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BlackRock restructures iShares ETFs

KANIKA SOOD, KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAY 2018
BlackRock will delist five of its 19 US-domiciled iShares exchange-traded funds from the ASX and convert the remainder as Australian-domiciled ETFs. The world's largest asset manager is moving towards a locally-domiciled product range and the 14 ETFs ...

SSGA boosts SPDR distribution team

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 30 APR 2018
State Street Global Advisors SPDR ETFs is welcoming two members to its national distribution team. The first, Linda Stangherlin, joins SPDR ETFs as national relationship manager - ETFs. She arrives from Zurich, where she was national sales manager - ...

Active manager launches Aussie equities strategy

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 9 APR 2018
A $109 billion quantitative investment manager is launching its new Australian equities strategy with an undisclosed amount in seed capital from Russell Investments. The Man Numeric Australia Core strategy will pick Australian mid to large cap stocks ...

What will estate planning look like in 2020?

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 APR 2018
Looking beyond 2020, netwealth technical services head Keat Chew said financial advisers must consider the prospect of small tax increases on superannuation earnings and lump sum payments. Speaking at a recent netwealth CPD event in Sydney, Chew took ...

Nationwide Super joins Russell alliance, cuts fees

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAR 2018
Nationwide Super has joined Russell Investments' five-year-old superannuation alliance, a move that will help the fund reduce fees for its member base of small business owners. Russell Investments partnered with superannuation administrator Link Group ...

Client longevity the largest advice disruptor

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 13 MAR 2018
Financial advisers must understand their respective practices will face increased pressure and industry disruption if they fail to properly account for the fundamentals of client longevity. This is the view of Russell Investments managing director of ...

Former Macquarie head of research joins Fidelity

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 12 MAR 2018
The former head of research for Macquarie's wealth management business has taken on a new role at Fidelity International. Richard Dinham joins Fidelity as head of client solutions and retirement. In this role, he will liaise with Fidelity's investment ...

ETFs a winner in February market slump: Vanguard

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 5 MAR 2018
ETFs maintained liquidity and picked up trading volume even as Australian shares plunged in February, according to latest research from Vanguard's Australian ETF Capital Markets division. In the week ending 9 February, ETF trading volumes tripled normal ...

Acorns launches its own super product

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 5 MAR 2018
The Australian arm of micro-investment savings app Acorns is entering the superannuation sector with the launch of its own super product. Acorns Grow Australia Super is expected to roll out to Acorns Australia's 400,000 users in March. It will be fully ...

BetaShares expands in Queensland

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 27 FEB 2018
BetaShares is opening an office in Brisbane alongside a round of senior appointments to boost its national footprint. Leading BetaShares' Queensland presence is Craig Higson, who joins the ETF manager from SuperConcepts, where he was SMSF solutions ...