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BNP Paribas to offer initial margin services

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 14 JAN 2021
BNP Paribas Securities Services is expanding its collateral management services in Asia Pacific, to include initial margin requirements arising for non-cleared OTC derivatives positions. Initial margin rules for non-cleared derivatives transactions ...

Arowana winds up LIC

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 7 JAN 2021
The Arowana Contrarian Value Fund (CVF) is in the process of winding up and delisting from the ASX after a period of underperformance. The listed investment vehicle flagged in April 2020 that it was "engaging in a detailed strategic review" because ...

Super underperformance needs to be addressed: Research

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 5 JAN 2021
Despite criticism from superannuation funds over the governments' new super fund performance benchmarks, Rainmaker research shows there is an underperformance challenge that needs to be confronted. The Rainmaker 2020 Superannuation Benchmarking ...

APRA Connect to go live in 2021

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 22 DEC 2020
APRA has recommenced work on its data-collection project, which will go live in September 2021. Web-based platform APRA Connect ultimately replaces Direct to APRA (D2A) as the data collection tool. The test environment will kick off from June 2021. ...

Real estate proves resilience: CoreLogic

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 17 DEC 2020
The residential real estate market has proved resilient in the face of the economic shutdown caused by COVID-19, according to CoreLogic's 2020 Best of the Best report. Australia's $7.2 trillion real estate market was upheld by the top end, with luxury ...

Active manager winning streak short lived

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 DEC 2020
Persistence isn't key for many active fund managers, as a new report finds their ability to consistently beat benchmarks and stay in the top quartile is fleeting. The S&P Dow Jones Indices' biannual report found only a small number of outperforming ...

ASIC unveils school banking program review

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 DEC 2020
School banking programs are marketed as a force for good in the community, targeting vulnerable customers in young children who don't end up improving their financial management behaviour, ASIC's two-year review found. After engaging nearly ...

Government fund awards mandate

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 14 DEC 2020
A $31.2 billion government fund has selected a new manager for its ethical investment option. ESSSuper, the government fund for emergency services, has appointed Pendal as the sole investment manager for its Ethically Minded option, effective from 11 ...

Clime appoints joint interim chief executives

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 DEC 2020
Clime Investment Management has confirmed its newly appointed chair and non-executive director as interim co-chief executives following the resignation of Rod Bristow. Clime chair Neil Schafer and non-executive director Brett Spork have stepped up to ...

Acadian hires from Macquarie

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 8 DEC 2020
Acadian Asset Management is growing its research team with a new appointment. Steven Wong has been named vice president of research and associate portfolio manager. He will be responsible for researching Australian and global quantitative equity portfolios ...