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Morningstar executive joins JANA

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 26 APR 2021
Morningstar's former director of risk management in Asia Pacific has been appointed as a consultant in JANA's operational consulting team. Eleanor Cheng has over 15 years' experience in operational risk management and prior to joining Morningstar was ...

Mainstream posts record quarter

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 26 APR 2021
The ASX-listed fund administrator ended March with $272.2 billion in funds under advice, as its Pendal win and inflows delivered a 21% uptick in FUA from the previous quarter. Mainstream has 348 clients and 1042 funds at March end, up 1% (five new net ...

Macquarie-linked fund manager shutters

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 26 APR 2021
A global quant-driven fund manager that won a mandate with Macquarie four years ago to oversee its liquid alternative strategy has folded. Swedish fund manager Informed Portfolio Management (IPM), which at its peak had about $6 billion (SEK40bn) of ...

FPA launches file note guidance

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 26 APR 2021
The Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA) has released new guidance on best practice for file notes. File notes are important as a risk management tool, especially in disputes between clients and financial advisers, and the FPA said recent ...

IOOF licensees to take remedial action

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 26 APR 2021
IOOF will take remedial action to address deficiencies identified by ASIC within Bridges Financial Services and RI Advice Group. During surveillance in December 2020, ASIC found 15% of client files from Bridges and 17% of files from RI Advice contained ...

APRA releases draft climate change guidance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 APR 2021
Financial risks of climate change can interact and compound other institutional risks including credit risk, market risk, and liquidity risk, APRA has emphasised in a new practice guide. APRA has released a draft guide for Prudential Practice Guide ...

Moelis Australia to rebrand

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 23 APR 2021
Moelis Australia will seek shareholder approval to rebrand, as its revenues from asset management outstrip the contribution from its original business of investment banking services. ASX-listed Moelis Australia wants to change the name to MA Financial ...

Fidelity portfolio manager resigns

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 23 APR 2021
The lead portfolio manager for Fidelity's top-performing $724 million emerging markets fund has resigned. Alex Duffy will leave the role on May 28. Replacing Duffy, Fidelity has appointed Singapore-based Amit Goel as the lead portfolio manager and London-based ...

Pandemic boosts financial sector's engagement

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 23 APR 2021
Financial services employees have never been more engaged in their roles since the global pandemic disrupted the workforce, a new study shows. The global workplace study by ADP, a provider of human resource solutions, found that the shift from office-based ...

AustralianSuper hires from WTW

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 23 APR 2021
AustralianSuper has appointed a senior manager of portfolio strategy - mid risk, hiring a long-serving Willis Towers Watson to the post. Jessica Melville has joined the $210 billion super fund, based in Sydney. Melville left WTW after 12 years; her ...