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MLC Life strengthens group insurance team

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 14 OCT 2019
... capabilities. Emily Wu has joined MLC Life's group insurance business effective this month, focused on new superannuation funds. Wu was most recently technical partnership manager at AIA Australia. She has also held senior product roles with CommInsure ...

Fund Manager of the Year revealed

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 14 OCT 2019
... managers who are pushing the boundaries to deliver better outcomes to Australian investors." To be recognised by Zenith, funds must pass a rigorous qualitative and quantitative screening, examining the manager's investment philosophy, expertise of the ...

BT Financial Group enlists research provider

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 14 OCT 2019
... greater control." According to Rainmaker research, managed accounts make up 29% of the investment market in Australia and the funds under management in managed accounts are rapidly growing. Total managed accounts FUM in Australia grew 17% in the 12 months ...

Poor market conditions weigh on Perpetual, Pendal

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 14 OCT 2019
Perpetual has reported a $1.1 billion decrease in funds under management for the first quarter of 2020, while Pendal suffered a $900 million drop in FUM for the quarter ended September 30. Tough market conditions for Australian equities were blamed ...

SMSFs not for everybody: ASIC

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 14 OCT 2019
ASIC is warning Australians to consider the appropriateness of self-managed super funds, noting controversial Productivity Commission findings which show the super vehicle is less suitable for low-balance members. The corporate regulator is urging Australians ...

Chief economist update: When QE is not QE

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 14 OCT 2019
... then helped to support economic recovery, particularly at a time when the traditional tool of monetary policy-the federal funds rate-had already been lowered to its effective lower bound. "The purchases of Treasury bills announced on October 11 should ...

ETFS Capital backs indexing startup

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 11 OCT 2019
... data/technology vendor ULTUMUS. In Australia, ETF Securities, led by Kris Walesby, offers 15 ETFs and has $1.7 billion in funds under management.

Challenger hires head of insto partnerships

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 11 OCT 2019
... institutional sales for Australia and New Zealand for over six years. Last month, Challenger named a new chief executive for its funds management business after Ian Saines announced his intention to retire from the role in June. The job went to Nick ...

mFunds crack $1 billion, PIMCO dominates

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 11 OCT 2019
Five years after they launched, ASX mFunds have finally cracked $1 billion, with PIMCO's funds emerging as the most popular. mFunds is the ASX's marketplace for unlisted managed funds, allowing investors and advisers to buy and sell units in ...

IOOF divests Perennial Value

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 11 OCT 2019
... delivering investment excellence, fostering a specialist investment management culture, and building a successful and sustainable funds management business." Perennial investment products will continue to be available on IOOF platforms as well as on ...