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SQM upgrades Trilogy Monthly Income Trust

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 7 FEB 2017
Trilogy Funds' flagship mortgage trust Trilogy Monthly Income Trust will receive a 4 Star - Superior rating from SQM research, an increase of a quarter of a star from last year. The superior rating, which classifies the trust as 'suitable for inclusion ...

Half of Australian households will be retire ready

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 7 FEB 2017
About half of Australian households are expected to have enough saved for a comfortable retirement, according to the latest CommBank Retire Ready Index. The report, which bases their comfortable retirement standard on the Association of Superannuation ...

Russell appoints senior analyst

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 7 FEB 2017
Global asset manager Russell Investments appointed former BT Financial Group senior investment analyst Jane Williams to its global research team. Williams, who spent seven years with BTFG, joined Russell in January as a senior manager research analyst ...

Bendigo targets ethically conscious investors

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 6 FEB 2017
The wealth division of Bendigo and Adelaide Bank is targeting younger investors with the launch of a socially responsible growth fund. The bank said the fund will be offered as both a standalone fund for investors and as a choice in its Bendigo SmartStart ...

Financial advisers losing communication battle

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 6 FEB 2017
Embattled financial advisers need to find better ways to communicate their value to clients if they are to remain relevant in an automated world. Speaking at a media roundtable, newly appointed Morningstar chief executive Kunal Kapoor told reporters ...

Finding economic winners in an unpredictable world

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 3 FEB 2017
Investors who try and predict macroeconomics as a source of alpha rather than focusing on long term trends will suffer in the long term. AXA Investment Managers' head of Framlington Equities, Asia, Mark Tinker told the Financial Standard Chief Economists ...

ANZ seeks digital transformation strategy

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 2 FEB 2017
ANZ will pursue a digital transformation strategy with the appointment of its first ever chief data officer. Emma Gray, former chief loyalty and data officer at Woolworths, will join ANZ and take responsibility for the bank's data strategy, including ...

Global infrastructure goes for growth in 2017

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 2 FEB 2017
'User pay' assets will be an attractive opportunity for investors in 2017, as global economies experience a period of synchronised growth. At a Bennelong media briefing yesterday, 4D Infrastructure's chief investment officer Sarah Shaw gave a positive ...

Nikko Australia appoints COO

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 2 FEB 2017
Nikko Asset Management has appointed former head of its global product promotions division in Singapore to chief operations officer for Australia. Peter Lynn's senior leadership role will give him specific accountability for operations, technology ...

Partners Life appoints new chairman

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 FEB 2017
New Zealand life insurer Partners Life appointed a former TAL managing director to its board. Current director of Dai-ichi Life Asia Pacific, and director of AFG Australian Finance Group, Jim Minto will take over as chairman of the life company. Minto ...