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Natixis backs gender diversity

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAY 2019
The global investment manager is the latest to join Future Females in Finance, advocating for women in financial services. Natixis Investment Managers has moved to narrow the gender gap in Australia's financial services industry, linking with gender ...

New Perennial small caps active ETF

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAY 2019
Perennial Value Management's small caps team has launched an active ETF with an ESG strategy, with eInvest as the distributor. The eInvest Future Impact Small Caps Fund (ASX: IMPQ) is the first actively-managed ESG ETF in Australia. Betashares (ASX ...

Chief economist update: It'll hurt me more than it hurts you

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAY 2019
If very, very recent history is any guide, US President Donald Trump would soon be tempering his trade war tweets versus China. Trump did so early this year - prompting financial markets and economic and business agents to expect that a trade deal is ...

AFCA seeks to strengthen leadership

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 23 MAY 2019
The Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA) is recruiting for a number of newly-created senior roles. Chief ombudsman and chief executive David Locke will appoint a deputy chief ombudsman and general counsel. The new leadership roles will be ...

Praemium signs new SMA deal

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 23 MAY 2019
A leading wealth management business has commissioned Praemium to deliver its customised portfolio solution. Pitcher Partners' Brisbane office has selected Praemium to provide a new separately managed account service; with Praemium saying the deal gives ...

Financial advice valued beyond returns

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAY 2019
Investors who sought the help of a financial adviser will likely have more peace of mind about their financial security and quality of life, latest research shows. Australian Unity's bi-annual LifePlan Financial Advice Satisfaction Index, compiled with ...

Fairness key to meaningful change: Shipton

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 20 MAY 2019
For the financial system to really improve, fairness needs to be embedded into financial institutions, according to ASIC chair James Shipton. Opening ASIC's annual forum in Sydney recently, Shipton said the concept of fairness needs to be embedded "into ...

YBR overhauls wealth arm

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 17 MAY 2019
Yellow Brick Road is restructuring its wealth business that will result in job cuts under the supervision of chair Mark Bouris. Its chief executive will also step down. YBR's board announced overnight it will commence to dispose, outsource or restructure ...

Chief economist update: June RBA rate cut not a sure bet

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 17 MAY 2019
The odds that the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) will cut interest rates to a new record low of 1.25% from the current all-time bottom of 1.5% when its Board meets on the first Tuesday of June intensified after the Australian Bureau of Statistics' ...

Life expectancy declining: KPMG

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAY 2019
Latest research from KPMG debunks the assumption that life expectancy is increasing when in fact it has contracted for the fourth consecutive year. After analysing the mortality of UK retirees on defined benefit plans, the KPMG 2019 Pensions Accounting ...