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Vanguard adds to Aussie executive lineup

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2020
Vanguard has appointed a new lead for its Personal Investor business, as the incumbent steps down for opportunities abroad. Balaji Gopal has been appointed as Vanguard Australia's new head of Personal Investor, and will also join the investment ...

Melbourne boutique partners with Swiss bank

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUN 2020
... East, in line with a traditional sub-advisory, fee share agreement. In turn, Bell will help UBP with market intelligence on Aussie institutionals, as the Swiss bank sends down a distribution lead from its Geneva office to Australia to establish relationships ...

2020 MAX Award winners named

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2020
The most outstanding efforts in financial services marketing, advertising and sales were recognised in the 2020 Financial Standard MAX Awards, presented via virtual ceremony last night. Big winners in the 15th annual awards include BlackRock, Legg Mason ...

Aussie financial firms struggle to manage risk: Study

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUN 2020
Australian financial firms are struggling to keep up with the pace of technological change, with two thirds of executives revealing that risks are emerging more rapidly than ever before. More than 70 Australian senior risk executives from the major ...

USD exposure benefits investors: ETF Securities

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAY 2020
... appreciate against the Australian dollar when the US share market is falling, and vice-versa," he said. "In other words, the Aussie currency tends to perform well when markets are rising, which is linked to demand for Australia's resources-heavy expo ...

Fund managers adapt to market pain

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2020
Aussie equities fund managers steadily improved in performance relative to benchmark from January to March, according to an updated SPIVA Australia Scorecard from S&P. In January, only 21.6% of Australian equities (general category) funds beat the benchmarks ...

Boutique launches sustainable Aussie equities strategy

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2020
A Legg Mason boutique that manages $20 billion has launched a new sustainable equity strategy that will use proprietary sustainability analysis instead of just relying on negative screening. Martin Currie Australia Sustainable Equity Strategy will be ...

IFM cuts carbon footprint from Aussie infra assets

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAY 2020
... emissions) from the 13 assets based on its equity stake. Ausgrid is the biggest contributor to IFM's carbon footprint from Aussie infrastructure, accounting for 213,477 out of the 273,514 across the 13 assets. "The annual carbon footprint measurement ...

Investors pile into companies on life support

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2020
... Germany and South Korea erasing yesterday's gains. Stocks that led the charge on Monday are now bleeding red. So were Aussie investors, hopeful of a swift economic recovery, just clutching at straws? With the government announcing a plan to ease ...

Kiwi investment firm nabs Aussie talent

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2020
A New Zealand-based investment and advisory group with a strategically alliance with Credit Suisse has nabbed four Aussie senior investment bankers as it moves into the Australian market. Jarden Capital has locked down three UBS senior bankers and one ...