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Banks feeling heat as MiFID II looms: Liquidnet

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 4 DEC 2017
... even though MiFID II is European regulation, it's already affecting the global market, with volumes in Liquidnet's institutional dark pool network already up 20% year-on-year in Asia-Pacific. "You're going to see a lot more banks investing in fintech ...

ANZ Wealth research boss departs for Mercer

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 4 DEC 2017
... more than $200 billion funds under management, of which more than $30 billion is managed in the Pacific. Mercer institutional wealth leader, Pacific, Simon Eagleton said Willment brings with her an impressive set of skills and experience in all aspects ...

IFM Investors expands in Korea, appoints client director

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 1 DEC 2017
... Investors commitment to the region in servicing clients' needs, in addition to positioning the firm as a leading institutional fund management business for professionals to further and enhance their careers." Himbury said the decision to expand in the ...

LIC fund reopens to investors

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 1 DEC 2017
... more than 100 LICs and many more are entering market. Despite that, the sector is under-researched and has very few institutional investors, hence providing "a significant source of opportunities." The fund launched 18 months ago, generating a 13.7% ...

Industry super fund adapts new life insurance model

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 1 DEC 2017
A $45 billion industry superannuation fund has undergone an insurance overhaul to bring its offering in line with major competitive shifts in the super system. Among the changes at REST Industry Super, new members will pay up to 25% less for default ...

ASFA disappointed in Royal Commission scope

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 1 DEC 2017
The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) is disappointed the Royal Commission into banks and financial services has included the $2.5 trillion super system. In a statement ASFA said further scrutiny of the sector, which is already ...

Government superannuation bills will stand despite Royal Commission: O'Dwyer

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 1 DEC 2017
The inclusion of superannuation in the Royal Commission into banks and the broader financial services sector will not delay any proposed or announced policy initiatives on super, Minister for Revenue and Financial Services Kelly O'Dwyer has confirmed. ...

Misperception of independence jeopardising trust

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 1 DEC 2017
Consumer trust in the financial planning industry has dropped 2% in the last 12 months, according to the latest figures from Roy Morgan. Findings from the research house's 2017 Superannuation and Wealth Management in Australia report shows trust in ...

US firm hires QIC analyst in Australian expansion

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 30 NOV 2017
... Mackenzie said: "We are excited to have David join the Jacobi team in Brisbane, further strengthening our deep roots in institutional investment management. Jacobi provides the infrastructure for designing and scaling multi-asset portfolios, and David's ...

Former Fidante-aligned boutique targeted by UK regulator

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 30 NOV 2017
A former Fidante Partners-aligned boutique and a $94 billion BNY Mellon subsidiary are two of four asset managers accused of breaching UK competition laws. In what is the first case to see the UK's Financial Conduct Authority exercise its competition ...