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CBA to demerge CFS, mulls further CommInsure sell-off

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 25 JUN 2018
... shareholders. "It is the best possible outcome for CBA shareholders to have a demerger, so that they can participate in the performance of the CFS Group," he said. He added that the wealth management and mortgage broking businesses are each high-quality ...

Hermes launches carbon ESG tool

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUN 2018
The $60 billion global manager will launch a tool to calculate a fund's carbon performance and carbon risk as a part of its ESG toolkit to help fund managers make better decisions about investments. Hermes Investment Management will also use the tool ...

Aussie HNWI population grows: Capgemini

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUN 2018
... HNWIs across the globe demand hybrid advice. "The race is on to beat BigTech firms in providing the best investment performance analytics and automated processes on an intuitive easy to use platform," he said. According to the report, the threat of tech-first ...

AMP Capital appoints portfolio manager

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 19 JUN 2018
... strengthening the company's global capabilities. "As part of our commitment to continuous improvement and a high performance-led culture I'm pleased to welcome such a highly experienced and respected investor to the team. Hide will bring valuable ...

SSGA appoints head of retirement solutions

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 19 JUN 2018
... Street's research on the idea of "phi" which attempted to delineate a "hidden variable" in quantifying investment performance. Joking that State Street picked phi - the 21st letter of the Greek alphabet - because "the asset management industry had ...

Adviser performance data vital to remuneration

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 19 JUN 2018
In-depth communication of business performance data in financial advice practices can play a key role in motivating team members and the creation of remuneration packages, latest research shows. The inaugural Adviser Remuneration Report from Elixir ...

The future of advice fee structures

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 18 JUN 2018
... advisers must separate planning and product advice fees, as well as benchmark both planning advice fees and portfolio performance. That is the view of DFS Portfolio Solutions, with principal Stephen Romic saying it is clear is that "bundling planning ...

Fidante eyes actively managed ETFs

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUN 2018
... active managers will jealously guard it because they don't want their competitors to be able to replicate their performance. The Australian regulations are such that disclosure is required but that only has to happen with deferred basis and so it ...

Perpetual launches ethical fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUN 2018
... is one of the first floating rate credit funds in Australia combining a social responsibility lens and investment performance." The fund applies both ethical and SRI screening methods to invest in floating rate bonds. Ethical screening relates to the ...

Active shortfalls see pension fund fee restructure

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUN 2018
... active managers will see Japan's Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF) revise its fee structure to prioritise performance. Under the new structure, GPIF-contracted managers will have their base fee rate lowered to that of a passive mandate and ...