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J.P. Morgan rolls out global accounting services

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 SEP 2020
J.P. Morgan has begun moving its Australian customers over to its global accounting system, which will give local clients access to additional services. The move to the new accounting system, FIS' InvestOne, has been a multi-year project and seeks to ...

First Sentier completes global rebrand

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 SEP 2020
After changing its branding in Australia just over a year ago, First Sentier Investors has finalised the roll out of its new name in all markets. Formerly known as First State Investments in Europe, the Americas and Asia Pacific, First Sentier said ...

Male-pack mentality holds back boards

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 SEP 2020
Having more women on boards has the potential to positively influence companies' corporate social responsibility initiatives and governance. This is based on research from the University of South Australia, which looked at a sample of large ASX-listed ...

Chief economist update: RBA negative on negative interest rate policy

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 SEP 2020
Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) deputy governor Guy Debelle address at the Australian Industry Group's (AiG) September 22 virtual conference sparked a second wave - a second wave of negative interest rate speculation, that is. It was last on the ...

Robo advice solution set to launch

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 22 SEP 2020
Nucleus Wealth and Arrow Financial Advice have partnered to launch a white label digital advice platform, set to feature actively managed portfolios and over 30 ESG filters. This will make it the most comprehensive robo advice service in the Australian ...

Index manager, friend charged for insider trading

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 22 SEP 2020
A senior index manager and his friend were charged for insider trading by the Securities and Exchange Commission for reaping over US$900,000 in illegal profits off trades made with prior knowledge of stocks that would be added to or deleted from an ...

Boutique extends GBST partnership

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 22 SEP 2020
Warakirri Asset Management has extended its partnership with after-tax investment-focused service provider GBST for its superannuation clients to include international indices. Warakirri and GBST have worked together for a decade, providing custom after-tax ...

Hostplus awards mandate

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 22 SEP 2020
$48 billion industry fund Hostplus has awarded a private equity mandate with the aim of helping it ride out COVID-19 induced volatility in global markets. Natixis Investment Managers private equity subsidiary Flexstone Partners won the mandate from ...

Lonsec bolsters investment team

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 22 SEP 2020
Lonsec has made several appointments to its investment research team, as it moves to bolster its fund manager research capabilities. Peter Green has nabbed a role as sector manager of Australian equities and will lead Lonsec's coverage of Australian ...

Chief economist update: Dan defeats second wave

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 22 SEP 2020
Bitter and painful as the medicine may be, it's starting to work downunder. Melbourne's 14-day average of coronavirus infections continues to trend lower, this day at 32.8 persons - within the average 30-50 case rate that the Andrews government ...