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ASIC demands compliance despite COVID-19

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 16 APR 2020
... regulator revealed the extent to which its 2020 plans would be interrupted due to the crisis, with reviews of managed discretionary accounts and insurance in superannuation just two of several major projects set to be delayed. The regulator's new ...

Man Group hires from BlackRock

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 16 APR 2020
Man GLG, the discretionary investment manager of Man Group, has hired a new head of Asia ex-Japan equities from BlackRock. Andrew Swan will join Man GLG from Q3 this year and will be based in the Sydney office. Swan was most recently head of Asia and ...

Major regulatory efforts delayed

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 APR 2020
... significant regulatory projects which were set to shake up financial services in 2020, including its reviews of managed discretionary accounts and insurance in super. The regulator's new reality will see it pivot towards ensuring its regulated entities ...

BlackRock bullish on China

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2020
... from this crisis, they expect a rebound in income growth to high single digits and high homeownership rates aiding discretionary spending. "The urbanisation trend is another catalyst as one-third of China's population remains rural and migration to cities ...

Perpetual executive jumps to Xplore

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2020
... joining," Wright said. "Neil's 21 years' experience in wealth management, including his expertise in managed discretionary accounts (MDA) and superannuation will be instrumental in supporting our clients across our entire business including our ...

Big banks cop a beating

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2020
... play in supporting Australian households, businesses and economy. APRA said it expects ADIs and insurers to limit discretionary capital distributions in the months ahead, to ensure that they instead use buffers and maintain capacity to continue to lend ...

Not safe to launch: APRA

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2020
... To begin the week, it warned authorised deposit taking institutions and insurers that it expected them to limit discretionary capital distributions in the coming months, to ensure that they instead use buffers and "maintain capacity to continue to lend ...

Bravura secures new mandate

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 6 APR 2020
... enhance service delivery," Bravura said. "The Garradin implementation has enabled Futurity to launch a ground-breaking discretionary family education bond that provides bond owners with the ability to easily track their contributions as well as provide ...

SS&C secures platform mandate

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 6 APR 2020
... a single platform, and had previously used SS&C's GWP to manage the end-to-end investment process of its managed discretionary account (MDA) arm. According to Xplore chief executive Mike Wright, the firm is confident the cloud-based product can scale ...

Opportunities and threats amid COVID-19 crisis

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2020
... leveraged, spending will be impacted both short and long term, with kick-on effects for retailers, Potter said. "Non-discretionary retailers, especially for home consumption, will do reasonably well," he said. "Retailers that sell into cafes and restaurants ...