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Pinnacle kicks off race to zero-fee ETFs

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 29 JUL 2019
A local boutique is planning to launch Australia's first zero fee exchange traded fund. Pinnacle Investment Management is aiming to bring a zero-fee cash ETF to the ASX, managed by Omega Global Investors and says there may be room to implement the model ...

Franklin Templeton boosts retail distribution

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUL 2019
Franklin Templeton announced a key appointment in its Australian retail advice market business. Paul Ramsay steps into the role of retail key account manager, based in Franklin Templeton's Melbourne office. Ramsay will focus on building and maintaining ...

Chief economist update: Australia needs a cheaper A$

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUL 2019
If it were posted on Facebook, Wall Street would have "unliked" the strong US non-farm payrolls report for June - up a bigger-than-expected 224,000 from 72,000 in May. Meanwhile, the unemployment rate ticked up to 3.7% from 3.6% in May, remains near ...

Clime ramps up private wealth

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUL 2019
Clime Investment Management is looking to hire more financial advisers, expand its investment offering and potentially acquire advice books as it builds out its private wealth business. The 23-year-old firm managed $887 million at March end. It has ...

Pendal appoints machine learning expert

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 27 JUN 2019
Pendal is welcoming a machine learning quantitative analyst to its bond, income and defensive strategies boutique. Itay Feldman has been recruited by Pendal - initially on a one year contract - with the goal of integrating machine learning into the ...

Advisers wary of unlisted assets: Sunsuper

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAY 2019
... corporate and household debt levels in Australia and around the world don't have much room to grow. How much more debt can you ram down people's throats?" Parker said that while the global and local economy might not be in danger of imminent recession ...

ASIC to strengthen complaints handling

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 16 MAY 2019
ASIC has initiated public consultation on the creation of new standards for financial firms handling consumer and small business complaints. The regulator is proposing standards that will include mandatory data reporting and make firms' complaints handling ...

Insurtechs improve life insurance inefficiencies: Report

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAY 2019
Life insurers are ramping up efforts to improve pricing and underwriting efficiencies with the help of startups to make it possible, a new insurtech study shows. The second annual EY and Insurtech Australia report found almost three-in-four (72%) insurtechs ...

Communication fails to keep member interests at heart

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 MAY 2019
Many superannuation fund members are feeling confused after receiving communication from trustees attempting to explain the new Protecting Your Superannuation Package laws. Some super funds however, are outshining others. APRA wrote to trustees today ...

Aussie blockchain investor goes global

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 16 APR 2019
Australian digital assets investment firm TCM Global Asset Management (formerly Token Capital Management) is making its first international foray. TCM is chaired by former ANZ managing director of global markets, Steve Bellotti, and its chief executive ...