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Custody: Revolution or evolution?

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 AUG 2015
Regulatory change, technological advances and the evolving needs of customers have led some to believe custodial services are under-going a drastic revolution. Or is that all part of what being a custodian is all about? That was the question representatives ...

LUCRF investment head departs

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 4 AUG 2015
LUCRF Super head of investments Martin Drew will leave the fund on August 21. Drew made the decision in light of his wife's deteriorating neuropathic disorder. He said leaving LUCRF will enable him to provide her full-time care. "It's sad to see a talented ...

Super and pension work together

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 3 AUG 2015
... with the Age Pension. "So rather than despair, workers with $100,000, or even $50,000 in their super accounts should take heart. The super savings they've accumulated give them options they might not realise."

Capital Group chairman passes away

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUL 2015
... giant Capital Group, has died at the age of 69. Rothenberg, who recently celebrated 45 years with the company, suffered a heart attack on 21 July. He served in a variety of leadership positions at Capital Group during his career. He was one of eight ...

Advisers to remain at centre of CBA: Narev

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUL 2015
... faced in its financial advice business and in spite of widespread digitisation, face-to-face planners will remain at the heart of the company's business plan. At a joint Financial Services Council (FSC) and Deloitte luncheon in Sydney, CBA boss Narev ...

PROFILE: BNP Paribas Securities Services country head David Braga

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUL 2015
As a former project manager, David Braga has seen it all. He's worked on almost every type of job going in the financial services industry, which is precisely what makes him the right man for the job as BNP Securities Services' new head of Australia ...

ANALYSIS: The dragon in the room

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 20 JUL 2015
... the dragon in the investment room. Laura Millan asks: China investment or divestment? China's economic growth is at the heart of all discussions. To BlackRock's head of China equities Helen Zhu, "it is tough to get a handle on China's economic growth." ...

FEATURE: Beyond Beta

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUL 2015
This year, Vanguard overtook PIMCO as the world's largest mutual bond fund. But the wars between active and passive investment are not over. In a world where lower for longer is the new normal, active managers argue they are the only ones who can bring ...

PwC to review IOOF advice research division

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUN 2015
... conducted and disseminated to the group," IOOF said in a statement. Former head of advice research Peter Hilton is at the heart of the allegations of misconduct and is currently "on leave until further notice," according to a letter sent by IOOF chief ...

China's surging funds management market

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUN 2015
... Combined with the Hong Kong market's size of about $US2.5 trillion, it paints a picture of the weight of funds moving into the heart of greater China, notwithstanding it has a long way to go to match the US$25 trillion US market. Australia's $2 trillion ...