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CBA announces new Board of Advice Companies director

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAY 2016
The Commonwealth Bank has announced a new non-executive director to the Board of Advice Companies - Commonwealth Financial Planning, BW Financial Advice, Financial Wisdom and Count Financial. Robert Bransby, who commenced the role in April, has more ...

iShares Core launches in Australia

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 APR 2016
... Cap (AUD Hedged) ETF (IHWL). The other equity option is the iShares Core S&P / ASX 200 ETF (IOZ). Head of iShares Australia Jon Howie said the release of iShares Core was in response to the growing demand for simplified and diversified investment options ...

Global real estate offers investors diversified approach

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 APR 2016
Australians looking to diversify their property investments should consider global real estate as the Australian market continues to cool, according to State Street Global Advisors Australia. Shaun Parkin, head of SPDR ETFs at State Street argues that ...

Van Eck launching infrastructure and dividend ETFs

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 18 APR 2016
Van Eck has announced it will launch two new ETFs on the ASX. The VanEck Vectors FTSE Global Infrastructure (Hedged) ETF will track the widely-used FTSE Developed Core Infrastructure 50/50 Index (Hedged AUD), giving Australian investors access to global ...

SPIVA report paints sad picture for active management

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 APR 2016
The latest S&P Dow Jones Indices Versus Active Funds (SPIVA) report shows that the majority of Australian active managers underperformed their respective benchmarks over five-year periods. The one exception to this rule was Australian equity small- ...

AUI appoints investments general manager

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 12 APR 2016
Australian Unity Investments (AUI) has appointed Geraldine Barlow as general manager - investments. Barlow joins AUI from the New Mexico State Investment Council, where she was head of real return and real estate. In the role she managed a portfolio ...

NAB appoints MD for innovation

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 4 APR 2016
NAB has appointed the managing director of its $50 million innovation fund, NAB Ventures. Todd Forest was previously chief executive of Clipp, a mobile payments app which allows users to pay a restaurant bill or bar tab with their phone (instead of ...

AMP Capital COO made redundant in restructure

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 22 MAR 2016
AMP Capital has made a C-suite executive's role redundant as it reshuffles its leadership team to expand internationally. The company has structured its distribution efforts around three regions - Australia and New Zealand, the North-West region (which ...

Berkshire-owned Gen Re to close Melbourne office

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 21 MAR 2016
Berkshire Hathaway Insurance's Gen Re will close its Melbourne office and several other operations as part of a global property and casualty business restructure. Gen Re's statement said that "smaller" business operations - including the Melbourne office ...

BMO appoints institutional business director

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 MAR 2016
BMO Global Asset Management has appointed Jonathan Goll as director of institutional business for BMO Global Asset Management Asia Pacific. Goll joins BMO Global Asset Management from Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. (GMO), a Boston based asset management ...