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Mind the managed accounts roadblocks: MLC

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 SEP 2022
In opening the Financial Standard Managed Accounts Forum, MLC head of investment consulting (managed accounts) Brent Bevan explained the greatest roadblocks that stop the creation, adoption, or rollout of managed account programs. Addressing how there ...

QIC braces against recession risks

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 12 AUG 2022
... it, this is a tough market in which to invest. Predicting movements in financial markets is never easy, and no one has a crystal ball. We used to be in an environment where the US Federal Reserve was incredibly supportive of risk assets, she notes. "The ...

KPMG spotlights super's biggest challenges

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUL 2022
KPMG has flagged ESG, tax governance, financial crime, adaptive investment operations and regulatory risks as some of its key considerations for the super sector in 2022. According to KPMG's latest Super Insights 2022 report, last year climate change ...

Real Asset Management hires from QIC

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 8 FEB 2022
Australian owned wealth and asset manager Real Asset Management (RAM) has appointed Matthew Strotton as head of funds management for its real estate division. Strotton has more than 25 years' real estate experience in global markets across capital transactions ...

AMP Capital divests majority stake in train company

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 6 SEP 2021
AMP Capital will sell over half of its stake in a train leasing company based in the UK. A consortium comprising the Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments) and funds advised and managed by the Amber Infrastructure Group agreed to acquire ...

IOOF ups costs for self-employed advisers

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 1 DEC 2020
... so that when we go back and ask for more money we will not only be delivering more services but we are being absolutely crystal clear about how efficiently we are running our business," he said. "So, that exchange and partnership model is where we are ...

RC recommendations closer to legislation

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 13 NOV 2020
... comfortable retirement and struggling to pay the heating bill. "We're especially pleased that the new legislation makes it crystal clear that it's illegal to hawk a member of a MySuper product into a choice product offered by the same fund. The ...

Through good and bad: Advisers add value

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 15 OCT 2020
Despite COVID-19 volatility, financial advisers have managed to deliver value of 5.2% or more each year to clients, according to new research. It's the key finding of Russell Investments' Value of an Adviser Report for 2020, saying this is the case ...

AMP Capital revamps leadership team

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUL 2020
... ESG Madeleine Mac Mahon has also resigned, with AMP Capital people and culture business partners Lisa Hurley and Lauren Crystal joining the leadership group as co-heads of people and culture. Meanwhile, head of finance Aideen O'Donovan has been promoted ...

Madison sale confirmed

JAMIE WILLIAMSON, KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUN 2020
... "Similar to Madison's ethos, Clime, believes advice is one of the few parts of financial services where the value exchange is crystal clear - and people's lives are better for it," Madison said. Donat said: "We are very much looking forward to becoming ...