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MSCI adds China to indices

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JUN 2017
Global equity index provider MSCI will add China A shares to two of its indices starting June 2018. More than 220 China A large cap stocks will be incorporated to the MSCI Emerging Markets Index, estimated to have a 0.73% weighting. China A shares will ...

Sequoia announces acquisition

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 20 JUN 2017
ASX-listed Sequoia Financial Group announced it will acquire Melbourne-based financial planning and accounting services firm InterPrac. Interprac "will add immediate scale, in particular to the SMSF Administration, Wealth Advisory and Investment Solutions ...

VanEck launches floating rate ETF

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 20 JUN 2017
VanEck is launching a new floating rate exchange-traded fund on the ASX. The VanEck Vectors Australian Floating Rate ETF, trading under the code FLOT, is based on a portfolio of Australian floating rate notes (FRNs), or short-term bonds with variable ...

Actor linked to Malaysian pension fund scandal

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 19 JUN 2017
The US Department of Justice is seeking to recover about $2 billion in assets misappropriated from a Malaysian sovereign wealth fund in a scandal with ties to the Malaysian prime minister's stepson and US actor Leonardo DiCaprio, among other notable ...

Millennials choosing stock market over housing market

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 19 JUN 2017
As the prospect of owning their own home becomes less of a reality, millennials are turning to the stock market to invest and build their wealth. New insights from CommSec reveal more than half of all new customers are under the age of 35, with the ...

Link rebrands managed fund admin subsidiary

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 19 JUN 2017
Link Group has rebranded the $43 billion managed fund administrator it acquired last year. White Outsourcing, purchased by Link from Steadfast Group in December 2016, will now be known as Link Fund Solutions and will be part of Link's Corporate Markets ...

Industry stars recognised at 2017 MAX Awards

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUN 2017
A record number turned out for the 22nd annual Financial Standard Marketing, Advertising and Sales Excellence Awards last night, recognising Australia's leading individuals and organisations in the financial services industry. The MAX Awards recognised ...

Robo-advisers expected to meet fiduciary rule

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUN 2017
Robo-advisers in the US will be subject to the same fiduciary obligations as regular human advisers, the US Securities and Exchange Commission has said. According to reports the new chairman of the SEC, Jay Clayton, is directing the SEC Division of ...

Centuria consolidates funds

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 15 JUN 2017
Two of Centuria's listed property trusts will merge to create a $600 million fund aiming to be "the largest metropolitan office-focused REIT on the ASX." Centuria Metropolitan REIT (ASX: CMA) invests in office and industrial real estate at valued at ...

Acorns adds ESG investment option

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 15 JUN 2017
Users of fractional investing app Acorns now have the option to apply environmental, social and corporate governance standards to investments. The Emerald Portfolio is diversified across all asset classes including Australian equities, international ...