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Industry veteran set to launch new fund

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JAN 2020
An industry veteran is gearing up to launch a new fund next week, focusing on Australian equities. Julia Lee, founder and chief investment officer of Burman Invest, left her role at Bell Direct after 11 years at the end of 2019 to launch her new business ...

Goldman Sachs realigns reporting structure

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JAN 2020
Global investment powerhouse Goldman Sachs has overnight announced new reporting structures for its financial results, in a move that will align the bank closer with its Wall Street peers. The changes come just a week short of the bank's fourth-quarter ...

Chief economist update: Moving target

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JAN 2020
What's a central bank to do if after so many years of policy accommodation it still couldn't hit its target? Move the goalpost, of course. The US Federal Reserve has cut interest rates three times (by 75 basis points) last year from 2.5% to ...

FPA offers pro bono support to bushfire victims

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JAN 2020
The Financial Planning Association of Australia is establishing a pro bono program where members can volunteer their time to help Australians impacted by the ongoing bushfire crisis. "The FPA community supported those who suffered in the 2009 Black ...

UK pension fund expands offering, climate risk policy

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 7 JAN 2020
A $16 billion UK pension fund modelled on the Australian superannuation system has received authorisation from the Financial Conduct Authority to operate as an Occupational Pension Scheme. It is also intensifying efforts to tackle the risks posed by ...

Gold lifts as US, Iran tensions escalate

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 7 JAN 2020
Fears of escalating tensions between the US and Iran have sent gold skyrocketing to an almost seven-year high, with investors turning to bullion, mining shares and gold-backed ETFs to safeguard their wealth. Fuel was added to gold's fire after US ...

Iress invests in blockchain

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 7 JAN 2020
Financial services software company Iress has acquired a blockchain communication platform to improve accountability and efficiency in data collection and storage. BC Gateways' platform allows for the secure exchange of data and documents for the financial ...

Chief economist update: Missing the burning forests for the surplus tree

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 7 JAN 2020
"From a practical perspective, big, impactful and very novel disasters will, hopefully, lead to stronger action to both mitigate emissions and also plan for impacts..." This was Ketan Joshi's - University of Sydney science graduate and international ...

Government ignored ASIC over LIC carve-out

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 6 JAN 2020
Documents released under Freedom of Information laws reveal the government ignored ASIC's advice to not create a carve-out for LICs and LITs in the Future of Financial Advice conflicted commission ban. According to documents published last week under ...

Acadian taps CFS executive

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 6 JAN 2020
Acadian Asset Management has started off the New Year by boosting its local leadership team with the addition of a Colonial First State executive manager. Former CFS executive manager of deposits and investment products Mark Mukundan has joined the ...