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New CFO for Vanguard Australia

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 8 MAY 2017
Vanguard Australia will welcome its new chief financial officer in the coming months. Johanna Platt has been named to replace Daniel Shrimski, who relocated to the US earlier this year for the role of chief financial officer at Vanguard's US Retail ...

VanEck partners to launch ETF model portfolios

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 8 MAY 2017
VanEck will launch a range of model portfolios to advisers using exchange-traded funds, in partnership with an investment researcher. Using Lonsec's portfolio construction research, the VanEck ETF Model Portfolio series comprises balanced, growth and ...

Pension fund eyes Fairfax Media

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 8 MAY 2017
A Canadian pension fund has made a play at acquiring selected Fairfax Media assets, joining forces with private equity firm TPG as part of an investment consortium. Fairfax confirmed today that the board of the $175 billion Ontario Teachers' Pension ...

Beware the volatility trap: AB

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 5 MAY 2017
Disregarding benchmarks through an upside/downside capture strategy can help investors manage volatility risk while still achieving healthy returns. Launching a new white paper on how defensive strategies can benefit Australian equity investors, AllianceBernstein ...

Which part of the elephant are you holding?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 5 MAY 2017
Like the story of the blind man and an elephant, interpretations are often derived from which part of the animal you touched. Such is the case with the Australian Bureau of Statistics' (ABS) elephant - the latest update on Australia's "International ...

CFA considers AI, robo-advice in exams

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAY 2017
The CFA Institute believes artificial intelligence, fintech and robo-advice will have the greatest impact on the financial services industry - to the extent it is considering including such topics in its examinations. An overwhelming majority (70%) ...

NAB Wealth growth steady

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAY 2017
National Australia Bank's wealth business reported modest growth in the half year to March, while finalising the sale of its life insurance business contributed significantly to the group's bottom line. NAB does not split out its consumer banking and ...

BetaShares expands to Victoria

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAY 2017
BetaShares is celebrating its $4 billion milestone with the creation of a new role and establishment of a new office. In support of its continued growth, BetaShares has appointed a national manager, adviser services to be based in the business' new ...

AllianceBernstein sees global leadership shake-up

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 MAY 2017
AllianceBernstein abruptly overhauled its global leadership team, replacing its chief executive and appointing three new directors. Parent company AXA Financial terminated chief executive Peter Kraus and appointed Seth Bernstein as president and chief ...

Future of ANZ Wealth uncertain amid profit slide

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 MAY 2017
ANZ Wealth's profit share in the bank's overall results continued to decline in the first half of FY17, underscoring six months of speculation as to the division's future. Back in November, ANZ chief executive Shayne Elliott said in a media briefing ...