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I know it's hard, but it could be harder: Lowe

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 FEB 2023
Appearing at a Senate hearing today, Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) governor Philip Lowe said people have forgotten how corrosive inflation is. The governor explained the RBA has one priority and that is to bring inflation down. "Inflation at the moment ...

Managed accounts dominated by SMAs

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 DEC 2022
... Rainmaker data, separately managed accounts' (SMA) footprint in the managed account sector has risen dramatically in two years. SMAs funds under advice (FUA) in the past two years increased 151%. Meanwhile, managed discretionary accounts (MDAs) increased ...

Colonial First State adds 17 new funds to FirstChoice platform

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 1 DEC 2022
... market leader in managed accounts. We'll offer a complete suite of portfolio management solutions, including tailored SMAs that can be designed to unique needs of advisers and their clients. For businesses with a MDA licence, we'll deliver institutional ...

Colonial First State debuts 'major wealth platform innovation'

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 NOV 2022
... market leader in managed accounts. We'll offer a complete suite of portfolio management solutions, including tailored SMAs that can be designed to unique needs of advisers and their clients. For businesses with a MDA licence, we'll deliver institutional ...

Activus SMAs now available to more advisers

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 5 AUG 2022
Activus Investment Advisors is making its suite of SMA portfolios available on platform for the first time, partnering with Macquarie Wrap. The Activ-ator range was launched four years ago, comprising multi-asset portfolios with four risk profiles ranging ...

Crypto companies halt withdrawals

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUN 2022
International cryptocurrency platforms Celsius and Binance temporarily suspended customer withdrawals. Yesterday, the world's largest crypto exchange, Binance, suspended withdrawals on the Bitcoin network. In a statement, Binance said: "This is ...

Managed account market reaches $175bn

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAY 2022
... market, as at 2021 end. Managed discretionary accounts make up 40% of FUA while other IDPS wrap investment schemes hold 8%. "SMAs are taking over from MDAs because they are easier for financial advisers to offer to their clients, requiring less complex ...

Direct indexing: The next evolution?

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 7 MAR 2022
... Of course, this strategy isn't for everyone. To critics, direct indexing is an attempt to rebrand active investing or SMAs, just to extract higher fees than most ETFs charge. For others, it may be exactly the solution they've been looking for. ...

AllianceBernstein appoints global head of ETFs

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 3 FEB 2022
... not only our ETF business, launching later this year, but also our broader portfolio solutions including next generation SMAs and model portfolios." Commenting on his appointment, Archard said he is very proud to join a firm, "which has withstood various ...

Clime partners for $330m SMAs

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 3 DEC 2021
Clime Investment Management has partnered with a managed accounts specialist to create a $330 million product. On December 2, Ralton Asset Management and Clime entered an exclusive agreement to combine their separately managed accounts businesses. The ...