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CoreLogic appoints financial services solutions head

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 7 SEP 2020
... appointment follows Milena Malev's promotion to general manager of financial services and insurance Australasia where she her focus is across financial services, insurance, consultancy and risk management solutions. "We're extremely pleased to have Eugene ...

Morningstar sticks to AMP Capital ratings

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 4 SEP 2020
Morningstar analysts are holding on their ratings for AMP Capital funds for now, amid harassment allegations and other leadership changes. The ratings house currently covers a number of funds from AMP Capital, across infrastructure, property and multi-asset ...

Super fund expands investment exclusions

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 4 SEP 2020
A $52 billion super fund has updated its product disclosure statements to exclude investment in any company that provides services to detention centres. HESTA said the change is part of its responsible investment approach and will come into effect 1 ...

Australia most active region in Q2: Research

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 4 SEP 2020
New research has revealed that Australians were the most active institutional investment community within the Asia Pacific region in the second quarter of the year, with interest directed to long-only Australian equity strategies. The research, by institutional ...

Vanguard fund drops "cash plus" name

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 3 SEP 2020
... the growing line of fund managers snipping the "cash plus" tag from their short-term fixed income funds, as ASIC sharpens focus on managed funds advertising. Effective October 1, the Vanguard Cash Plus Fund will be renamed the Vanguard Short Term Fixed ...

Technology can ease adviser red tape: Academic

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 3 SEP 2020
... advisers have the responsibility to make judgements that will advance clients' interest - and what regulators should focus on. When it comes to tackling the question if the advice industry is able to regain trust again, Hanrahan said there "there ...

Official recession not that scary: Economists

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 3 SEP 2020
... (boosted by JobKeeper), while compensation of employees (wages) only saw a fall of 2.2% (also supported by JobKeeper)." The focus should now be on lifting confidence in the economy, according to the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI). ...

IOOF names licensee chiefs, acquires platform

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 SEP 2020
Following its acquisition of MLC and decision to restructure its licensees, IOOF has consolidated the leadership of its various dealer groups and announced another acquisition. Revealing the next phase of its Advice 2.0 strategy today, IOOF has restructured ...

BNY Mellon expands to Asia Pacific

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 SEP 2020
... ex Japan Doni Shamsuddin commented the SICE approval is an important part of BNY's expansion plan in greater China. "Our focus continues to be on growing our institutional business in Taiwan while working closely with our master agent Taiwan Cooperative ...

AMP reviews business units

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 SEP 2020
... manner". It said it will be evaluating the relative merits as well as potential separation costs and dis-synergies, with a focus on maximising shareholder value. Additionally, AMP said the review may conclude that its current mix of assets and businesses ...