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The top-performing ETFs in September are...

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 12 OCT 2018
An ASX-listed ETF that tracks palladium metal delivered the best returns in September, while ETFs tracking small caps took a beating. ETF Securities' Physical Palladium ETF (ETPMPD) returned close to 12% in September as the silvery-white metal's ...

Funds SA portfolio manager leaves, team to expand

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 OCT 2018
... month, Funds SA put its custody contract to tender, inviting six custodians J.P. Morgan, NAB, Northern Trust, RBC, State Street, BNP Paribas and Citi in a process advised by Mercer Sentinel. J.P. Morgan has had a stranglehold on the fund's custody contract ...

SSGA strengthens gender equality actions

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 28 SEP 2018
State Street Global Advisors will vote against the entire slate of board members on a nominating committee if a company does not have at least one woman on its board. SSGA said the enhancement to its board gender diversity voting guidelines would begin ...

Custody contract up for grabs

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 20 SEP 2018
... The manager has invited seven custodians to submit proposals: the incumbent J.P. Morgan, NAB, Northern Trust, RBC, State Street, BNP Paribas and Citi. J.P. Morgan has held Funds SA's custody contract for the last 18 years. The investment manager ...

State Street appoints APAC global markets lead

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 13 SEP 2018
State Street named a new head of global markets for Asia-Pacific, relocating a long-time executive. Michelle Hardeman moves into the role effective immediately, relocating to Hong Kong from Boston where she served as head of foreign exchange sales for ...

Managed accounts could outstrip super sector on CIPRs

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 SEP 2018
... space could arrive sooner than those from superannuation funds but there is still a long wait for both, according to State Street Global Australia. In its May budget, the Federal Government said it would introduce a retirement income covenant requiring ...

CCIV draws mixed reception: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 23 AUG 2018
... responses from the global asset management community planning to ramp up cross-border strategies in the next five years, State Street research shows. Of the 250 global asset managers canvassed in the 2018 Fund Strategy Survey, 64% plan to launch cross-border ...

Advisers can't ignore CIPR debate: SSGA

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 20 AUG 2018
... Retirement (CIPR) debate as it will affect all corners of the advice industry, a retirement solutions expert says. State Street Global Advisors head of retirement solutions for Australia Jonathan Shead said CIPRs will be part of the superannuation ecosystem ...

Advisers can help democratise philanthropy

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 17 AUG 2018
... business development opportunities for the financial advice and wealth management industries, according to an expert. State Street Global Advisors SPDR head of practice management Brie Williams said women and millennials are "very much leading the way" ...

BNP Paribas product lead joins RBC

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 14 AUG 2018
... product team, creating a raft of new roles and recruiting from BNP Paribas Securities Services, BT Financial Group and State Street. RBC has appointed former BNP Paribas Security Services head of product Justin Burman as director, full service product ...