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Willis Towers Watson ushers in the future of work

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 18 MAY 2020
The global advisory and brokerage firm has announced the launch of an artificial intelligence driven software that will help companies rethink and redesign their workforce amid the current uncertain environment. Based upon the firm's 'reinventing jobs' ...

ASX-listed brokerage appoints managing director

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 18 MAY 2020
An ASX-listed share trading platform has appointed a managing director. Robert Edgley has been appointed as the managing director of SelfWealth, after serving as a non-executive director and acting chief executive since November 26 last year. Edgley ...

Practice valuations avoid COVID-19 hit

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2020
Financial advisers looking to sell their business in the midst of COVID-19 would be wise not to accept discounted offers, with experts saying the pandemic has barely touched the market. Speaking with Financial Standard, Radar Results founder John Birt ...

Morningstar downgrades two Vanguard funds to neutral

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAY 2020
Two unlisted funds from Vanguard have had their retail share classes downgraded at Morningstar, with the ratings house bringing attention to the vehicles' higher fees compared to their listed or wholesale versions. The lower-investment-minimum share ...

Macquarie advice shift offers mixed results

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2020
Macquarie's advice shift towards high-net-worth clients has both dragged and contributed to the firm's full-year results. Announcing its full-year results to the market today, Macquarie revealed its banking and financial services arm made a ...

ASIC issues stark warning to retail investors

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAY 2020
ASIC has issued a strongly worded warning to those trying to profit from the COVID-19 induced market volatility who are not investment professionals. The regulator released a 14 page paper on how investors are trading in securities and contracts for ...

Charter Hall kicks off $115m raise

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 4 MAY 2020
Australia's largest ASX-listed real estate investment trust has kicked off a $115 million equity raising to weather the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. Charter Hall Social Infrastructure (ASX: CQE) will undertake a fully underwritten institutional ...

CBA sells CommSec Adviser Services

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 APR 2020
The Commonwealth Bank has entered into an agreement to sell AUSIEX, which trades as CommSec Adviser Services, to a Japanese firm. Nomura Research Institute, a Japanese technology solutions and business consulting firm, has entered into an $85 million ...

BNY Mellon IM boutique heads for ASX mFunds

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 28 APR 2020
... ASX's marketplace for unlisted managed funds, allowing investors and advisers to buy and sell units in managed fund via a broker on the mFund settlement service. It was launched in 2014. ASX's mFunds last September finally cracked $1 billion ...

BNY Mellon IM country head departs

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 27 APR 2020
... services, corporate trust services and data management. It also offers treasury services, depositary receipts, asset servicing, broker services plus markets, clearance and collateral management. In 2018, BNY partnered with Ian Macoun's multi-affiliate ...