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Zenith adds client to Macquarie Wrap

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 23 JUL 2021
Zenith Investment Partners has launched a new managed account client on Macquarie Wrap as adviser demand for managed account solutions soars. Zenith worked with The Moreton Group to develop a customised managed account on Macquarie Wrap, which has helped ...

Retirement Income Covenant paper released

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 20 JUL 2021
The government has released a position paper on the Retirement Income Covenant and is inviting submissions until August 6. Subject to the legislation passing, the government plans to have the covenant come into effect in July 2022. The new paper, released ...

ASIC spells out IDR reporting

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 20 JUL 2021
The corporate regulator has released the internal dispute resolution (IDR) reporting documents including a data dictionary and glossary. Financial firms across the industry will be the first to test the documents in a pilot later this year in what marks ...

IFM airport bid falls over

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 15 JUL 2021
The IFM Investors bid to purchase Sydney Airport for $8.25 a share has been rejected. A consortium comprising IFM, QSuper and Global Infrastructure Management made the offer to Sydney Airport on July 5, with Barrenjoey and UBS advising. After an assessment ...

Advice engagement jumps during COVID-19

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 9 JUL 2021
A new study finds that the coronavirus pandemic has raised awareness about the importance of financial advice and prompted more Australians to engage with their adviser. A study by ASX-listed firm ClearView shows that demand for financial advice is ...

BNY Mellon acquires Milestone

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 9 JUL 2021
BNY Mellon will acquire Milestone Group, a funds management technology provider. The deal comes just over a year after the two companies formed an alliance to create a suite of oversight and contingent net asset value (NAV) services for asset managers ...

Chief economist update: Japan still waiting for the sun to rise

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 28 JUN 2021
The upward revision to Japan's March quarter GDP growth - to an annualised rate of 3.9% (from the preliminary estimate of 5.1%) - provides cold comfort to an economy that remains stuck in a rut and continues to reel from the coronavirus pandemic. ...

Industry split on paid vaccine leave

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 25 JUN 2021
The Finance Sector Union is petitioning for paid vaccination leave, saying employers can help ensure the community is safe from COVID-19. So, who is and who isn't on board? The FSU is calling for two days of paid leave to be offered to employees ...

WealthO2 launches adviser app

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 22 JUN 2021
WealthO2 has launched an app for financial advisers and their clients to help them manage their investment and superannuation information. Available on Apple and Android, the app aims to provide advisers and their clients transparency on their holdings ...

ClearBridge launches unhedged fund

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 22 JUN 2021
Franklin Templeton subsidiary ClearBridge Investments has launched the unhedged version of the ClearBridge RARE Infrastructure Income Fund following investor demand. The fund, like the hedged version, invests in global listed infrastructure securities ...