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Chief economist update: Aussie Black Friday spend will end Saturday

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 13 JAN 2020
... mention engage in quantitative easing, anymore. More so, given that the Morrison government - forgive my cynicism but in its bid to remain in government - has all but ditched its commitment to a budget surplus. "The surplus is of no focus for me whatsoever. ...

Ellerston hires from Colonial First State

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JAN 2020
... or an exchange-traded fund, after facing backlash from prominent investor David Kingston. In October last year, Ellerston bid farewell to its investor relations lead who left for Bell Asset Management. Melissa Ridley joined Bell as an institutional client ...

What you read in 2019: Financial advice

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 19 DEC 2019
There wasn't a dull day to be had in Australia's financial advice industry in 2019, but unfortunately it was rarely a good thing. We are bidding farewell to the year that is likely to be remembered as one financial advisers would rather forget. ...

Time-poor advisers to embrace model portfolios

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 DEC 2019
... asset manager State Street Global Advisors reveals financial advisers may shun traditional investment management tasks in a bid to spend more time on clients as mounting regulatory and compliance responsibilities take their toll. According to SSGA's ...

Advice group appoints director

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 17 DEC 2019
A financial advice group has appointed a new independent director, in a bid to grow the company in the current uncertain environment. Alexander Beard has been appointed as an independent non-executive director at Centrepoint Alliance, joining the group ...

Industry fund overhauls MySuper options

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 5 DEC 2019
... administration fees will increase from $1.83 per week to $2.21 to an annual total of $115, up from $95. "Importantly, in a bid to reduce overall costs to members, our ability to reduce investment fees with a small increase in the administration fee will ...

Boutique portfolio manager to retire

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 22 NOV 2019
A Sydney small caps boutique has appointed a new co-portfolio manager, as its founder and chief investment officer announces his retirement plans. Frank Villante will retire from Celeste Funds Management in November 2021. As a result, Celeste is promoting ...

Deloitte, TAL partner on AI

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 19 NOV 2019
... partnership to deploy a regtech solution using artificial intelligence (AI) and voice recognition on its phone-based sales in a bid to ensure better customer outcomes. TAL said the solution will be used on 100% of its phone-based sales calls and will ...

Antares portfolio manager moves to LIC

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 7 NOV 2019
... trusts. He reports to AFIC's chief investment officer Mark Freeman, who is also the chief executive. In July, Antares also bid farewell to Richard Dixon, who left the company after 12 years. It recently replenished its team, with a hire from Gandel Group ...

Frozen fund pays investors

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 29 OCT 2019
... fund and returning the money (minus costs) to the investors. Whyte's appointment came as the court threw out two investor's bid to replace LM as the responsible entity of the fund with Trilogy Funds Management.