scandal. IMF Bentham is funding a new representative complaint ...

Contango hires K2 distribution heads

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JUL 2018
Contango Asset Management has hired K2 Asset Management's heads of wholesale and retail distribution as part of its new team following a restructure in April. Damian Craven is taking on the role of Contango Asset Management's (ASX:CGA) head of retail ...

BetaShares hires institutional executive from BlackRock

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUL 2018
BetaShares has hired an executive from BlackRock's institutional sales team to fill a newly-created role. Dan Annan is joining the $5.6 billion exchange-traded product manager in the newly-created role of director - institutional business. He was ...

Super funds countdown to Royal Commission

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 9 JUL 2018
Superannuation funds called up to the financial services Royal Commission now have less than four weeks to prepare, as the fifth round commences on August 6 in Melbourne. The fourth round of hearings, which focused on agricultural financing and interactions ...