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Charity donates $10m to university

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 NOV 2018
... to respond to the growing health care needs of Australia and evidence-based natural medicine will play an increasingly active role in that response." In June last year, Blackmore stepped down as chief executive of the company and was replaced by former ...

Super fund offloads harmful holdings

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 27 NOV 2018
... producers following consultation with members. The super fund's ESG decision-making framework seeks to reduce harm through active ownership of shares, with a decision to divest assets coming when it is clear the harm brought on by a particular product ...

Antipodes Partners expands team

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 NOV 2018
The global equities boutique has added a former Platinum Asset Management analyst to its team, and is hiring for other roles. Alison Savas is taking on the role of client portfolio manager and will interact with advisers and investors on technical enquiries ...

Australia's first active fixed income ETF goes live

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 20 NOV 2018
... managing director Andy Sowerby said BNDS will open up Aussie investors' access to fixed income. "The launch of this Active ETF marks a significant milestone for Australian investors. For the first time, they can access a Fixed Income Active ETF through ...

Royal Commission puts bonuses on notice

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 20 NOV 2018
... when some bank staff were discovered to have made deposits into Youthsaver accounts in order to achieve branch targets for active transaction accounts. Eventually, Comyn submitted to Orr's line of questioning, accepting the staff who acted improperly ...

Inside Bennelong and its UK engine room

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 20 NOV 2018
Thirteen months on from securing its first boutique partners, the UK business of Bennelong Funds Management is ready to scale up. But will Brexit get in the way? Speaking to Financial Standard in London recently, BennBridge chief operating officer Greg ...

Special Report: Hitting new ETF goals

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 16 NOV 2018
... passive fixed income ETF market might seem infinitesimal in the grand scheme of things, but their impact, particularly on active investment vehicle counterparts, shouldn't be underestimated. Rainmaker Research shows Australia's fixed interest ...

ETFs: Buy strategy not structure

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 15 NOV 2018
... products came down to asset managers with not enough underlying momentum in their strategies. Establishing the EQMF or active ETF was driven by a "secular shift" where investors were moving from unlisted managed funds to listed offerings. However it ...

Government amends key super reforms

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 NOV 2018
... Conference, Assistant Treasurer Stuart Robert said the exception will apply to new members under the age of 25 or with an active low balance in prescribed dangerous occupations. Robert said the move follows feedback from stakeholders that workers in ...

FPA fines Henderson $50k

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 NOV 2018
The Financial Planning Association of Australia slapped a $50,000 fine on former member Sam Henderson for breaching its professional code of conduct nine times. The FPA's independent disciplinary body, the Conduct Review Commission (CRC), determined ...