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Bravura acquires software firm

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 29 OCT 2019
... management institutions, such as Aegon and Nucleus," Bravura said. The software company said the acquisition was made in a bid to deepen Bravura's technical capabilities, creating a compelling opportunity to deliver "plug and play" solutions to a ...

China backs blockchain, Bitcoin soars

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 29 OCT 2019
... industrial aspects of this emerging field," Xi said. The PBOC began research into the use of virtual currencies back in 2014 in a bid to reduce the costs of circulating traditional physical currencies. Xi said the technology could be applied to make ...

OnePath introduces long-term premium projections

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 28 OCT 2019
OnePath Life has launched 10-year premium projections on alteration quotes in a bid to provide greater clarity for financial advisers and their clients. The insurer said the projections, for existing OneCare and OneCare Super policies, will enable advisers ...

Portfolio manager departs LIC

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 15 OCT 2019
One of Australia's oldest global shares LICs is bidding farewell to its portfolio manager who is leaving the manager after 19 years to pursue other opportunities. Franklin Templeton announced Peter Wilmshurst's departure from the company earlier this ...

Platinum global shares fund to shutter

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 OCT 2019
Platinum Asset Management is set to bid farewell to one of its funds, after a year of outflows. The MLC Investment Trust MLC Platinum Global Fund was closed to new investments in 2004. It is now headed for a termination, after a decision taken by MLCI ...

Hong Kong drops LSE bid

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 OCT 2019
The bid was dependent on the axing of the London exchange's proposed Refinitiv takeover. The LSE had rejected the offer before it was pulled saying it fell "substantially short" of an appropriate valuation and there was "no merit in further engagement". ...

Frontier veteran to depart

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 1 OCT 2019
The $380 billion asset consultant is bidding farewell to Fiona Trafford-Walker after nearly 25 years with the business. Trafford-Walker was appointed as Frontier's managing director in 2000 when it separated from Industry Fund Services and stayed ...

Milestone ETF Rule passed

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 27 SEP 2019
... issuers to publish daily portfolio holdings on their website as well as historical data relating to premiums and discounts and bid-ask spreads to ensure transparency. However, the rule does not apply to all ETFs, with it not applicable to most unit trusts ...

Macquarie unveils green ambitions in New York

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 27 SEP 2019
... Allianz, AXA, HSBC, Goldman Sachs and Macquarie and others - the firm will also move to support emerging market nations in their bid to develop conditions more conducive to private investment, with the development of new green banks. GIG is already working ...

Paradice portfolio manager departs, US office closed

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 SEP 2019
David Paradice's equities boutique is closing its San Francisco office and bidding farewell to a co-portfolio manager after a restructure of its global small caps team. The $5 billion Paradice Global Small Cap Fund was managed by investors across Sydney ...