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ETFs cross $50bn, fixed income leads

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUL 2019
... just under 30% each. Active ETFs share of inflows weakens Aussie investors strengthened their preference for passive and smart beta ETFs in the first half of the year. However, investors showed a preference for passive and smart beta products over active ...

Coolabah buys retail fund manager stake

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUL 2019
Christopher Joye's Coolabah Capital Investments is taking full ownership of a retail fund management business it developed as a joint venture with Yellow Brick Road. Smarter Money Investments offers fixed income and cash strategies managed by Coolabah. ...

Association names new chief

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUL 2019
... also served on Standards Australia's risk management committee and ASIC's Business Advisory Committee. "Judith is smart and articulate and ideally placed to lead the Association into the future," Green said. "This became evident during our campaign ...

Sovereign investors go back to fixed income

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUL 2019
... a move towards multi-factor approaches. This is similar to a FTSE Russell study from last month which found multi-factor smart beta approaches were proving to be the most popular with asset managers. Lastly, 60% of the Invesco study's respondents said ...

Super fund awards Aussie equity mandate

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUL 2019
... awarded a mandate worth more than $200 million to Omega Global Investors. State Super allocated the funds to Omega's smart beta-plus strategy, complementing its existing Australian equity portfolio. Omega joins the likes of Pendal, Maple-Brown Abbott ...

AstuteWheel adds capability

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 JUN 2019
... based advice tool, which is set to assist advisers in helping clients articulate their goals, by encouraging the use of SMART goals, which are specific, measureable, achievable, realistic and timebound.

Yarra hires head of macro, strategy

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 20 JUN 2019
... clients in due course." Toohey said of his appointment: "As an economist by trade it's always exciting to work with smart and passionate people who are leaders in their field. I believe Yarra's approach to integrating credit and equity research ...

Insurer to add value via tech

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JUN 2019
... tracking lifestyle behaviour, he added, referring to measuring steps, heart rate and activity with things like Fitbits and smart watches. Kruip also pointed to the immense popularity of apps that measure sleep and meditation, saying the way people have ...

Facebook to launch own currency

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JUN 2019
The social media giant revealed plans for its first financial services product, a digital wallet and its own cryptocurrency. Facebook is set to launch its own digital wallet in 2020, to allow people to access and participate in the Libra network, Facebook's ...

Wealth firm trims Aussie shares

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUN 2019
... the total through passive managers, and recently added the first exchange-traded fund to its investment menu. The domestic smart beta product is an addition to manage costs for index return component of the portfolios. "In the fourth quarter of the last ...