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Senior RBA figure joins life insurer

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAR 2018
The chief information officer at the Reserve Bank of Australia will join MLC Life in a newly created executive role. Sarv Girn will join MLC Life's leadership team in the new position of chief innovation and transformation officer. Girn will lead the ...

SMSF trustees warned on non-compliant crypto

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAR 2018
Inexperienced self-managed superannuation fund trustees are being warned to do their homework before investing in cryptocurrency as they risk inadvertently breaching crucial compliance regulations. According to Bitcoin Trader partner Warrick Pleash ...

Netwealth doubles managed account FUM

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 FEB 2018
Netwealth saw significant growth in its managed accounts offering during the first half of the 2018 financial year. Reporting a 107% rise on the prior corresponding period, Netwealth's suite of managed accounts now hold $1.4 billion in funds under management. ...

Alphinity appoints client portfolio manager

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 FEB 2018
Fidante-aligned global equities boutique Alphinity Investment Management is welcoming a new senior investment specialist to its team. Andrew Grimes joins Alphinity from Winton Capital, where he was a director. Before that, he was an investment specialist ...

Chief economist update: New Fed chief, same policy direction (but more transparent)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 FEB 2018
"Stocks, Treasuries Sink on Hawkish Powell Remarks: Markets Wrap" Bloomberg's headline just about sums up last night's activity on Wall Street that saw the S&P 500 index drop by 1.3%; the yield on 10-year Treasuries climb by three basis points to 2.89% ...

Contribution cap reforms see SMSFs spend cash

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 27 FEB 2018
Self-managed superannuation fund cash balances fell to a two year low in the December 2017 quarter as trustees allocated more to Australian and international equities. Latest insights from SuperConcepts show cash levels dropped to 17.3% in December ...

CBA affirms BBSW position

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 27 FEB 2018
Commonwealth Bank reiterated it is disputing ASIC allegations in relation to trading which allegedly affected the Bank Bill Swap Rate on six occasions in 2012. CBA said yesterday that ASIC lodged an updated Statement of Claim to the Federal Court and ...

How to find alpha in advice: Vanguard

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 27 FEB 2018
Advisers who focus on client behavioural coaching over commoditising investment or stock selection can find "alpha" in their value proposition, according to an industry expert. Vanguard head of portfolio construction Francis Kinniry said embracing new-age ...

Unlisted property top performer in 2017: Report

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 27 FEB 2018
Unlisted property funds outperformed most asset classes and delivered returns three times more than Australian equities in 2017. This is according to a joint report compiled by Zenith Investment Partners, MSCI and the Property Funds Association, which ...

Industry fund takes aim at asset manager diversity

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 27 FEB 2018
A $43 billion super fund is reviewing 70 of its local and offshore asset managers to determine where they stand on workplace gender diversity. The reason for this, HESTA chief executive Debby Blakey explained, is the fund is "committed to gender equality ...