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Melbourne boutique appoints head of distribution

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUN 2020
... for about three years, has served as NAB's head of asset management and at Colonial First State as a manager for research relationships. He also led Acadian Asset Management. L1 has also hired Aman Kashyap as an investment specialist, from Prodigy ...

Super fund names chief risk officer

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUN 2020
... billion industry superannuation fund has named a new chief risk officer. UniSuper, the fund for the higher education and research sector, today announced the appointment of Andrew Raftis as its new chief risk officer. Raftis will lead UniSuper's ...

Managed accounts demand rises: Zenith

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUN 2020
... executive David Wright said it was not unexpected that advice firms were proactive in seeking additional investment, research and client communication support during challenging times. "As market volatility spikes, and investors become more anxious about ...

Fixed income investors get new ESG rating

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUN 2020
... around 95% of companies in global investment grade indices. The firm's new ESG risk rating tool provides the firm's credit research hub with a "fresh" feed of data, and aggregates and assesses external data against a set of 29 ESG risks, which the firm's ...

First Nations Foundation gets COVID-19 funding

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUN 2020
... Foundation said. While the series is in response to COVID-19, the foundation says it could have future applications. Research conducted into the effectiveness of First Nations Foundation training found that for every one person trained 5.6 family members ...

Capital raisings top $27bn, dividends down $10bn

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUN 2020
New research from Ord Minnet reveals capital raisings topped $27 billion as at June 22, while dividends have been slashed by $10 billion. Ord Minnett said among the three categories of capital management initiatives, capital raisings include share placements ...

Sydney boutique research head steps down

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 22 JUN 2020
Sydney hedge fund VGI Partners' Douglas Tynan is stepping down from his executive roles but will stay on the board and remain an investor in the boutique's funds. Tynan's resignation is for personal reasons, according to VGI. Following his ...

COVID-19 dampens retirement expectations: Study

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 22 JUN 2020
New research has revealed the extent of the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the nation's retirees, with many now fearful for the future. In a survey of 1007 current and prospective retirees nationwide, Allianz Retire+ found that four ...

Australia lagging on robo-advice

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2020
Australia is still dragging the chain on robo-advice but there is hope for local providers, according to new global research on the take-up of the technology. Latest Investment Trends shows Australia is still lagging behind when it comes to the adoption ...

Vanguard adds to Aussie executive lineup

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2020
... known to many through his work leading Vanguard Australia's product strategy team in long-term product planning, research, development and implementation," he said. "His deep experience in product implementation and execution strategy is the perfect ...