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Fidelity hires new director

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 17 AUG 2017
Fidelity International appointed a new lead to help expand its Australian wholesale sales team. Andrew Mathie joins Fidelity as a director of wholesale sales for Australia after serving as a senior key account manager at Vanguard Investments. Sydney-based ...

Emerging markets need a rethink

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 AUG 2017
MSCI's definition of emerging markets doesn't necessarily represent the actual growth in emerging economies, according to LGM Investments chief investment officer Thomas Vester. LGM, which is a subsidiary of BMO Global Asset Management, is ramping up ...

Merged asset manager appoints Australian leadership

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 15 AUG 2017
The Australian leadership team for the finalised merger of two global investment managers, collectively representing $998 billion in assets, has been named. Aberdeen Asset Management and Standard Life, whose merged asset management business is now known ...

Blue Sky profits underscore alternatives opportunity

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 15 AUG 2017
Blue Sky Alternative Investments reported a 97% boost in statutory net profit after tax to $20.7 million in its annual results, an outcome managing director Robert Shand believes underpins the firm's value proposition to clients looking for opportunities ...

Annuity sales boost Challenger results

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 15 AUG 2017
Challenger's life segment continued to deliver in the 12 months to June as a result of the annuity provider diversifying its product range and expanding in to partnerships outside of Australia. The life business reported sales of $5 billion underpinned ...

Hedging strategies protecting members' assets: NAB

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 15 AUG 2017
Superannuation funds are strategically using foreign exchange management to combat rapidly changing regulatory and market conditions and to protect members' assets, research from NAB shows. The annual superannuation FX hedging survey found a majority ...

New Zealand super goes green

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 15 AUG 2017
New Zealand's $35 billion sovereign wealth fund is hanging its future on a low-carbon strategy, shifting 40% of its funds away from companies with high exposure to carbon emissions and reserves. As part of the major deviation, Guardians of the New Zealand ...

IRESS strikes advice platform partnership

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 14 AUG 2017
An ASX-listed wealth management firm has selected an IRESS product to lead an objectives-based and scaled financial advice solution. Diversified financial services group ClearView selected the XPLAN Prime product with an aim to deliver advice more efficiently. ...

Managed accounts growth delivers strong Praemium result

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 14 AUG 2017
After a dramatic 12 months, a strategic focus on managed accounts and the increasing number of financial advisers embracing them has been cited as a key driver behind Praemium's FY2017 results. The platform and managed accounts provider reported a 28% ...

Avoid the ETF trap: Bell Direct

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 11 AUG 2017
Online trading platform Bell Direct is warning investors to avoid the "ETF trap", as the move to passive strategies gains substantial pace and inflows reach all-time highs. Bell Direct chief executive Arnie Selvarajah said that for many investors passive ...