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AXA Investment Managers expands impact investing options

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 16 SEP 2019
AXA Investment Managers announced its fourth impact investment strategy which will launch at the end of this year, focused on addressing the basic needs of consumers in emerging and frontier markets. The aim is to expand its investment portfolios by ...

Chief economist update: Fed future move depends on dollar direction

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 16 SEP 2019
Freeze frame. Financial markets the world over would be in a sort of suspended animation as they await the conclusion of the US Federal Reserve's September FOMC meeting. This time, there's no "will they, won't they" question to be answered ...

Best and worst performing global shares funds revealed

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 13 SEP 2019
New Morningstar research has revealed the best and worst performing actively-managed global shares funds to June end. The top 10 performers all delivered more than 20% in the first six months of the year, stripping the benchmark by at least 3%. Zurich ...

Industry Fund Services adopts regtech solution

KRISTI CHENG  |  FRIDAY, 13 SEP 2019
Industry Fund Services has partnered with a regulatory technology company to automate its risk management and compliance processes. IFS will work with Advice RegTech to pioneer the launch of a "leading-edge" regulatory compliance checking technology ...

Chief economist update: Whatever it takes, however long it takes

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 13 SEP 2019
Financial Standard already said its piece several days before the European Central Bank's (ECB) September 12 meeting, concluding that: "Super Mario would want to go out with a bang (his last month in office) and do "whatever it takes" to mitigate ...

Cashwerkz chief steps down, trustee business to be spun off

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 12 SEP 2019
The chief executive of Cashwerkz is stepping down from the top job. At the same time, Trustees Australian will be spun out with the view to potentially listing the business as a separate entity. In a statement this morning, Cashwerkz said Hector Ortiz ...

Expert hopeful ASIC understands MDA benefits

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 12 SEP 2019
The future of managed discretionary accounts and the role of ASIC in shaping that future emerged as a point of discussion during a panel session at Financial Standard's recent Managed Account Forum. Asking Philo Capital Advisers chief executive ...

Chief economist update: 'Paradox of Thrift' in action

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 12 SEP 2019
Like the fable of the "boiling frog" - put a frog into boiling water, the frog will jump out, put it in cold/tepid water and bring the water slowly to a boil and it will be cooked to death - the Australian economy is slowly being boiled... to death. ...

Vanguard hires PM Capital sales director

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 SEP 2019
... distribution Lachlan Cameron left the company to join global giant Invesco's Australian team. PM Capital chief executive Ben Skilbeck said: "We'll be making announcements about recent appointments to the team shortly. Thanks to James for his ...

Super funds recognised in UNPRI awards

KRISTI CHENG  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 SEP 2019
A number of Australian superannuation funds have been recognised for their responsible investing efforts by the UNPRI. The inaugural PRI Awards have been presented, highlighting individually excellent projects across the United Nations-backed Principles ...