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Pendal appoints new licensee distribution lead

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 17 DEC 2019
... as it created an impact investment team to establish a global equity impact strategy as part of the Pendal's ESG research team. Led by Tim Crockford, formerly the head of the Hermes Impact Opportunities Equity Fund and assisted by Mohsin Ahmas, Maxine ...

Cost savings, RC boost digital advice

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 16 DEC 2019
... increased super engagement saw many members realise they were better suited to a different investment strategy. Sargon's research suggests the average 35-year-old remaining within their existing fund would find simply changing to the investment option ...

Super sector to dominate by 2034

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 16 DEC 2019
... of funds grows each year. Within five years, there will be 10 funds with more than $100 billion of FUM," it said. The research house also predicted that the retail segment will go under the knife. "The retail segment will be transformed as legacy products ...

Pendal appoints impact investment team

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 13 DEC 2019
... appointed an impact investment team tasked with establishing a global equity impact strategy as part of the business' ESG research team, Regnan. Led by Tim Crockford, formerly the head of the Hermes Impact Opportunities Equity Fund, and assisted ...

Practice profitability at risk: MLC Life

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 13 DEC 2019
... expenses by up to 25% to remain profitable as further Life Insurance Framework changes come into effect on January 1. New research commissioned by MLC Life shows commission-only financial advisers - particularly those with complex clients - need to examine ...

Advisers better learn what women want: Research

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 DEC 2019
New research from Allianz Retire+ suggests that if financial advisers want to keep clients happy and gain referrals, they need to better understand the advice needs of women. The research, which looked at the 10 years before retirement and in retirement ...

AMP Capital commits more to Melbourne students

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 DEC 2019
AMP Capital has expanded its investment in the University of Melbourne, acquiring the student accommodation concession for its latest campus. The $150 million, 42-year deal was made on behalf of investors in the AMP Capital Diversified Trust (ADIT) ...

Best performing global equities strategies

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 DEC 2019
... concentrated strategy emerges as the leader. The median manager in the segment returned 15.5% on an unhedged basis, Morningstar research products manager Peter Gee said in the research note. Global share strategies underperformed Australian share strategies ...

ESG scores may be inflated: Eaton Vance

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 DEC 2019
... investment processes, they can mistakenly conflate ESG scores in practice with more familiar financial quality metrics, new research from Eaton Vance has revealed. The paper suggests the conflation stems from insufficient research that has yielded inconclusive ...

MySuper heat map lauds industry funds

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 10 DEC 2019
... per week, which equates to a 1.17% fee as a percentage of a $10,000 account each year. Rainmaker head of superannuation research Jason Ross told Financial Standard that despite its flaws - not including the cost of default insurance for example - the ...