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BlackRock, Aviva receive ratings nod

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUL 2016
... added to the Macquarie Wrap and Colonial Wrap platforms. The fund aims to deliver a return of 5% per annum above the Reserve Bank of Australia base rate over any three year period, with less than half the volatility of global equities. The AIMS target ...

China ready to dominate: Nikko AM

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JUL 2016
... the suspicions of certain market commentators: "What are the main risks? That the banking system has problems and there's a bank run? The evidence says that's unlikely; the Chinese trust their banking system because it's government-controlled. "There ...

Responsible assets close to half of total Australia AUM

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JUL 2016
The responsible investment industry now comprises roughly 47% of all assets under management in Australia, according to Responsible Investment Association Australasia figures. The RIAA's latest Responsible Investment Benchmark Report, based on data ...

ETF pioneer donates $100m to ANU

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JUL 2016
... contribution ever made to an Australian institution. "Together we came up with this idea that... instead of putting money in the bank or in investments and it generating the money to fund the program, we thought why not put it into something really productive ...

Fees still an issue for alternatives: WTW

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JUL 2016
Total assets managed by the top 100 alternative investment managers globally increased by 3% in the past year to US$3.6 trillion, according to new research from Willis Towers Watson (WTW), which found that while inflows remain steady, investors are ...

ING exec moves to Core Logic

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JUL 2016
Executive director, customer delivery at ING Direct, Lisa Claes has resigned from the company to step into a senior role at Core Logic. Claes will leave ING at the end of July, taking on the role of chief executive for the Australia and New Zealand ...

Boutique asset manager signs new exec

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JUL 2016
... markets, wealth sales and the head of the investor services group. Prior to this Graham held leadership roles at Commonwealth Bank, including national executive manager, head of investor sales. He currently serves on a number of boards, including being ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JUL 2016
... heightened uncertainty around the Brexit referendum, and ahead of the Australian Federal election," the National Australia Bank's (NAB) business survey showed business confidence rose to a higher than expected reading of +6 in June from +3 in May. At ...

NAB appoints independent customer advocate

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 12 JUL 2016
National Australia Bank (NAB) has appointed an independent customer advocate to support its retail and small business customers in resolving serious complaints. Catherine Wolthuizen will step into the newly created banking role as NAB commits to the ...

MGD sets focus on risk and succession

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 12 JUL 2016
... mitigation strategies and high level strategic business succession solutions. Proudfoot joins MGD Wealth from National Australia Bank (NAB) where he held roles including senior financial planner and business protection specialist. Prior to this he worked ...