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Fund manager expands distribution team

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JAN 2019
... worked at BlackRock Investment Management's business development team. Prior to this he was a junior investment analyst at APT Wealth. Pengana director of distribution Damian Crowley said: "We're very pleased to expand our distribution team in NSW to ...

Final call for 2019 Chief Economists Forum

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 DEC 2018
There are five economic factors that will determine whether investors add more risk to emerging markets portfolios in 2019. It's also at a time when EM equity valuations are relatively cheap yet investor sentiment is dim. Previewing the 2019 Financial ...

University students to run hedge fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 17 SEP 2018
An industry-backed hedge fund has launched at the University of New South Wales, where students will run a concentrated long-short portfolio of ASX 300 stocks with ESG filters. Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA) general manager Michael ...

Stale boys club lingers on: Research

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 AUG 2018
... a consensus that talk of diversity and taking action is little more than noise. "'Stale, male and pale' remains an apt description for the industry's senior leaders; a few role models does not make for success. In my view, the 'diversity ...

Fundraise like a RockStar

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 5 MAR 2018
Lend me your ears. The Financial Industry Community Aid Program (FICAP) 'Who Wants to be a RockStar' is back and it promises to be bigger than ever. What started in 2006 as a slightly unconventional way to give back to the community has now turned into ...

Career progression positive for women advisers

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 19 DEC 2017
New research shows more women are considering a career in financial advice and have a positive outlook on the future of the industry. A joint study conducted by BT Financial Group (BTFG) and the Financial Services Council (FSC), which canvassed 800 ...

The next generation of bancassurance

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 13 NOV 2017
One may think the continuing trend of banks offloading their insurance and wealth management businesses signals the end of the bancassurance model but there is life in it yet, according to IOOF's Renato Mota. In a recent blog post Mota said the traditional ...

NAB hastily recruits after announcing job cuts

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 10 NOV 2017
Following NAB's announcement last week that it would reshape its workforce by cutting up to 6000 jobs, the banking group is immediately recruiting for 600 new, technology-based positions. Seeking specialists in the areas of software engineering, data ...

NAB to simplify operations via job cuts

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 2 NOV 2017
About 4000 NAB employees look set to lose their jobs by 2020 as the bank further automates its business. Releasing its full year results, NAB said a reshaping of its workforce would see the creation of 2000 new jobs to 2020, though overall about 6000 ...

CommSec and CFS combine tech strengths

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 28 AUG 2017
Financial advisers now have a new means of managing their high-net-worth and SMSF client investments with CommSec Adviser Services and Colonial First State coming together to launch a one-stop-shop portfolio service. Targeting advisers with HNW clients ...