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ACSA appoints inaugural chief executive

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 19 OCT 2017
The Australian Custodial Services Association has appointed its first chief executive. In June, Financial Standard reported that ACSA was on the hunt for a part-time chief executive, reporting directly to ACSA chair David Knights. Four months later ...

Business benefits of managed accounts mounting

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 19 OCT 2017
Financial advisers using managed accounts are saving more than 14 hours a week on compliance and administrative tasks. Latest research from BT Financial Group, conducted by Investment Trends in July, demonstrates advisers recommending managed accounts ...

Beige Book report delivers known knowns

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 19 OCT 2017
Back in the day - in the 1990s - when I still had a full head of hair, we placed great importance to the Fed's Beige Book report for it was up there with major indicators like employment and inflation that spark major market movements. The US Federal ...

BTFM awards $500m fixed income mandate

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 OCT 2017
BT Funds Management New Zealand recently awarded a $500 million mandate to a manager of global sovereign debt. With this new mandate from the investment arm of Westpac New Zealand, Colchester Global Investors has taken its total Australian and New Zealand ...

BNP Paribas shuts out non-renewable energy producers

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 OCT 2017
BNP Paribas will no longer work with companies whose principle business activities involve oil or gas exploited from shale or tar sands as a further show of its support for renewable energies. The group introduced a new global financing policy whereby ...

Chinese wealth firm takes stake in investment platform

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 OCT 2017
A Melbourne-based Chinese wealth management firm has invested $1.4 million in an Australian wholesale investment platform, making it the platform's third-largest shareholder. BMY Group now sits behind Invesco and founder Steve Torso as the leading shareholders ...

CommInsure adds new annuity strategy

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 17 OCT 2017
Financial advisers are now better equipped to help retiree clients ensure they won't run out of money with CommInsure expanding its range of retirement savings strategies through collaboration with a US academic. A new strategy, called Staggered Annuitisation ...

Class chief flags AMP departure

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 17 OCT 2017
At the group's annual general meeting, Class chief executive Kevin Bungard flagged AMP's plans to migrate off the Class Super platform. While no timeframe has been specified, Bungard said this was because of AMP's SuperConcepts business, which functions ...

Government names new ASIC chair

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 17 OCT 2017
The Federal Government has named the new ASIC chair to succeed Greg Medcraft, this time with Labor's approval. Starting in February, James Shipton will take on the role for a five-year term. Shipton is currently executive director of Harvard Law School's ...

ABA announces new chair

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 17 OCT 2017
The successor to NAB's Andrew Thorburn as chair of the Australian Bankers' Association has been named. The association has put forward ANZ chief executive Shayne Elliott, and ABA chief executive Anna Bligh said Elliott will bring considerable energy ...