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BlackRock wins $55bn mandate

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 16 OCT 2018
BlackRock is set to manage $55 billion of passively managed assets on behalf of UK diversified financial services company Scottish Widows. The former mutual awarded BlackRock the mandate after completing a review of the management arrangements for $202 ...

JP Morgan Asset Management grows distribution team

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 15 OCT 2018
JP Morgan Asset Management appointed a former BlackRock institutional director, expanding its Australian distribution team. Prema Basoor links with the US$1.7 trillion firm as an executive director, institutional client advisor. She will be based in ...

Superannuation ripe for blockchain

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 15 OCT 2018
Australia's $2.7 trillion superannuation system has a lot to gain from adopting distributed ledger technologies (DLT), but the industry will want more clarity around blockchain applications before it jumps in. Bravura Solutions global head of wealth ...

Advisers gain FASEA credits for existing qualifications

HARRISON WORLEY  |  SUNDAY, 14 OCT 2018
In his maiden speech to the financial advice industry, Assistant Treasurer Stuart Robert has revealed some advisers will receive up to four credit units of recognised prior learning under FASEA's new education requirements. Addressing delegates ...

Advice is valuable but advocacy issues abound

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 12 OCT 2018
Australians need to experience financial advice first-hand to truly understand its financial, emotional and behavioural benefits. However, there are many issues hindering take-up. That is the underlying theme of the Association of Financial Advisers' ...

Aged care RC will spook Aussies into advice

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 11 OCT 2018
Delegates today heard the impending Royal Commission into aged care could serve as a catalyst for more Australians to access financial advice. While presenting a focus session on the new age of aged care, Challenger technical services manager Sean Howard ...

Advice is the business to be in: Salt

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 OCT 2018
Demographics Group managing director Bernard Salt told delegates at the 2018 AFA National Adviser Conference that financial advice is the business to be in after Australia's sustained period of economic growth. Salt took the conference audience through ...

AFA names 2018 Rising Star

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 OCT 2018
A Wealth Enhancers financial adviser was named the 2018 Rising Star of the Year award at this year's Association of Financial Advisers National Adviser Conference. The award, which is sponsored by ANZ Wealth, was presented to Rebecca Pritchard in ...

Random questions forge deep connections

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 OCT 2018
First time attendees to the Association of Financial Advisers' National Adviser Conference learned it only takes a few questions to create deeper connections with clients. At a dedicated session, first time delegates were asked to meet new people by ...

Former Perpetual staffer joins Nanuk

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 9 OCT 2018
Nanuk Asset Management appointed a veteran analyst and portfolio manager to its Sydney-based team. Jane Henderson has come on board as an investment analyst, with a remit to help the firm find and invest in companies befitting the boutique's unique ...