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Lonsec appoints marketing director

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 16 NOV 2018
... change," said Hardy. "I look forward to leveraging the strong relationships we have with advisers, fund managers and super funds, and driving the continued evolution of our investment research and tools in line with the industry's future needs."

Warakirri launches new fund for HNWIs

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 16 NOV 2018
... portfolio, a spokesperson for the company said. Chief executive of Warakirri's cropping and diversified agriculture funds management Adrian Goonan will run the fund, supported by the recently-expanded investment management team. Warakirri managing ...

Poor performance a fiduciary breach

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 16 NOV 2018
Superannuation funds that fail to achieve healthy long-term returns when measured against peers are in breach of their fiduciary duty to members, a former Federal politician has told the 2018 ASFA Conference. Appearing as part of a panel on the future ...

Special Report: Hitting new ETF goals

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 16 NOV 2018
... Katie Petering wants to set the record straight. She clarifies that investors pulled US$30 billion out of exchange-traded funds - not the US$1 trillion reported in the media. During that time, ETFs attracted intense media attention. Some predicted ETFs ...

ASFA welcomes new board directors

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 15 NOV 2018
The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia added a further two superannuation industry veterans to its board. Incoming First State Super chief executive Deanne Stewart and Link Group managing director John McMurtrie have been appointed to ...

Swiss manager invests in Queensland solar

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 15 NOV 2018
... Zurich that invests exclusively in renewable energy infrastructure, investing for the European Investment Bank and pension funds. It has just closed a deal to acquire and finance the construction of a solar plant in Queensland's Middlemount that ...

IOOF manager joins HUB24

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 15 NOV 2018
... platform and advice licensee swelled their revenues in financial year 2018. It is now expecting to hit $19-$23 billion in funds under advice by FY21, as opposed to its last year's forecast of hitting $12 billion by the end of FY20. Overall, the group's ...

ASIC bans Perth adviser

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 15 NOV 2018
... and 23 January 2018, four of Mr Wilson's clients received payments into their bank accounts from their superannuation funds. Due to Mr Wilson's planned actions, the clients received more than they had requested to be withdrawn. The clients then ...

Global asset managers sign responsible firearms framework

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 15 NOV 2018
... Retirement System (CalPERS); California State Teachers' Retirement System (CalSTRS); Connecticut Retirement Plans and Trust Funds; Florida State Board of Administration; Maine Public Employees Retirement System; Maryland State Retirement and Pension ...

ETFs: Buy strategy not structure

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 15 NOV 2018
... director at a Sydney-based global equities manager accepts the seismic and long-term shift of investor money to exchange-traded funds, but said one core element is often forgotten in this development. Antipodes Partners managing director Andrew Findlay ...