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Competitive forces driving US pension fees down

MARK SMITH | WEDNESDAY, 18 MAY 2016

... trillion. On average, the fees 401(k) participants pay for funds fell from 0.77% in 2000 to 0.54% in 2014, according to mutual fund industry trade group ICI. In March, Vanguard chairman and chief executive Bill McNabb told Financial Standard that US ...

Uniting Church fund manager appoints investments director

ALEX BURKE | TUESDAY, 17 MAY 2016

UCA Funds Management, the Uniting Church in Australia's dedicated ethical funds manager, has appointed a new director, investments. Benjamin Pedley joins UCA Funds Management from HSBC Private Bank Hong Kong, where he was head of investment strategy ...

Risk management firm joins Bombora network

ALEX BURKE | MONDAY, 16 MAY 2016

A Brisbane-based risk practice has joined the Bombora Advice dealer group. Anthem Risk Management, founded in 2007 by risk adviser David Murphy, will now be a part of Bombora's specialist risk advice network. Commenting on the news, Murphy said: "Bombora ...

PROFILE: Mercer senior partner David Knox

DARREN SNYDER | MONDAY, 16 MAY 2016

... attending Macquarie University to complete its actuarial program. From there Knox worked for the institution known as National Mutual - which is no longer - for four years. During this time he qualified as an actuary through what was the London Institute. ...

Oxford-Man Institute expands into machine learning

KERRIE SYDEE | THURSDAY, 12 MAY 2016

The University of Oxford and Man AHL have announced that the Oxford-Man Institute (OMI) will expand its focus on machine learning and data analytics, becoming part of the University's department of engineering and science from 1 August 2016. The expansion ...

Equities manager selects NAS

DARREN SNYDER | MONDAY, 2 MAY 2016

... billion in funds under management. NAS and Perennial have enjoyed a relationship spanning more than 10 years and through a mutual relationship with IOOF. NAB Asset Servicing's head of business development Australia and New Zealand, Peter Hele, said ...

Energy Super partners with robo-adviser

DARREN SNYDER | FRIDAY, 22 APR 2016

Energy Super is the latest industry fund to sign on a robo-advice platform, a move it says will complement existing financial advice offerings. The $6 billion fund has entered a partnership with Decimal Software and its new Eqilize platform, a robo-advice ...

Royal Commission won't hit banks where it hurts

ALEX BURKE | FRIDAY, 15 APR 2016

... that there was no way banks could become "customer-centric," asserting that only credit unions, building societies and mutual banks "put their customers first because that is why they exist."

Frontier appoints two senior consultants

KERRIE SYDEE | MONDAY, 11 APR 2016

... spent 10 years at Standard & Poor's working in fixed interest and alternatives. Barr also spent five years at National Mutual, where he worked across both the funds management and the corporate superannuation businesses. Michael will commence his role ...

Australia, a tough nut to crack

ALEX DUNNIN | THURSDAY, 7 APR 2016

... establish an Australian presence. They warned that while Australia's superannuation market is already $2 trillion and that its mutual funds market is "arguably among the most highly developed in the Asian region, the challenge that foreign asset managers ...

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Global X awards mandate for ETF business

ELIZA BAVIN

Global X has awarded a new custody and administration mandate for its Australian ETF business.

Bell Asset Management launches small-caps fund

KARREN VERGARA

Bell Asset Management has formally launched its Australian Small Companies Fund, which is run by former Tyndall Asset Management portfolio managers.

Former Australian Ethical finance chief lands new gig

MATTHEW WAI

The former chief financial officer of the ethical investment manager has joined a local finance company after wrapping up his tenure at AUB Group.

MySuper assets pursue $1.5tn Choice sector

KARREN VERGARA

MySuper assets are fast catching up to the $1.5 trillion Choice sector, hitting nearly $1.2 trillion in the March quarter.

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