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Aussie hedge fund eyes US expansion

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 19 MAY 2017
... director, international. Kalish will drive NWQ's US operations - in particular, delivering the recently-announced offshore version of NWQ's flagship Fiduciary Fund to a US client base. The multi-manager Fiduciary Fund aims to achieve returns between ...

Former adviser launches sustainable trading platform

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAY 2017
... environment, based on data from global provider of ESG and corporate governance ratings Sustainalytics, and will move to a live version in July. The start-up will also be launching a crowd funded campaign to raise awareness before going into another ...

Orbis launches fund for retail investors

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 28 APR 2017
Global investment manager Orbis is expanding its offering for retail investors with the launch of an Australian version of the Orbis Global Equity Fund. The fund, which has been available to Australian wholesale investors such as super funds since 2005 ...

IRESS readies industry for super reforms

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 APR 2017
Financial technology provider IRESS is assisting administrators and financial advisers to respond to the introduction of the superannuation laws with several updates. IRESS' superannuation administration platform, Acurity, and its financial advice technology ...

FSC launches draft APL standard for risk advice

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 13 APR 2017
The FSC is debuting its draft life insurer approved product list standard, the final version of which will become mandatory for all members. The goal of the FSC's APL standard is to increase competition among life insurers and reduce potential conflicts ...

PIMCO launches ESG bond fund

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 11 APR 2017
... Stewart said. Struc explained further: "PIMCO began managing socially responsible investment portfolios in 1991, launching a version of the Total Return strategy in the US that excluded investments in select industries. Since then, sustainable investing ...

Mobile education drives advice professionalism

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 APR 2017
Financial advisers looking to increase their level of education in the face of the professional standards legislation can now do so through a joint venture between knowITdigital and vocational education provider Monarch Institute. Users of knowITdigital's ...

Westpac minimises disruption with disruption

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAR 2017
... our innovation to the Australian market." Westpac Keyboard is currently only available to iPhone users with an Android version expected to be available on the next release.

OC partners for micro-cap fund

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAR 2017
... previously known as the OC Concentrated Equity Fund. While it primarily comprised micro-cap investments in its earlier version, that wasn't the explicit strategy. Over the past five years, the original version of the fund has delivered 15.5% over the ...

MLC Life Insurance upgrades underwriting

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 7 MAR 2017
... straight-through processing and therefore reduce the time it takes to get cover." MLC Life Insurance is also launching an enhanced version of the Professionals Package to newly qualified professionals - such as accountants, solicitors and medical professionals ...