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HUB24 awards super trustee mandate

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUL 2020
HUB24 has appointed a new trustee for its $7.9 billion superannuation fund, after deciding to swap out Sargon's Diversa Trustees earlier this year. Equity Trustee's HTFS Nominees will now act as the trustee for HUB24 Super. "We are delighted to have ...

Lonsec adds to research team

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUL 2020
Lonsec has appointed two senior investment analysts following the launch of its sustainability research which includes coverage of 11 funds. Ron Mehmet has joined the fixed income team, having previously been an investment specialist at Perpetual for ...

Westpac announces appointment, departure

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUL 2020
Westpac has announced a new chief operating officer will join its ranks, while a group executive will leave the bank early next year. Scott Collary has nabbed the role and will lead Westpac's newly created group operating office, as the bank brings ...

Investment strategies need to change: GSFM

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUL 2020
A number of factors have contributed to the current economic uncertainty, and investment strategies need to adapt to the 'new normal', according to GSFM and its fund manager partners Payden & Rygel, Munro Partners and Redpoint Investment Management. ...

Chief economist update: No Karens in China

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUL 2020
The difference between Australia and China, my friends, is there are no selfish, stupid "Karens" in China. None that compare to the one in the state of Victoria that has now gone viral, protesting against the mandatory wearing of face masks. Let's ...

AustralianSuper partners with greenhouse gas giants

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 27 JUL 2020
Australia's largest superannuation fund has partnered with the country's major greenhouse gas emitters in a new initiative which will see them work towards a decarbonised future. AustralianSuper, joined by NAB and Schneider Electric, has partnered ...

MSCI shifts to the cloud with Microsoft alliance

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2020
Global index provider MSCI has formed a strategic alliance with Microsoft to shift its products, data and services onto the cloud, in a move that the duo says will accelerate innovation among the global investment industry. The partnership will enhance ...

European robo-adviser eyes Australia, taps Westpac exec

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUL 2020
... former KPMG partner Adrian Fisk, wealthtech provider InvestSuite launched into the Australian market on July 1. "As a wealth tech firm in its first two years we have focused our suite of solutions solely on the B2B space, targeting established wealth ...

State Street warns of dot-com parallels

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUL 2020
... to only 10," Apted said. "In the S&P/ASX 300 Index in 2020 we don't see as many IT names but we have observed many smaller tech companies rise to loft valuations on expectations of growth into perpetuity. "The raging stock prices encourage more investors ...

Class launches Xplan integration

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUL 2020
Class has completed its integration with Iress' financial software solution Xplan, with the offering now available for new Class Super and Class Portfolio customers as a public pilot. The data feed will enable financial advisers and accountants to seamlessly ...