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SelectingSuper finalists announced

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 20 OCT 2017
Finalists for the 2017 Rainmaker SelectingSuper Awards have been announced ahead of the industry event on November 16 in Melbourne. The 2017 awards, highlighting Australia's top superannuation providers and industry leaders, represent a significant ...

Platinum expands North American footprint

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 20 OCT 2017
Platinum Asset Management appointed a new distributor to help expand its global equity capabilities to the US and Canadian institutional market. AccessAlpha Worldwide, an adviser and placement agent for institutional asset managers and investors, was ...

BEAR closer to legislation

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 20 OCT 2017
The Banking Executive Accountability Regime (BEAR) is one step closer to being legislated with the Turnbull Government yesterday referring its Bill to the House of Representatives. Incorporating the Treasury Laws Amendment (Banking Executive Accountability ...

UBS wins pensions mandate

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 20 OCT 2017
UBS Asset Management was awarded an $18 billion passive management mandate from a pool of UK local government pension schemes. The Local Government Pension Schemes ACCESS (A Collaboration of Central, Eastern and Southern Shires) pool - the combined ...

Standard Life launches impact fund, appoints managers

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 19 OCT 2017
Standard Life Investments is launching its first impact fund, having appointed two portfolio managers to oversee the portfolio. The Global Equity Impact Fund is launching under the Standard Life banner but will be co-run by Aberdeen Standard Investment's ...

Markets prompt adviser asset allocation review: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 19 OCT 2017
Extreme market conditions are forcing most advisers to reassess client portfolios and consider alternative investment options, latest survey data reveals. About two-thirds (63%) of 200 financial advisers canvassed in Russell Investments' Australian ...

Beige Book report delivers known knowns

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 19 OCT 2017
Back in the day - in the 1990s - when I still had a full head of hair, we placed great importance to the Fed's Beige Book report for it was up there with major indicators like employment and inflation that spark major market movements. The US Federal ...

BNP Paribas shuts out non-renewable energy producers

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 OCT 2017
BNP Paribas will no longer work with companies whose principle business activities involve oil or gas exploited from shale or tar sands as a further show of its support for renewable energies. The group introduced a new global financing policy whereby ...

Perpetual trustee business wins mandate

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 17 OCT 2017
Perpetual Corporate Trust is now the Responsible Entity for the first ASX-listed investment trust devoted to corporate lending. Following one of the largest fund IPOs in Australia, debt-specialist fund manager Metrics Credit Partners has appointed Perpetual ...

Government names new ASIC chair

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 17 OCT 2017
The Federal Government has named the new ASIC chair to succeed Greg Medcraft, this time with Labor's approval. Starting in February, James Shipton will take on the role for a five-year term. Shipton is currently executive director of Harvard Law School's ...