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Asset manager awards admin mandate

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUN 2018
An Australian alternative asset manager has awarded a fund administration mandate to US firm SS&C Technologies. SS&C Technologies marked Global Merces as its first Australian client since the acquisition of DST earlier this year. The Nasdaq-listed company ...

Equity Trustees appoints US executive, partners in Ireland

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JUN 2018
... fund announcement builds on a 12-year partnership between the two companies, under which they support more than 30 mutual fund manager clients together, Mainstream Group chief executive Martin Smith said. "Having an experienced global partner in Equity ...

Instos partner with Canadian government

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUN 2018
Several global institutional investors representing more than $7 trillion in assets have joined with the Canadian government to invest in gender equality and infrastructure in emerging and frontier markets. In partnership with the Canadian government ...

Suncorp appoints director

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 12 APR 2018
Suncorp has appointed a fourth female director to its nine-person board. Sylvia Falzon joins Suncorp's board with about 30 years of experience. "We look forward to welcoming her to the Suncorp board and to her contributions particularly around strategy ...

ETFs a winner in February market slump: Vanguard

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 5 MAR 2018
... turndown. "Historical data comparing market volatility and the Russell 3000 index shows that even as index funds' share of mutual fund assets has consistently grown, market standard deviation has risen and fallen in a way that shows no correlation with ...

Blockchain saving mutual funds US$2.6bn

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 23 FEB 2018
... significantly the benefits can be accelerated when using blockchain technology to automate the entire lifecycle of mutual fund transaction - from order placement to settlement and payment. "These results are testament to the impact technology can have ...

Asset management services provider expands to Australia

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JAN 2018
A global brokerage firm has acquired a licence to offer multi-asset investment management services in Australia. Blackwell Global Hong Kong attained a licence via the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission to issue asset management services relating ...

Super and insurance inquiry necessary: Poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 11 DEC 2017
The Federal Government expanding the remit of the banking Royal Commission to include the insurance and superannuation sectors is strongly supported by the majority of readers polled in Financial Standard's weekly survey. More than 60% of respondents ...

Calastone adopts blockchain

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 5 DEC 2017
Calastone announced its global transaction network is migrating fully to blockchain-enabled infrastructure. Technology underpinning Calastone's core network will transition to a private and permissioned-based blockchain infrastructure in 2019, the company ...

ETF fees to plunge: Report

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 28 NOV 2017
... thematic ETFs, greater access to debt and investing in alternatives. ETFs will help new entrants defend against declining mutual fund inflows and will form as part of a product range that include fixed income or smart beta products, the report said. ...