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World rolls out stimulus

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAR 2020
... Emmanuel Macron, and G20 led by Narendra Modi, show the need to act fast and cut through legislative wrangling and red tape," SSGA head of global macro policy research Amlan Roy said. "Street talk of 'global recession' is confused, when based ...

SSGA slashes ETF fee

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 17 FEB 2020
State Street Global Advisors will slash the fees of the most traded ETF in Australia. SSGA is set to make a six basis point cut to the management costs of its SPDR S&P/ASX200 ETF (STW), pushing its cost down from 0.19% p.a. to 0.13% p.a. The change ...

SSGA promotes local SPDR boss

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 13 FEB 2020
The head of SPDR ETFs in Australia and Singapore, Meaghan Victor, has been promoted by State Street Global Advisors. SSGA has appointed Victor to a newly created role as head of SPDR ETF Asia Pacific distribution, in a move that will see Victor assume ...

SSGA to scrutinise ASX 100 directors

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 30 JAN 2020
... State Street Global Advisors will take action against board members of ASX 100 companies it feels are lagging on ESG issues. SSGA chief executive Cyrus Taraporevala has written to board members to outline the manager's new approach to proxy voting. "Beginning ...

Investment Leadership Awards finalists revealed

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JAN 2020
... INDEX/ENHANCED Dimensional Australian Large Company iShares Australian Equity Index Fund Macquarie Aust Pure Indexed Equities SSGA Australian Equities Index Trust Vanguard Australian Shares Index ETF AUSTRALIAN EQUITIES - INCOME FOCUSED Antares Dividend ...

Time-poor advisers to embrace model portfolios

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 DEC 2019
... a bid to spend more time on clients as mounting regulatory and compliance responsibilities take their toll. According to SSGA's Model Portfolio Solutions and the Client Experience report, Australian financial advisers are struggling to juggle a mountain ...

FS Roundtable: Striking the perfect balance

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 14 NOV 2019
... was a common sentiment among participants. The extent of its severity and when it will hit however was anyone's guess. SSGA head of the investment solutions group portfolio management, Americas and Asia (ex Japan) Michael Martel summed up the current ...

Aussie employers understand importance of advice

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 4 OCT 2019
... of investment options (18%) considered more important than fees charged (17%) for the international cohort of employers. SSGA head of investments Australia, Jonathan Shead said that with the battle for employer default fund status continuing in Australia ...

Industry fund appoints chief executive

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 20 SEP 2019
A $69 billion industry superannuation fund has appointed a former State Street Global Advisors executive as its new chief executive. Sunsuper has hired Bernard Reilly in the role, making him the fourth chief executive in the fund's 32-year-long ...

More climate risk action needed: SSGA

KRISTI CHENG  |  TUESDAY, 10 SEP 2019
... prioritisation in integration is a reflection of its view that these issues are becoming more important as drivers of return and risk, SSGA said. "Stewardship is integral to our investment approach because we regard it is an essential aspect of fulfilling ...