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Wholesale funds see strong inflows

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 23 DEC 2016
... managed funds closed the quarter totaling $791.9 billion - a jump of 8.3% over the year. The funds grew a further 3.2% on top of the 2.1% growth in the June quarter, owing to positive performance by the underling investment markets. Macquarie led the ...

CSC contributes to global ESG think tank

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 23 DEC 2016
The Commonwealth Superannuation Corporation recently formed part of a powerful asset owner think tank in Japan, discussing best practice in ESG investment and portfolio management. The Global Asset Owners' Forum, organised by the Japanese Government ...

Top 10 executive appointments in 2016

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 23 DEC 2016
1. Wealth division overhauled in latest NAB restructure Three members of NAB's executive leadership team left the company in July following an extensive organisational restructure which saw wealth management and personal banking brought under the same ...

Robo-advice needs monitoring: IOSCO

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 22 DEC 2016
... attributable to firms offering robo-advice tools. The report does note that researcher Cerulli estimates the total AUM of the top digital advice providers in the US sits at about $18.7 billion as of the second quarter of 2015. The updated version of ...

Top 10 investment stories in 2016

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 22 DEC 2016
1. AustralianSuper merges investment options In January AustralianSuper closed three investment options and replaced them with two as part of a streamlining process aiming to keep costs low and refocus the fund's investment efforts. The industry super ...

US pension fund extends tobacco divestment

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 DEC 2016
... the US will divest from tobacco-related securities across its externally managed portfolios. The move by CalPERS comes on top of its decision in 2000 to divest tobacco from internally managed public equity and debt portfolios. What's fascinating is the ...

Top 10 superannuation stories in 2016

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 DEC 2016
1. QSuper public offer move reshapes competitive landscape The decision to make Queensland government superannuation funds QSuper and LGIAsuper public offer could have far-reaching ramifications for Australia's superannuation sector. When QSuper especially ...

Top 10 financial planning stories in 2016

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 20 DEC 2016
... Acorns' services. Eligible app users can also take advantage of the government's co-contribution payment when making additional top-ups. 10. AMP launches new advice business In October AMP launched a new financial advice business with 11 branded practices ...

New CEO for WA Super

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 20 DEC 2016
WA Super named its new chief executive. Fabian Ross will succeed John McNally in the top job, following McNally's decision to retire. Currently BT Financial Group regional executive manager across WA, SA and Victoria, Ross has over 20 years' experience ...

MYEFO: Surplus of promises

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 20 DEC 2016
Beam me up Scotty! That's the underlying message from Australian Federal Treasurer Scott Morrison's Budget update where the Mid-Year Economic and Fiscal Outlook (MYEFO) report showed the budget deficit beamed up by a cumulative A$10.3 billion over the ...