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Responsible investment now mainstream

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 31 MAY 2018
... committed. It's also become a leading indicator of segment performance differentials. Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA) in association with Amundi Asset Management has just released its 2018 Super Fund Responsible Investment Benchmark ...

Parametric wins $60m global equities mandate

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAY 2018
... always looking to find fresh ways to improve member returns, and the TMI strategy reflects this approach." Paramatric Australasia chief executive Chris Briant added: "To be recognised by ACSRF for our after-tax and implementation skills was important ...

BlackRock names new head of iShares Australia

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 28 MAY 2018
... BlackRock in 2012 in Europe, prior to which he worked at J.P. Morgan and UBS. He will report directly to BlackRock head of Australasia Dominik Rohe and Susan Chan, head of iShares and index investing, Asia-Pacific. Commenting on the appointment, Rohe ...

Bank distribution head goes green

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 25 MAY 2018
The former head of distribution at Bendigo and Adelaide Bank has taken a new role at an ethical investment manager. David Brennan has joined UCA Funds Management as director - development, adding more than 12 years' experience in financial services. ...

Former Janus exec to lead APAC distribution for US hedge fund

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAY 2018
The former head of Australasia at Janus Capital is taking the Asia Pacific distribution reins at a US$58 billion Los Angeles-based hedge fund manager. John Landau will join Causeway Capital Management and build out its Asia Pacific distribution footprint ...

Thought leadership: Building portfolios for market crises

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAY 2018
... about what you're doing relative to the market," Walker says. READ: Building portfolios for market crises Morningstar Australasia senior analyst Kunal Kotwal says investor reaction times to market crises are critical to returns and the wrong choice made ...

Why wait for Royal Commission to address trust?

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 APR 2018
... Royal Commission findings and are more concerned about professional standards. The Financial Services Institute of Australasia's (FINSIA) latest research highlighted consumers' lack of confidence in the professionalism of the financial services industry. ...

Alternative finance the option for millennials

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 16 APR 2018
... alternative finance options as the generation tops Australia's user list of online lending products. Speaking at the AltFi Australasia Summit in Sydney today, OnDeck chief executive Noah Breslow said he can see the Australian alternative finance industry ...

Willis Towers Watson hires institutional risk expert

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 5 APR 2018
... The announcement follows the March appointment of Simon Weaver to lead WTW's corporate risk and broking for Asia and Australasia. Weaver previously held the position as chief executive at WTW Singapore, as well as head of Asia operations at the Miller ...

Incumbents can innovate or separate: AltFi Summit

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 APR 2018
... to carry industry innovation toward future consumer demands or risk being left behind. Speaking ahead of the AltFi Australasia Summit on 16 April, Credible founder and chief executive Stephen Dash said there is already separation between the firms adapting ...