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Vanguard funds downgraded by Morningstar

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 AUG 2020
Four Vanguard funds totaling $17 billion in funds under management had their ratings slashed at Morningstar this week, as they had their first review under the ratings house's new methodology. The Vanguard Growth Index Fund ($5.6 billion), the Vanguard ...

BDM salaries to drop

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 AUG 2020
Salaries for funds management and platform business distribution managers are expected to decrease over the next six to 12 months along with bonuses, according to Riva Recruitment. Salaries for BDMs have seen little change in the last six months, but ...

Lazard dumps AMP shares

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 4 AUG 2020
In a notice to the ASX, AMP said Lazard Asset Management has ceased being a substantial holder in the company. On June 30, Lazard sold more than 17 million shares in AMP worth over $29 million. In Lazard's June fund updates, AMP was among the top five ...

Super fund for women adds fee

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 3 AUG 2020
A superannuation fund that markets itself to women has created a new administration fee. FairVine Super, a sub-plan of Aracon Super, has added a $104 per annum administration fee (equating to $2 a week) for members in its balanced and growth options. ...

Housing values continue to slide

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 3 AUG 2020
Australian housing values continued to decline for the third consecutive month in July and are set to drop even further when government support winds down, according to the latest research from CoreLogic. CoreLogic's home value index dropped 0.6% last ...

Macquarie fired 32 people in "consequence management"

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUL 2020
During the Macquarie Group annual general meeting and results update chair Peter Warne touched on the bank's "consequence management", highlighting the consequences of inappropriate behaviour. He said that in financial year 2020, there were 164 matters ...

J.P. Morgan wins custody mandate

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUL 2020
A $21 billion superannuation fund has renewed J.P. Morgan as its custodian for another five years. TelstraSuper renewed the contract after a market assessment. TelstraSuper head of investment operations Miles Mallick said J.P. Morgan's emphasis on delivering ...

AMP Capital revamps leadership team

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUL 2020
AMP Capital has announced a raft of changes to its leadership team, including several departures, as it looks to drive its next phase of growth. The fund manager has expanded its leadership team to ensure representation of both clients and investment ...

Super-backed specialist centre opens in Hobart

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUL 2020
A $19 million investment from an industry super fund has helped an innovative dementia care village open its doors in Tasmania. In development with HESTA, not-for-profit aged care provider Glenview and Social Ventures Australia (SVA), the Korongee Village ...

Research slams ADL definition

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 13 JUL 2020
New research from Super Consumers Australia, the superannuation advocacy arm of CHOICE, has highlighted how difficult it is for people to claim total and permanent disability (TPD) insurance under the activities of daily living (ADL) definition. The ...