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Contango swaps investment managers following AGM

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 28 NOV 2017
... management duties as interim chief executive. Amos said Switzer is "well placed to oversee this transition and take a more active role in the growth of the company's strategic investment in Switzer Asset Management."

Global asset manager expands Australian offering

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 28 NOV 2017
A $113 billion active and high-conviction global asset manager is officially launching its second fund in Australia, specifically targeting investors looking to diversify higher-yielding investment portfolios. PineBridge Investments announced its Australian-domiciled ...

ETF fees to plunge: Report

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 28 NOV 2017
As the cost of exchange-traded funds continues to plummet and becomes more affordable, there is still room for competition in the booming sector, latest EY research reveals. Over the next three years, EY's ETF report shows the global market will reach ...

Macquarie listed equities chief departs after 28 years

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 24 NOV 2017
The head of Macquarie's listed equities group has departed after 28 years with the company. Patrick Hodgens joined Macquarie in 1989 following the acquisition of boutique equities manager Risk Averse Money Managers, having previously worked at Citibank ...

Perth planner named Professional of the Year

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 23 NOV 2017
... of the Year Award in recognition of academic excellence and commitment to becoming a future leader in the industry. An active and respected member of her institution, she is passionate about encouraging peers to consider the opportunities of a career ...

SSGA dismisses ETF bubble concerns

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 NOV 2017
... patterns of portfolio rebalancing. "If you look at the indices being used, despite being rules-based, it can have quite an active feel to it," he said. One particular subset of the ETF market that has raised liquidity concerns is synthetic vehicles ...

Vanguard rolls out multi-asset ETF suite

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 NOV 2017
... total portfolio solution, through to those who want to implement a diversified index core that can be complemented with active strategies or individual investments of their choosing." Rainmaker Group head of superannuation research Stephen Fay said the ...

gigSuper reaches out to self-employed

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 NOV 2017
Competition in superannuation is gathering pace with the entry of gigSuper, the latest boutique direct product aimed at a niche market. Tapping into growing number of Australians who are self-employed or working in the gig economy, co-founders Peter ...

ASIC recoups $40m from NAB and ANZ

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 21 NOV 2017
NAB and ANZ will pay ASIC $20 million each to cover investigation costs over the banks' participation in the setting of the bank bill swap rate (BBSW). On November 10, the Federal Court ruled that both banks had attempted to engage in "unconscionable ...

BetaShares launches Australian-first hybrids ETF

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 21 NOV 2017
... investors can now gain exposure to hybrids with minimal downside risk thanks to a new ETF from BetaShares. The new BetaShares Active Australian Hybrids Fund (HBRD) is the first active ETF in Australia to invest in hybrids and is designed to manage the ...