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JBWere partners with cash platform

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAR 2020
JBWere has signed an agreement with a cash platform to benefit its 500-strong adviser network.

Colonial First State cuts fees, closes legacy options

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAR 2020
Colonial First State has cut fees for about 200,000 members and will close some legacy options in FirstChoice Employer Super, as it simplifies its product line and phases out grandfathered commissions.

Gender diversity remains static, women still disadvantaged

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAR 2020
The state of play for women in financial services remains dramatically disadvantaged.

Mid and small-caps outperform in 2019

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAR 2020
S&P Dow Jones Indices has released its annual SPIVA Australia Scorecard; a report measuring the performance of active funds against their respective benchmark indices - and mid and small-caps have come out on top.

Raiz cuts AET amid Sargon saga

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 2 MAR 2020
The board of investment platform Raiz has replaced Australian Executors Trustees (AET) as its independent custodian, in what comes as the latest development in the Sargon saga.

Fidelity sweeps Morningstar Australia Awards

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 2 MAR 2020
Fidelity International scored two wins at the 2020 Morningstar Australia Awards, while passive investing giant Vanguard beat active managers in the multi-asset category.

Why Phillip Morris gets ESG points

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 28 FEB 2020
Ariel Investments chief investment officer Rupal J. Bhansali shared her contrarian views on ESG investing and why Phillip Morris International makes the cut.

ETF popularity soars 52%

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 28 FEB 2020
Latest insights from Morningstar show Australia's ETF market grew 52% in 2019, reaching highs of $61 billion in assets.

Court punishes OTC derivative issuers

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 28 FEB 2020
Three over-the-counter derivatives providers have been found guilty of contravening their AFSL licences by using account managers to pressure retail investors into purchasing products which lost investors more than $30 million.

Challenger boutique winds up fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 27 FEB 2020
Aussie small caps manager Kinetic Investment Partners is terminating its last-standing retail fund as assets dwindle, but will continue to manage institutional money.