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Giselle Roux joins Melbourne boutique

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2020
... boutique in an investment advisory role. Roux left Escala in August 2019 after six years with the firm, following US-based Focus Financial Partners taking a stake in it in February 2019. She has now joined Conscious Investment Management's investment ...

What to expect from the Retirement Income Review

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2020
... and no doubt more legislation to follow," Rice Warner said in a note today. "Let us hope that politicians and the industry focus on the critical matters that will make our world-leading system even stronger." On early release of super and super guarantee ...

US pension funds form trading alliance

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2020
Four US pension funds have partnered to form the Global Peer Financing Association (GPFA), in a bid to increase and encourage peer-to-peer trading activity in the securities lending and repo markets to benefit asset owners. California Public Employees' ...

MSCI shifts to the cloud with Microsoft alliance

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2020
... managers and owners, hedge funds and banks by leveraging Microsoft's cloud and AI technologies. The companies will initially focus on migrating its index and analytics solutions onto the Azure cloud platform, followed by its ESG products and ratings ...

Netwealth launches Milliman managed accounts

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2020
... undergoes significant adjustments and regulatory requirements such as the Best Interest Duty were resulting in a greater focus on the fees and benefits of investment solutions for clients. "SmartShield has armed advisers with an investment solution for ...

European robo-adviser eyes Australia, taps Westpac exec

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUL 2020
... respond using all the latest technologies." While the wealthtech plans to keep a low profile in Australia in 2020, it will focus on utilising Smith and Fisk's connections to leverage opportunities within the domestic market. Based in Sydney, InvestSuite ...

J.P. Morgan wins custody mandate

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUL 2020
... TelstraSuper head of investment operations Miles Mallick said J.P. Morgan's emphasis on delivering a consistent data model and focus on service delivery were driving factors in their reappointment. "J.P. Morgan has been a trusted partner during our five ...

Perpetual slashes fees

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUL 2020
The $28.4 billion investment manager will slash fees on nine of its fixed income funds and investment offerings, effective from October this year. Perpetual Investments general manager global distribution Adam Quaife said the management fee reduction ...

ASIC will not appeal wagyu and shiraz decision

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUL 2020
... willingly forgone or even able to be reduced by a particular consumer. "The unsuitability of a loan cannot be determined if the focus is not on the particular consumer, applying criteria divorced from that consumer's circumstances."

Financial services jobs show signs of recovery

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUL 2020
... opportunities, down 32.4%, while Victoria had the highest fall in contingent job vacancies of 33.8%. "With such a strong focus on tourism, one might have expected Queensland's falls to have been above the national norm. But this has not been the case," ...