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HNW advice firm adds new role

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 27 AUG 2018
... differentiated investment solutions. Creating an investment Centre of Excellence with institutional grade analytical and research capabilities provides a compelling offering to this growing market," Pikoulas said. As more advisers enter the boutique ...

Pendal appoints head of distribution

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 27 AUG 2018
... appointed a new head of distribution in Australia. Anthony Serhan joins from Morningstar where he was managing director of research strategy for Australasia, and was responsible for the development of research and commentary about investment themes and ...

Australia's weekus horribilis

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 27 AUG 2018
If there's one thing Australia's "weekus horribilis" proved, it's that financial markets hate uncertainty. The week of 20-24 August began with a challenge to sitting Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull's leadership of the Liberal Party and ended ...

Managed accounts forum to address vertical integration, best practice

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 24 AUG 2018
... rate, it will overtake the entire investment wrap sector within five years," said Alex Dunnin, executive director of research and compliance at Rainmaker Information. "The sector is now firmly established in Australia. They need to move to Phase Two ...

Senior Rainmaker executive to join BlackRock

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 24 AUG 2018
... was instrumental in the development of Rainmaker Live, the company's new software-as-a-service subscription-based research terminal covering financial advice, superannuation and funds management information. His departure comes at a time when Rainmaker ...

Blue Sky offloads six funds

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 24 AUG 2018
... strength its business model. Separately, former managing director Robert Shand resigned shortly after US hedge fund Glaucus Research claimed Blue Sky inflated its Australian manager's fee-earning assets under management on March 29. In Shand's ...

Industry fund adds new talent

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 24 AUG 2018
... Mercer, Ellis focused on investment strategy and retirement solutions as a senior principal and director of strategic research. She has also held roles with Access Capital and the Australian Office of Financial Management. Earlier this week First State ...

Chief economist update: Little market reaction from BOJ tweak

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 24 AUG 2018
It may still be early days but the Bank of Japan's (BOJ) "tweaking" of monetary appears to have done nothing significant for the yen and the Nikkei-225 so far. At the conclusion of its July 30-31 monetary policy meeting - where it kept current monetary ...

Smart beta on the rise: Van Eck

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 23 AUG 2018
The use of smart beta has increased in recent years with latest research showing 57% of financial professionals are implementing these strategies in client portfolios. According to Van Eck's annual smart beta survey, 68% of financial professionals are ...

Industry fund and Lendlease strike $1.4bn property deal

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 23 AUG 2018
An industry superannuation fund which manages about $90 billion in assets is partnering with Lendlease to fund an investment vehicle that will build and develop multifamily housing in the US. First State Super and Lendlease have committed US$1 billion ...