Newspaper icon
The latest issue of Financial Standard now available as an e-newspaper
READ NOW

Search Results

Showing 41 - 50 of 167 results for "Lion"

ESG ETF demand rises: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 6 OCT 2020
Wealth managers are increasingly using ETFs to incorporate ethical and responsible investing, flagging that this strategy will eventually substitute the actively-managed part of their portfolios. More than half (55%) of the global 191 institutional ...

Lifespan adds MDAs to BT Panorama

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 22 SEP 2020
Lifespan Financial Planning has launched 30 managed discretionary account model portfolios on BT Panorama. The portfolios will be available to Lifespan's advisers who use BT Panorama. Lifespan has over 250 advisers, the company said. The offering includes ...

Managed accounts inch to $80bn

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 SEP 2020
Managed accounts assets continue to grow steadily, having hit nearly $80 billion despite setbacks caused by COVID-19. The Institute of Managed Account Professionals' latest census found asset growth for the sector was stable, reaching $79.71 billion ...

Mandates from superannuation funds slow

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUL 2020
Superannuation fund awarded only 30 mandates in the three months to March totaling $2.5 billion, down significantly from the December quarter's 63 totaling $8.6 billion, new data from Rainmaker Information shows. International equities strategies ...

At least $70bn more in stimulus needed: Grattan

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 29 JUN 2020
... support the economic recovery, and should avoid premature fiscal tightening, the federal government will need to fund the lion's share of any stimulus," the report said. "Such spending would not impair the federal budget in the long term. "Even assuming ...

AMP Foundation offers $2m for COVID-19 recovery

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUN 2020
AMP's corporate philanthropic foundation is offering $2 million in grants for non-profits working to meet COVID-19's challenges in the community. To be eligible, the organisation must have annual income of less than $20 million, derive less than 70% ...

ETF popularity soars 52%

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 28 FEB 2020
Latest insights from Morningstar show Australia's ETF market grew 52% in 2019, reaching highs of $61 billion in assets. It's a far cry from two decades ago; the industry was worth $3 billion in 2010, and there were only 27 ETF products available ...

New head of wholesale at Fidelity

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 FEB 2020
... as Colonial First State's state manager for retail sales in New South Wales. He had also worked at Perpetual Investments, Lion Nathan Australia and ING. Mathie finished up last August, after two years with the company.

Melbourne boutique adds to team

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JAN 2020
... has appointed Ivy Choo in the role. Choo will look after the boutique's compliance and risk framework and has worked at Lion Global Investors Limited, ConocoPhillips Asia Ventures, Bank of China and CIMB Bank Berhad. She will be based in Singapore. ...

Retail funds shrink unlisted assets

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 11 NOV 2019
Superannuation funds now have close to $240 billion in unlisted assets, but retail funds have a smaller proportion of their assets allocated to them than five years ago. The lion's share of the unlisted assets (such as infrastructure, private equity ...