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Chief economist update: COVID-19 nightmare makes Brexit a dream

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUN 2020
June 23 marks the fourth year anniversary of Brexit - the day a referendum was held (and Britons voted in favour of) the United Kingdom leaving the European Union (EU). The uncertainty (horror) of it all sent Sterling's effective exchange rate diving ...

Which is the most important letter in ESG?

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUN 2020
New research from MSCI aims to explore the correlation between environmental, social and governance factors and performance by breaking down a company's ESG score by the letter. MSCI core equity research executive director Guido Giese said MSCI had ...

Vanguard taps former industry fund boss

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUN 2020
Global funds management giant Vanguard is continuing its push into Australia's superannuation sector, hiring a former industry fund chief executive to oversee the growth of its super offering. Vanguard has appointed former AustSafe Super chief executive ...

SSGA model portfolios land on HUB24

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUN 2020
Advisers using HUB24 will soon be able to invest in four State Street Global Advisors ETF model portfolios on behalf of their clients. HUB24 has added a suite of SSGA ETF model portfolios to its Invest and Super offerings, as investors seek transparent ...

Financial services demands more mental health support

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUN 2020
COVID-19 has caused an uptick in the demand for access to mental health and wellbeing training for the employees of financial services firms, according to SuperFriend. New analysis by the wealth management industry's mental health partner reveals a ...

AustralianSuper gives Rio Tinto slap on the wrist

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUN 2020
Rio Tinto got a talking to from AustralianSuper in relation to it blowing up a 40,000 year old Aboriginal heritage site, but the fund won't be selling down its $1 billion dollar stake. AustralianSuper chief investment officer and deputy chief executive ...

Global investment manager appoints APAC head

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUN 2020
A $476 billion global investment manager has nabbed a former Challenger executive director to lead its real estate business down under. John Ratcliffe has been appointed as head of Asia Pacific real estate at US$327 billion real estate investment manager ...

Chief economist update: The power of money (and a cure)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUN 2020
"...and I think to myself, what a wonderful world." -- Louis Armstrong It seems a long, long time ago but it's only been three whole trading days (June 11) since Wall Street suffered a big fall - the day US benchmark equity indices closed sharply ...

FASEA extension passes

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUN 2020
The extension to the FASEA education requirements has passed. The Assistant Minister for Superannuation, Financial Services and Financial Technology Senator Jane Hume tweeted that her promise of an extension for financial advisers had been kept. Advisers ...

ASIC warns funds to clean up adverts

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUN 2020
The Australian Securities and Investment Commissions has asked 13 managed funds to fix their advertising, and is threatening the wider sector with enforcement action for misleading claims. ASIC says it forced seven responsible entities and 13 funds ...