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RARE wins mandate from $182bn US manager

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 APR 2018
... increasingly important sector for portfolio construction for both growth and income. At the same time, there is a global focus on the need for both new assets and renewal of existing assets in developed and developing economies alike. "Growth in developed ...

FASEA announces leadership transition

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 10 APR 2018
... capability in higher education and financial services. Engagement beyond the technical, principles-based platform is a critical focus for the Board, especially as we move into this next phase." Brimble has worked within the finance and education sectors ...

Milliman launches course correction tool for retirees

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 10 APR 2018
... sequencing risk," Matterson said at the time. "In order to understand this problem, we've noticed that there's a lot of focus on longevity risk; a lot of annuities and other longevity products. But we're not exploring the immediate volatility issue with ...

Praemium expands global SMA offering

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 10 APR 2018
Praemium SMA enhanced its suite of international model portfolios with the addition of a Franklin Templeton offering. The Franklin Concentrated Global Equity ex Australia Portfolio is now available to investors via the platform. It enables investment ...

Link Fund Solutions chief to depart

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 10 APR 2018
... promoted to chief executive, Asia-Pacific. Martin Smith currently holds the APAC role but will relinquish the position to focus on his wider responsibilities as Mainstream Group chief executive. Harrison has been with Link Fund Solutions, formerly known ...

Chief economist update: Trump trumps Brexit

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 10 APR 2018
... billion in the previous year). UK Prime Minister Theresa May and Bank of England (BOE) governor Mark Carney could at least focus on the domestic economy. While UK GDP growth slowed to annual rate of 1.4% in the year to the December 2017 quarter (the ...

Royal Commission to take "labyrinthine" advice legislation to task

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 9 APR 2018
In its background paper leading up to the financial advice inquiry on April 16, the Royal Commission has called out the "labyrinthine" regulatory regime in which the industry operates. The paper notes the current legislative framework for financial ...

Chief economist update: No target sign on India's back

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 9 APR 2018
... total exports, respectively, as at 2017. Tariff increase away! This gives India and the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) scope to focus more on the goings-on in the domestic economy more than shackled by the on-going trade war uncertainty. So much so, that ...

Outsourcing driving advice client engagement

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 6 APR 2018
... who said advice firms can do more to outsource or streamline mundane workloads not only to reduce costs, but ultimately focus more on client-centric tasks. After working with financial planners for a number of years, Carney said there were specific challenges ...

BetaShares corners market with super-cheap Aussie equities ETF

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 6 APR 2018
BetaShares will roll out the world's lowest-cost Australian equities ETF, with management costs of 0.07%. The BetaShares Australia 200 ETF invests in the largest 200 companies listed on the ASX and will trade on the exchange under the ticker code A200. ...