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CFA adds AI and fintech to curriculum

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 17 AUG 2018
... learning. Equity portfolio management, which is a subject in Level III, will ask about the latest practices in passive and active equity investing. Level III will also introduce content on professionalism in investment management, explaining the characteristics ...

Intra-fund advice conflicted: Royal Commission

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 16 AUG 2018
Colonial First State admitted to falling below community standards when it crafted poor communication to super fund members to dissuade them from moving to a cheaper default option. One financial adviser was banned in the process, the Royal Commission ...

AFIC appoints chair

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 AUG 2018
... held directorships at Goldman Scahs and JB Were. Djeriwarrh invests in Australian equities "with a focus on stocks with an active options market." The firm had a market capitalisation of about $730 million as of March and was first listed on the ASX ...

Challenger increases annuity distribution

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 14 AUG 2018
... used by two-thirds of Australia's financial advisers within weeks. "In addition, we are one of Australia's fastest growing active fund managers with our Fidante Partners business establishing new boutique managers during the year and our Challenger Investment ...

First on the block: CBA to develop blockchain bond

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 10 AUG 2018
... enable more robust issuance processes." CBA said it would employ a private Ethereum blockchain for the project, citing the active development community Ethereum enjoys worldwide, and the suitability of its functionality to the project. The bank said ...

Commitment to ethical investing booms

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 9 AUG 2018
... the concept. Investing in an ESG index product without due process or discretion doesn't make sense, he said. As an active investment manager, he added that Investec is "very involved" in carrying out its ESG strategies. The UN, he said, has thoroughly ...

Conflict of interest too great for NULIS: Royal Commission

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 9 AUG 2018
Conflicts of interest between NULIS and NAB Wealth were too great for the superannuation trustee to manage, the Royal Commission has heard today. Counsel assisting Michael Hodge suggested to former NULIS chair Nicole Smith the trustee "simply couldn't ...

Magellan funds record $331m profit

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 9 AUG 2018
... Magellan sees Airlie as a $3.25 to $5.5 billion opportunity, saying it can grab 5-10% of the $65 billion market opportunity in active unlisted managed funds. The group is also pegging it's sustainable/low carbon strategy's theoretical capacity ...

Boutique fund manager eyes second LIC

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 AUG 2018
A Sydney-based international equities manager will soon launch its second listed investment company (LIC) with plans to raise upwards of $300 million for the new venture. Cadence Capital confirmed it will launch an initial public offering (IPO) for ...

Lose grandfathered commissions, lose business: MLC

KARREN VERGARA AND JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 6 AUG 2018
The financial services Royal Commission questioned if MLC's decision to stick with grandfathered arrangements was in the best interest of members following a large consolidation of superannuation funds that provided an opportunity to remove them. ...