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Investment consultant adds to insurance team

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 8 SEP 2020
... JANA said. Wilkinson joined JANA in 2014 and is currently a senior consultant and a member of JANA's global equities research team. He has over 25 years' experience in the financial services industry, including 16 years as a consulting actuary ...

Demand for advice rises

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 8 SEP 2020
... years ago. The global pandemic has pushed many to seek professional advice and reassess their financial situation, the research firm's 2020 Financial Advice Report found, with 44% of those surveyed claiming COVID-19 as a major catalyst. "Potential clients ...

Credit Suisse names preferred investment options

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 8 SEP 2020
... term earnings upside in the asset managers given favourable markets in 3Q CY20 to date," the report said. Credit Suisse research analysts James Cordukes and Marco Vissers found that the most recent reporting season saw less negative trends for institutional ...

Winton fund looks to change fee structure

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 7 SEP 2020
... review of the fund aimed at increasing the investment opportunity set and allowing it to access more of Winton's latest research and investment ideas.

Ethical fund manager hires

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 7 SEP 2020
An ethical fund manager with more than $1 billion in funds under management has hired from MSCI ESG Research and Vanguard to expand its investment team. U Ethical has added Desiree Lucchese as ethics and impact manager and Rachel O'Connor as portfolio ...

It's not a bird or a plane; it's a new trading platform

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 7 SEP 2020
... adviser), Stake (trading platform allowing Australians and Kiwis to trade US stocks) and Maqro Capital, a stockmarket research and advisory firm. According to the platform's financial services guide, Superhero Markets (platform operator) as well ...

Morningstar sticks to AMP Capital ratings

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 4 SEP 2020
... first two (process and people)...about 90% of it, while 10% is parent for active funds," Morningstar director, manager research ratings Aman Ramrakha said. "All our ratings run on a 12-18 month cycle. We last reviewed the parent [AMP Capital] at tail ...

Fees fall after super mergers: Research

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 4 SEP 2020
... efficiencies and economies of scale for the funds, which has led to members being better off," Rainmaker executive director of research Alex Dunnin said. "Regulators and political leaders continue to heap pressure on funds to merge, particularly if they ...

Instos dial up alternatives allocations

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 4 SEP 2020
... Most institutional investors are seeking alternative investments to safeguard against COVID-19 volatility. New CoreData Research reveals nearly half (40%) of the 459 participants it surveyed between June and July will ramp up allocations to alternatives ...

Sustainable ETF demand skyrockets

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 4 SEP 2020
... shows no sign of abating as assets under management double to US$250 billion in just three years. That is according to research firm Morningstar, highlighting the changing attitudes of investors bending toward ESG-conscious products, which has been particularly ...