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Perpetual's Garry Laurence starts boutique

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 22 MAR 2021
Former Perpetual Investment global equities portfolio manager Garry Laurence has started a new boutique which is currently raising for its first fund. Laurence spent 13 years at Perpetual and left in July last year, as Perpetual handed over the management ...

Raiz expands to SMSF market

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 19 MAR 2021
The micro-investing platform is targeting SMSFs with its custom portfolio option, giving members more control over their portfolio allocations. The recently launched custom portfolio option is now available to SMSFs and allows users to build their own ...

eToro combines with SPAC, plans to list

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 MAR 2021
Investment platform eToro has entered a business combination with a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) and revealed plans to list on the NASDAQ. eToro will merge with NASDAQ listed FinTech Acquisition Corp (FTCV), entering into a definitive ...

Best global equities funds

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 MAR 2021
BetaShares and Fidelity's funds topped Rainmaker rankings for risk-adjusted returns for global equities funds for the three years ending December 2020. The report, RMetrics, measures over 1100 products. The international equities rankings included ...

Chief economist update: The cloud over the rainbow

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 26 FEB 2021
"I think I can make it now, the pain is gone All of the bad feelings have disappeared Here is the rainbow I've been prayin' for It's gonna be a bright (bright), bright (bright) Sun-shiny day." -- Johnny Nash, "I Can See Clearly Now" Do you ...

Connectus empowers advisers with Excelerate

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 18 FEB 2021
International wealth management firm Connectus Wealth Advisers is set to roll out a new program aimed at increasing adviser efficiency, driving scale and enhancing the client experience and outcomes. Connectus, which is owned by NASDAQ-listed Focus ...

Chief economist update: Amber alert

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 FEB 2021
If there's one thing that matches (well, nearly) the exponential rate of infection from the coronavirus, it's the vertigo-inducing rally on Wall Street. After dropping to three-year lows in March last year, US equities have rocketed higher and ...

Morningstar appoints director of manager selection

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 2 FEB 2021
Morningstar has appointed Aman Ramrakha as a director of manager selection services, as it looks to grow its implementation business. In his most recent role, Ramrakha was Morningstar's director, manager research ratings for APAC. The firm will recruit ...

Best, worst investment ideas for 2021: ARK

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 2 FEB 2021
Innovation-focused investment manager ARK Invest has released its annual Big Ideas report for 2021, highlighting the best and worst investment opportunities out there. When it comes to the worst ideas, ARK said household name NASDAQ listed Intel is ...

Raiz launches custom portfolio option

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 21 JAN 2021
Raiz has introduced a new custom portfolio option that will enable clients to gain more control over their portfolio allocations. Raiz said the custom portfolio, unlike its seven standard ETF portfolios, will allow users to build their own personalised ...