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FSC appoints UBS, Mercer heads

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 OCT 2018
... Doherty became UBS AM's Australia and New Zealand head in 2013, where he is responsible for the asset manager's institutional and wholesale business in both the countries. Prior to joining UBS in 2011, Doherty headed BT Investment Management's wholesale ...

AustralianSuper awards $500m mandate

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 OCT 2018
A Melbourne boutique has won a $500 million mandate from AustralianSuper, the super fund confirmed. Jamieson Coote Bonds was appointed to manage a fixed income mandate for the super fund at the end of June, Rainmaker research shows. JCB's mandate ...

Superannuation must catch up to gig economy

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 OCT 2018
The chief executive at one of Australia's biggest wealth managers said he is troubled by adequacy issues in Australia's $2.7 trillion superannuation system, suggesting it be overhauled. Mercer Australia chief executive Ben Walsh told an industry breakfast ...

CBA sells CFSGAM, new wealth business chief executive appointed

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 OCT 2018
Commonwealth Bank is selling Colonial First State Global Asset Management (CFSGAM) to a Japanese buyer. The bank has entered into an agreement with Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking Corporation (MUTB) to sell the business for $4.13 billion for a total ...

EM investors seek China alternative amid trade war

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 30 OCT 2018
... never seen a country expand debt at such a rate and magnitude as China." Newly appointed chief executive of Sura's institutional business Pablo Sprenger said an allocation between 10 to 30% to Pacific Alliance would significantly increase portfolio returns ...

Industry fund, IRESS begin automated advice journey

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 30 OCT 2018
A $3.5 billion industry superannuation fund is the first to implement IRESS' new digital advice solution. The rollout of WA Super's digital advice tool, SuperClick Advice, includes white-labelling IRESS' automated personal advice engine. SuperClick ...

Super funds react to market sell off

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 29 OCT 2018
AustralianSuper and Equip Super are among the superannuation funds reassuring members as the S&P/ASX 200 slid close to its lowest in a year last Thursday. On October 25, The S&P/ASX 200 closed more than 6% lower than at the start of the year, on the ...

BlackRock strengthens real assets team

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 29 OCT 2018
BlackRock has appointed a Sydney-based managing director to lead its renewable energy investments in Asia Pacific as it eyes new opportunities in the region. Charlie Reid is relocating from London for the role and will be responsible for sourcing, executing ...

Social media reacts to SIBOS

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 26 OCT 2018
Attendees of the world's largest banking conference took to social media to share their SIBOS experience. Swift at sibos today: "The benefits of DLT are promising, but delivering it is still years away." There are over 100 financial institutions with ...

Blockchain can power internal systems: Digital Asset

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 26 OCT 2018
While the focus of the blockchain industry debate is its usage cross platforms, the real potential can actually be in managing internal systems, said the chief executive of the company behind ASX's new blockchain system. Speaking at a SIBOS session ...