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BlackRock lists three ESG ETFs

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 13 JUL 2021
... consideration for our clients in constructing portfolios, including incorporating their sustainability goals as well as improving overall portfolio resilience," head of iShares Australasia James Kingston said. "ETFs have a pivotal role to play in being ...

Economic recap: Week to July 9

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 12 JUL 2021
... financial support for the real economy, especially micro, small and medium-sized businesses, and promote steady decrease of overall financing costs." The statement suggests that China's economic recovery may be weakening, supported by recent PMI ...

FASEA scraps three-month rule

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 9 JUL 2021
... sat the exam, 69% passed. This is in line with the March results and slightly better than 67% that passed in January. Overall, 89% of the total 14,850 advisers who sat the exam to date have passed.

Significant drop in charitable giving

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 9 JUL 2021
... Charitable Giving Index, Australians are giving less - possibly due to the pandemic. The dramatic fall in giving led to an overall decrease in donations by 16% in the six months to December 2020, taking giving back five years to levels last reported ...

BT Panorama completes migration

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 8 JUL 2021
... centre staff." According to Investment Trends data, there are over 9000 advisers on BT Panorama and also ranked first for overall brand association. "The latest insights from Investment Trends indicates that advisers perceive BT Panorama as the tech ...

Fund managers failing value assessments: FCA

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 8 JUL 2021
... FCA's standards by having poorly designed processes and ultimately did not complete their value assessment obligations. Overall, the FCA said it expected more rigour from fund managers when assessing value in funds. It will conduct another review ...

Netwealth FUA, inflows rise

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 8 JUL 2021
... 5.8% over the quarter to 97,319. Investment Trends' latest Adviser Technology Needs Report revealed Netwealth as the overall top-rated platform by financial advisers at 80%. Earlier in the year, Investment Trends Platform Benchmarking & Competitive ...

KLP divests Israeli-linked settlement firms

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JUL 2021
... companies KLP no longer holds are Alstom, Bank Hapoalim, Motorola Solutions, Israel Discount Bank, Cellcom Israel and Paz Oil. Overall, their total assets add up to about $43 million (NOK275m). "Our assessment is that there is an unacceptable risk that ...

Cbus hires from APRA

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JUL 2021
... unique perspective for Cbus," Cbus chief investment officer Kristian Fok said. "This appointment further strengthens Cbus' overall investment capability and continues our strategy to build our level of expertise in-house. This enables Cbus to respond ...

Adviser platform satisfaction slips

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JUL 2021
... new research shows. Investment Trends' latest Adviser Technology Needs Report showed only 28% of advisers rated their overall satisfaction with their main platform as 'very good', down 2% on 2020 and maintaining the downward trend from a 40% high in ...