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Northern Trust races up custody league tables

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2020
This year's market turmoil has shuffled the lineup of biggest custody players, with NAB Asset Servicing falling two spots and Northern Trust inching up to the second-largest custodian in Australia.

Vanguard leaves Hong Kong, Japan for Shanghai

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 27 AUG 2020
Vanguard has announced it is exiting its exchange traded fund (ETF) businesses from Hong Kong and Japan to focus on retail clients in mainland China as the two offshore operations did not have "significant scale".

Shareholders approve Aon, WTW merger

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 27 AUG 2020
Despite ongoing objection elsewhere, shareholders have approved the merger of Aon and Willis Towers Watson.

No bonus again for Platinum's Clifford

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 27 AUG 2020
Kerr Neilson's successor at Platinum Asset Management has forgone his variable awards for a second year in the row, as the ASX-listed fund manager reports a 1.3% dip in its profits for FY20.

Heine family sells Netwealth shares

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 27 AUG 2020
The Heine family took advantage of Netwealth's strong results and buoyant share price yesterday to sell down about $76 million worth of shares in the company -- a tiny sliver of their expansive holding.

Centuria acquires industrial assets

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 27 AUG 2020
Centuria has added two new assets to its Industrial REIT stable, which it acquired for a combined $32.5 million.

Another AMP worker recounts campaign of harassment

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 AUG 2020
A new whistleblower has come forward, recounting what amounts to a campaign of harassment and a derailing of her career at AMP, leading several other former employees to do the same.

VGI Partners profits tumble

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 25 AUG 2020
The Sydney boutique posted a 59% drop in its profits in the six months to June 30 compared to the previous corresponding period.

Melbourne boutique wins Crestone allocation

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 25 AUG 2020
Crestone Wealth Management has allocated to a Melbourne boutique's real assets fund that targets 7-11% per year in returns while aiming for a measurable social impact.

Impact investing in healthcare: American Century

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 25 AUG 2020
As the demand for environmental, social and governance (ESG) investment products grows in Australia, American Century Investments offers a fresh approach focused on innovation in the health care sector.