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Market cap funds disappoint investors: Report

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAR 2019
... benchmarks in 2018 and recorded relatively poor performance compared to the prior year. This is according to the latest S&P Dow Jones Indices' SPIVA Australia Scorecard, which showed nearly 87% of Australian equity funds could not beat their designated ...

Willis Re refreshes executive lineup

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JAN 2019
... across Bank of America and Merrill Lynch. The business is also moving its international head of catastrophic analytics, Karl Jones, back to Sydney from London. "While Jones will continue in his global role, his return to Australia will strengthen Willis ...

S&P launches new ASX small caps index

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JAN 2019
S&P Dow Jones Indices has launched a new index for small cap stocks listed on the ASX as a part of a new index series. The new S&P/ASX Small Ordinaries Select is a subset of the older S&P/ASX small ordinaries but will include only those companies that ...

Why indexing is big business

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 4 DEC 2018
... about US$16.2 trillion of assets benchmarked against its indices - 81% is equity and the remainder in fixed income. S&P Dow Jones, also a major player in equity indices, has about US$13.7 trillion benchmarked. MSCI, which purely operates in equity indexing ...

ASIC appoints to disciplinary panel

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 30 NOV 2018
... Lisa Shand, Credit Suisee derivatives trading's John Manchee and Goldman Sachs electronic trading executive director Ian Jones have all been appointed. ASIC Commissioner Cathie Armour said: "These new appointments ensure the MDP continues to have the ...

Special Report: Hitting new ETF goals

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 16 NOV 2018
... bond ETFs to gain four major benefits: liquidity, transparency, low fees and diversification. This is according to S&P Dow Jones Indices director of fixed income product management, Jason Giordano, who likes to remind investors that bonds don't trade ...

Former CBA Private advisers join Wilsons

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 NOV 2018
Wilsons Advisory appointed two former CBA advisers to its private wealth team. Curtis Smith and Peter Jones are set to link with the firm this month, bringing with them 30 years of experience in providing financial advice to high-net-wealth individuals. ...

Investors unfazed by market volatility: Spot poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 22 OCT 2018
... provides real competition to other asset classes." Janus Henderson Investors portfolio manager for global equity income Andy Jones said: "On a fundamental basis we would expect economic activity to remain at healthy levels, despite concerns over tariffs ...

ASIC moves on Dollarmites

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 19 OCT 2018
... impact of these programs," Kell said. Responding yesterday, CBA executive general manager of retail banking services Mark Jones said the bank welcomed ASIC's review, adding CBA would provide the regulator with information about its involvement in school ...

CBA fires up over Dollarmites criticism

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 5 OCT 2018
... to widespread criticism of its longstanding Dollarmites program. Executive general manager of the bank's retail arm, Mark Jones said CBA is proud of its school banking program, which has been running now for 87 years. "We are proud to have been able ...