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Avoid the ETF trap: Bell Direct

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 11 AUG 2017
Online trading platform Bell Direct is warning investors to avoid the "ETF trap", as the move to passive strategies gains substantial pace and inflows reach all-time highs. Bell Direct chief executive Arnie Selvarajah said that for many investors passive ...

Macquarie and Canadian pension fund buy SA government asset

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 11 AUG 2017
... government entered into a binding agreement with the consortium, Australian Registry Investments (ARI), comprising 80% institutional investors (which includes First State Super and Hastings) and a 20% stake held by the Royal Bank of Scotland Group's ...

BlackRock takes majority stake in Australian solar farm

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 11 AUG 2017
BlackRock Real Assets has acquired a majority interest in a Queensland solar energy project, representing one of Australia's largest solar portfolio financings to date. Financed through BlackRock Real Assets, the 150MW and 50MW solar farms are expected ...

BNP Paribas AM expands insto business team

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 11 AUG 2017
BNP Paribas Asset Management appointed a new senior business development manager to its Sydney-based institutional business team. Formerly of Perpetual's institutional team, Toby Coleman will be focused on developing BNP Paribas AM's relationships with ...

AMP prioritises reinsurance, grows advice arm

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 10 AUG 2017
AMP is ramping up its reinsurance strategy in an effort to release $500 million in capital from its life insurance business and curb volatile earnings in a "challenging industry." AMP chief executive Craig Meller today announced the company signed a ...

Magellan officially ramps up retail offering

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 10 AUG 2017
... $15 billion. This represents a dramatic upswing from the $4.5 billion sourced from retail investors in 2013. While institutional money still represents the majority of the firm's FUM ($35.4 billion as at 30 June 2017), these figures demonstrate Douglass' ...

Class and Countplus partner

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 10 AUG 2017
Software provider Class inked a partnership with accounting and financial advice network Countplus for the provision of self-managed super funds and wealth accounting software. Countplus practices will now have access to centralised billing and supporting ...

Less room for mid-tier asset managers: Stern

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 AUG 2017
Standard Life Investments head of multi-asset and macro investing, Guy Stern, believes the asset management industry will soon stratify into trillion-dollar players and boutiques - with not much room for a middle ground. Speaking to Financial Standard ...

CBA contemplates CommInsure sale

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 AUG 2017
... This was mostly driven by retail banking ($4.4 billion) followed by business and private banking ($1.6 billion) and institutional banking and markets ($1.3 billion). CBA chief executive Ian Narev commented: "We will continue to strengthen our balance ...

First home super scheme may not make it to parliament in 2018

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 8 AUG 2017
Bills to enact the First Home Super Savers Scheme, residential downsizing incentives, and a raft of additional superannuation and retirement policies announced following this years' Budget may not be introduced to Parliament before the end of the year. ...