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TCorp unveils new leadership team

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 14 FEB 2017
TCorp confirmed its new executive lineup, following news yesterday of Stewart Brentnall's appointment as chief investment officer. In addition to Brentnall, TCorp has also welcomed Paul Verschuer as its new general manager, financial markets; formerly ...

Bentham hires AMP Capital analyst

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 13 FEB 2017
Bentham Asset Management appointed a senior analyst specialising in bank capital securities. Linden Smith joins Bentham from AMP Capital, where he was a senior credit analyst in the firm's credit research team. In his role Smith was also the main port ...

Trump matters

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 13 FEB 2017
Guess it isn't over till it's over folks! Trump and what he'll do next continue to dominate the headlines and Twitter-verse. So much so that only few gave a hoo-ha to central bank monetary policy announcements - the BOJ, the Fed, and the BOE met in ...

Look offshore for income: SSGA

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 10 FEB 2017
Australia's yield appetite will no longer be sated by income-oriented portfolios that invest solely in domestic assets. A new paper from State Street Global Advisors' SPDR ETF business argues that because of low interest rates and the heavy sector concentration ...

BTIM appoints new portfolio manager

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 10 FEB 2017
A former TCorp senior manager joined BT Investment Management this week. BTIM appointed Alan Polley as a portfolio manager in an expansion of its diversified strategies capability. Polley has more than 16 years' experience in investment management and ...

Landmark advice reforms pass Senate

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 10 FEB 2017
The wealth management industry was overwhelming in its support of the Senate passing two significant reforms aimed at strengthening consumer confidence in the financial planning and life insurance sectors. Both pieces of legislation were passed unchallenged ...

Bonds aiding not-for-profit investors

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 10 FEB 2017
Bonds are increasingly popular among not-for-profit and charity organisations as they seek to make returns on donations in the face of low interest rates. The combination of scarce donor capital and historically low rates has placed NFP trustees and ...

Mexican pain

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 10 FEB 2017
"Sticks and stones may break my bones but words will never hurt me". But not for Mexico, it appears, especially when the words come from POTUS. US President Trump's rhetoric about "building a wall along the US-Mexican border"...and making Mexico pay ...

Advice licensees must think digital

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 9 FEB 2017
The need for financial advice licensees to increase digital and social media education was uncovered in the latest industry survey. The survey of 153 advisers showed only 12.8% believed their licensee was providing adequate education when it came to ...

Australian Unity partners for managed account solution

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 9 FEB 2017
Australian Unity has joined forces with a major managed accounts provider to offer a private label to its clients. Australian Unity, which holds $6 billion in funds under management, is the latest firm to partner with netwealth for a private label solution ...