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Analysts await next Magellan move

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 9 OCT 2018
... with less structural headwinds than listed competitors," Gill said. Magellan also remains the "top wealth management pick" at UBS, according to an analyst note dated October 4 that did not speak directly to the management changes. "With solid flow momentum ...

KKR offers $2.6b to acquire MYOB

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 8 OCT 2018
... any action in relation to the proposal at this stage. There is no certainty that the proposal will result in a transaction." UBS Group AG and CBA both ceased to be substantial shareholders for MYOB last month, according to company filings. MYOB has a ...

ASIC hires former super executives

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 3 SEP 2018
... 2016. Press became the first female director on the board of robo-adviser Six Park in July. She held various senior roles at UBS Global Asset Management for about 17 years, including deputy head for Australia, head of institutional business and head ...

Robo-advice not dead: GlobalData

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 3 SEP 2018
Despite the recent closure of UBS' robo-advice offering in the United Kingdom, robo-advice is here to stay. According to GlobalData wealth management analyst Sergel Woldemichael, the high-profile shuttering of the giant's UK robo platform means little ...

Praemium picks up new SMA partners

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 30 AUG 2018
... Additionally, the managed accounts provider added model portfolios to its separately managed accounts. Alliance Bernstein, UBS, Nucleus, Penda and Legg Mason all had model portfolios added to the investment menu, including several international models. ...

UBS shutters UK robo platform

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 30 AUG 2018
UBS has shuttered its robo-advice offering in the UK after less than two years since its launch. UBS SmartWealth, a digital wealth platform that assesses clients' financial situation and risk profile to recommend a relevant investment option, has closed ...

Aussie super asset allocation "riskier": Research

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 27 AUG 2018
UBS Asset Management's latest pension fund indicator report highlights the propensity of Australian superannuation funds to invest a substantial portion of retirement savings in "risker" assets such as equities. According to the report, the asset ...

Former Magellan executive appointed to Contango board

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 17 AUG 2018
... IPOs, capital management initiatives and corporate acquisitions," Contango said in a statement. Prior to Magellan, she was UBS AG Australia's chief financial officer. Campbell has also worked at Bankers Trust Australia, Ernst and Whinney, and ABN Amro ...

T. Rowe Price names new APAC distribution head

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 17 AUG 2018
... institutional and intermediaries into one position. Prior to joining T. Rowe Price in 2015, Chan was a managing director at UBS Global Asset Management. Also, commenting, T. Rowe Price head of GIMS Robert Higginbotham said: "Since joining the firm in ...

AMP profits nosedive, new board director announced

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 AUG 2018
... announced former Treasury Secretary John Fraser would be joining AMP Limited's board as a non-executive director. Fraser was UBS Global Asset Management's chairman and chief executive for more than a decade in a London-based role. He has held a number ...