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Are managed accounts living up to the hype?

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 25 NOV 2021
At the Financial Standard Best Practice Forum on Managed Accounts, a panel of experts have offered their honest views on whether managed accounts are delivering on the hype surrounding them. MLC Asset Management head of investment consulting (managed ...

WealthO2 appoints to newly created role

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 NOV 2021
WealthO2 has appointed Ahn Rutty to the newly created role of head of client success as demand for its adviser tech software solution increases. Rutty will play a pivotal role in orchestrating the seamless onboarding of financial advisers to deliver ...

Downward fee trend hits ESG

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 22 NOV 2021
Across asset classes there is significant downward pressure on institutional asset management fees, according to new research from bfinance. The study's key findings include a reduction in the cost of active global equities strategies with ESG requirements ...

APRA questions trustees on financial resilience

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 22 NOV 2021
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) has issued a discussion paper seeking information from superannuation trustees on their plans to maintain the financial resilience needed to protect members' best financial interests. APRA's prudential ...

Multi-boutique appoints head of private wealth

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 16 NOV 2021
Warakirri Asset Management hired from UBS for the newly created role of head of private wealth. Ben Williams was head of wholesale client coverage at the Swiss bank for over four years. He was previously national manager, retail at Lazard Asset Management ...

BTC Markets adds to advisory board

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 16 NOV 2021
The digital assets exchange appointed two new senior additions to its advisory board, hiring from ASX and Tyro. David Raper and Garry Duursma joined the advisory board following the release of the final report of the Parliamentary Committee on Australia ...

Aware Super progresses net zero efforts

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 15 NOV 2021
The $140 billion super fund is calling on the private sector to provide transparent information about their emissions reduction targets and net zero pathways as it outlines the progress of its own plan. In Aware Super's inaugural Destination Net Zero ...

Organisations, employees disagree on work arrangements

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 NOV 2021
The satisfaction gap between business leaders and employees on the future of work is widening, according to new research. NTT's latest Global Workplace Report found chief executives are 20% more likely to believe their organisation is very effective ...

Bitcoin exposure added to platform

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 NOV 2021
Monochrome Asset Management's flagship fund, which tracks the price of bitcoin, has launched through Praemium. The Monochrome Bitcoin Fund (MBF) is available to wholesale investors through the Powerwrap product suite. MBF provides access to a pure bitcoin ...

Crypto ETF breaks trading record

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 5 NOV 2021
BetaShares' Crypto Innovators ETF (CRYP) broke a trading value record on its first day of listing. CRYP recorded $39.7 million worth of trades on November 4, smashing the previous record of $8 million set in March 2021. The fund opened at $11.25 per ...