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Acadian reduces fees

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 DEC 2020
... a range of fundamental and behavioural investment insights." Hair said the decision was made as the company sharpens its focus on helping financial advisers keep costs down in Australia. "The fee reductions are as a result of bringing wholesale distribution ...

Climate change-focused fund introduced

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 DEC 2020
Aviva Investors has launched a climate-change related fund that tilts towards companies transitioning to a low carbon economy. The Aviva Investors Climate Transition Global Equity Fund is benchmarked to outperform the MSCI All Countries World Index ...

Council of Financial Regulators monitors ASX, cybersecurity

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 DEC 2020
... of the outcomes of the ASX's review and response to the outage. Further to this, the Council members endorsed a plan to focus on coordinating agency approaches, regulatory frameworks and testing for cyber security. "Council agencies also continue to ...

Alternative asset manager expands to APAC

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 DEC 2020
... institutional portfolio manager and will lead the team in Singapore. In his expanded role as head of Asia Pacific, Clarke will focus on building out the firm's presence while maintaining his current responsibilities. "We are excited to explore avenues ...

Hannover reverses out of group insurance

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 1 DEC 2020
... 10 superannuation funds could soon be looking for a new group life insurer, as Hannover Re reverses out of the segment to focus on reinsurance. The German insurer currently has insurance mandates for large superannuation funds like Equipsuper and Sunsuper ...

Mercer restructures fees, asset allocation

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 1 DEC 2020
... sense for us to simplify our product suite and create greater consistency across our products, it all boils down to our focus on improving the retirement outcomes of members."

Trading platform partners with Sharesight

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 1 DEC 2020
... new trading platform has partnered with Sharesight to provide portfolio and tax reporting to retail investors. Marketech Focus, which soft launched in June, has revamped its digital infrastructure to allow investors to track portfolio performances, dividend ...

IOOF ups costs for self-employed advisers

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 1 DEC 2020
... financial advisers working with IOOF will have to pay more for the same services under the new IOOF structure which will focus the business on three key pillars in the advice space. Speaking to investors today, IOOF chief advice officer Darren Whereat ...

Challenger seeks new life chief executive

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 30 NOV 2020
... takes on this role with a clear goal of building on our strong operations and technology foundations to drive an increased focus on deep and effective engagement with customers, advisers and or superannuation fund clients," Challenger managing director ...

Myer Foundation partners with Mercer

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 30 NOV 2020
The Myer Foundation will rapidly transition to 100% sustainable investments through a partnership with Mercer. Mercer was first commissioned in March this year to help implement a substantial portfolio restructure as part of the Myer Foundation's goal ...