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BlackRock restructures iShares ETFs

KANIKA SOOD, KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAY 2018
... and the 14 ETFs to remain on the ASX currently hold more than $7 billion in assets as at March 31. iShares Australia head Jon Howie said the restructure comes at a time when investor demand has developed the Aussie ETF substantially. "This has led to ...

Morningstar creates carbon risk investment tool

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAY 2018
... emerging market equity strategies tend to have higher carbon risk scores. Morningstar director of sustainability research Jon Hale said: "Our analysis using the carbon risk metrics finds that investors have low-carbon fund choices across virtually all ...

Cardena Private Wealth adds life insurance

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 APR 2018
The boutique wealth manager and advisory firm has signed onto MBS Insurance's life insurance offering, after 12 months of using its personal insurance consultancy for clients. Risk consultancy MBS will now advise Cardena's client base of high-net-worth ...

Open banking data to become super fund value add: QMV

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 13 APR 2018
As Australia inches towards a rollout of open banking services, a QMV principal consultant said superannuation funds should move to integrate open banking data to improve their services even before open data frameworks officially hit the super industry. ...

Geoff Wilson appointed to 8IP board

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 APR 2018
Industry stalwart and Wilson Asset Management founder Geoff Wilson has been appointed as a director to 8IP Emerging Companies Limited's board, as the investment manager extends strategic support to 8IP. Wilson Asset Management's stake is worth $1.37 ...

Hastings rebrands following sale

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 APR 2018
... together to further develop our international presence and expand our capabilities," Rosati said. Northill Capital partner Jon Little added the UK firm would take a long term outlook on its investment in Vantage. "We are focused on investing over the ...

Investor education key to healthy ETF market: SPDR

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 APR 2018
Retail investors losing money on recent short volatility strategies indicates ETF providers have a bigger role to play in education, according to global SPDR chair Jim Ross. Speaking at a media roundtable in Sydney, Ross said it was paramount that investors ...

Incumbents can innovate or separate: AltFi Summit

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 APR 2018
Financial services incumbents must lean on and learn from fintechs to carry industry innovation toward future consumer demands or risk being left behind. Speaking ahead of the AltFi Australasia Summit on 16 April, Credible founder and chief executive ...

Royal Commission could lead to credit crunch: UBS

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAR 2018
Recent UBS commentary suggests one plausible scenario where the knock-on effects of the Royal Commission could lead to a "credit crunch" scenario. In an update co-authored by analysts Jonathan Mott and Rachel Bentvelzen as well as economists George ...

FSC honours life insurance industry talent

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 MAR 2018
The Financial Services Council awarded its highest accolades to the life insurance industry's brightest stars at a gala dinner in Sydney overnight. The annual FSC Life Insurance Awards, held at the Ivy Ballroom, recognised three talented individuals ...