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Industry funds name new chief

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 12 AUG 2019
... and Catholic Super in September, before heading the joint company when it begins operating in October. It will be the first time in Australia that two superannuation funds have concurrently had the same chief executive, the two funds said. "Mr Cameron ...

Chief economist update: Look out below

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 6 AUG 2019
... exchange rate dropped by 1.3% to an 11-year low of CNY7.04 while the offshore CNY/US$ rate fell by 1.8% to CNY7.10 - the first time since it started trading in 2010. In its statement, the PBOC cited "unilateralism, protectionist trade measures, and expectations ...

Patersons launches first SMAs

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 1 AUG 2019
... released two SMA models this week. The models had previously been run by Patersons as in-house model portfolios. It is the first time Patersons has launched SMAs through a platform for clients to invest in as an SMA. Patersons director of wealth management ...

Super fund invests through RateSetter

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUL 2019
... investors and allows those interested in investing in loans to put up small amounts of money - less than $5000. This is the first time an Australian super fund has invested in a peer-to-peer lender. The investment is aligned with Future Super's commitment ...

ETFs cross $50bn, fixed income leads

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUL 2019
... the six months to June, which is a significant increase from the $2.7 billion in the first half last year. For the first time, fixed income ETFs overtook the dominant international equities products in inflows, bringing about $1.38 billion to the latter's ...

New climate risk government bond index launches

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUL 2019
... bond index has launched, allowing investors to incorporate climate change risk considerations into portfolios for the first time. Global index provider FTSE Russell launched the FTSE Climate Risk-Adjusted World Government Bond Index (Climate WGBI) yesterday ...

Deutsche chief to buy shares amid turmoil

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUL 2019
... understanding," he said. He added that the restructure is not happening at a cost to shareholders, saying: "For the first time in six years we are not asking the shareholder for capital, we are doing it by ourselves. At some point in time, we will return ...

Open banking reforms a boon for fintech

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUL 2019
... the start of open banking and voluntarily sharing some data via an application programming interface (API) for the first time. Westpac chief data and strategy officer Jamie Twiss assured customers that data security was crucial, and the pilot will be ...

Advice associations meet new minister

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 20 JUN 2019
... financial advice associations have met with the government's new superannuation and financial services lead for the first time. The Financial Planning Association of Australia and the Association of Financial Advisers together met with newly appointed ...

Finnies showcase best in fintech

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 13 JUN 2019
... had a record number of entries, up 30%from last year. Tickets to the event also sold out within a fortnight. For the first time in the Finnies three-year history, we had a waiting list for further ticket sales," Shot-Guppy said. "It all ties into the ...