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Industry still shy of flat dollar fees: Frontier

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 NOV 2019
A report from Frontier Advisors suggests superannuation funds and investment managers are still not comfortable with flat dollar fees. The report, titled 'Managing costs and aligning interests: A decade on', written by director Fiona Trafford-Walker ...

Countdown to FPA Congress

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 26 NOV 2019
Heading along to the 2019 FPA Congress in Melbourne this week? Still unsure of what you're looking to get out of it? Congress chair Michelle Tate-Lovery is here to help. This year's Congress, taking place at the Melbourne Convention Centre from tomorrow ...

New head of investments at MLC

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 26 NOV 2019
MLC Asset Management has announced a leadership change. Head of investments Susan Gosling will be stepping down and Al Clark has been appointed in her place. Gosling is retiring after 30 years in the industry, including 17 years at MLC. "The Scenarios ...

Pendal Group yanks equities mandate

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 26 NOV 2019
Pendal Group has pulled nearly $460 million from an international equities manager, as it hands over the management of three funds to its in-house team. AQR Capital Management managed three funds for Pendal. These are the Pendal core hedged global share ...

Global manager to build local retail team

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 26 NOV 2019
A global manager is ending a 14-year-long exclusive retail distribution arrangement with Colonial First State as it takes its Australian retail distribution in-house. Acadian Asset Management invests about $9.5 billion for Australian investors across ...

Colonial First State appoints former Schroders chief

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 26 NOV 2019
The former chief executive of Schroders Australia is joining the boards of Colonial First State Investments Limited and superannuation trust Avanteos Investments Limited. Greg Cooper will join the two boards as an independent non-executive director ...

ACSI, AFIC respond to Westpac scandal

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 26 NOV 2019
The Australian Council of Superannuation Investors welcomed the announcement today that Brian Hartzer will step down as chief executive of Westpac. "The actions taken today reflect the seriousness of the incidents and the failure of the bank to meet ...

BetaShares to list new diversified ETFs

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 26 NOV 2019
BetaShares has announced it will launch four diversified ETFs on the ASX in December this year. The diversified ETFs are low cost, all-in-one investment solutions that aim to provide exposure to a blended portfolio of asset classes, including shares ...

ASIC launches investigation into Westpac

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 26 NOV 2019
More woe for Westpac as ASIC confirms it has commenced an investigation into the bank following AUSTRAC's actions in relation to money laundering. An ASIC spokesperson told Financial Standard : "ASIC can confirm that it commenced an investigation ...

Brian Hartzer steps down from Westpac

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 26 NOV 2019
Westpac chief executive Brian Hartzer has stepped down in the wake of AUSTRAC's investigation. Westpac today announced Hartzer will exit, with current chief financial officer Peter King taking over as acting chief executive from December 2. Hartzer ...