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Smart beta on the rise: Van Eck

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 23 AUG 2018
The use of smart beta has increased in recent years with latest research showing 57% of financial professionals are implementing these strategies in client portfolios. According to Van Eck's annual smart beta survey, 68% of financial professionals are ...

Swiss asset manager eyes Aussie instos

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 16 AUG 2018
... investment team will look for potential investments in areas including large scale solar farms, wind re-powering projects, smart-grid and smart metre roll outs and e-mobility charging infrastructure. The SUSI Asia energy transition strategy will target ...

ANZ grilled over Smart Choice sales

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 16 AUG 2018
... superannuation Mark Pankhurst was questioned by Senior Counsel Assisting Michael Hodge about the process customers are sold ANZ's Smart Choice Super product. Typically, branch staff conduct an A to Z review of the customer's financial situation ...

Praemium revenues inching towards $50m mark

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 13 AUG 2018
Praemium's revenue grew by 22% over the previous year, buoyed by new client wins and funds pouring in from its Australian and international businesses. The managed accounts provider generated $43 million in revenues for the year ending June 2018, up ...

Mis-selling super a win for consumers

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 2 AUG 2018
... Enforceable Undertakings they recently entered with ASIC in relation to the distribution of their respective Essential Super and Smart Choice Super products. CBA and ANZ were ordered to pay the community benefit payment which ASIC has now forwarded to ...

SPECIAL FEATURE: Breaking the custody mould

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JUL 2018
Custodians are defying a myth the $3.5 trillion industry hasn't kept pace with technology to address operational efficiencies and system-related issues. For many, robotics is already taking over several manual processes. According to the Australian ...

Pinnacle splashes $50m on acquisitions

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 24 JUL 2018
... Credit Partners. Omega Global Investors has $4.2 billion in funds under management. It's team of eight professionals offer smart beta, factor investing and client solutions capability (including ESG), multi-asset investments and implementation capabilities ...

Praemium FUA surpasses $8bn

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUL 2018
Praemium's funds under administration surpassed $8 billion thanks to a bumper June 2018 quarter of key client wins. FUA shot up 35% compared to the prior corresponding period, with about $566 million of inflows coming in from Australian business. ...

Investor interest in long-short strategies surging: Zenith

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 12 JUL 2018
... Samuel, Ausbil, Wavestone, Bennelong, Solaris, K2, PM Capital and Blackrock among others. Zenith Investment analyst Jacob Smart said: "The results of our analysis provide clear evidence of the beneficial role that long-short strategies can potentially ...

Robo-advice users in for the long haul

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JUL 2018
... their investment, so this client feedback is not surprising. We're very pleased to see more women using robo-advice as a smart way to build their savings," Garrett said. Listing concerns about the investment landscape at large, over-45s listed the ...