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OneVue scores admin mandate

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 29 JUN 2020
Amid the Sargon kerfuffle and an acquisition bid, OneVue has managed to snag its single biggest client in its managed funds administration business. Australian Unity Wealth & Capital Markets (AUWCM) has signed a five-year outsourced managed fund administration ...

AustralianSuper bolsters leadership

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 1 JUN 2020
Australia's largest superannuation fund has added to its executive leadership, with the appointment of a former adviser to Prime Minister Kevin Rudd as its new public affairs boss. Sarah Adams has been appointed group executive strategy, brand and reputation ...

Open banking accreditation now open

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAY 2020
The ACCC has today launched its Consumer Data Right Register and Accreditation Application Platform (RAAP), set to be the "IT backbone" of open banking in Australia. Consumer Data Right gives consumers greater access and control over their data, allowing ...

Small caps soar amid accelerated revolution

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2020
Although the last two months have been marked by increased volatility and disruption, small caps have largely outperformed. During March, small caps performed broadly in line with their larger counterparts, with the ASX Small Ordinaries Index dropping ...

Behavioural tools to limit losses, fear

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2020
Market volatility is unavoidable, especially after a significant crash, but focusing on practical techniques to limit behavioural risk can help financial advisers limit the fear, anxiety and grief that they and their clients may be feeling. Behavioural ...

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 ...

Advice chief leaves industry fund giant

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 30 APR 2020
The financial advice chief of a major industry superannuation fund has departed, as the fund's leadership shuffles. UniSuper chief of financial advice John (Jack) McCartney left the $86 billion industry fund late last month, after more than six ...

Super fund warns self-employed of early release risks

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAR 2020
The newly launched superannuation fund targeting the self-employed, GigSuper, has warned its members about the downside of accessing super early if they are left unemployed as a result of COVID-19. ASFA research shows that 20% of self-employed people ...

The impact of COVID-19 on emerging markets

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2020
Emerging markets, which in recent times had made somewhat of a comeback, are now cowering in the shadow of the rapidly spreading coronavirus. As the world falls into a recession, COVID-19 will have a disproportionate impact on emerging markets, with ...

Hermes handbags an emerging asset class for UHNWs

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAR 2020
There's now an index that tracks the value of collectable Hermes bags and they returned 13% in 2019, beating annual returns of other collectables like cars, jewellery, art and rare whisky. Knight Frank Luxury Investment Index, for the first time, added ...