MetLife adviser-client survey results published for 2019
/The MetLife Adviser-Client Relationship Report 2019 has been published, revealing the intentions of consumers, small business owners and client potentials.
Read MoreESG Update as at 4 February 2020
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Australian renewables forecast for record year
UniSuper pressured to drop fossil fuel investments
World Economic Forum releases risk report 2020
The impact of divesting fossil fuels from a portfolio
Paris studies shows how ESG enhances valuations
Fund Product, Company and Regulatory Updates as at 4 February 2020
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Elevate Super for millennials launches
Single investor shuts down boutique Aussie equities fund
VanEck launches income product and its first active ETF
BlackRock closes ASX-listed ETF
Schroders planning private equity fund for local investors
EISS rebrands after name confusion
Link loses AvSuper to Mercer
Sargon collapses
Global Merces Funds Management AFS licence suspended
Theta AM and Valuestream IM AFS suspensions
Flows plunge - US Monthly Fund Highlights - December 2019
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Active long-term fund flows took a nose-dive, settling to outflows of US$25.1 billion.
Read MoreWho worries and why: retirement income stress
/A recent research project surveyed over 3,500 people aged 50 and over on their worries for their financial future.
Read MoreESG Update as at 21 January 2020
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Philip Morris seeking regulatory approval for heated tobacco products
Social Media Alert: Facebook and Google have 11 months to make deal with media companies
ASX200 hits gender equity targets
NZ passes new medical cannabis regulations
Leaked ANZ document shows bank reducing exposure to coal
BHP to quit industry lobby groups that do not support the Paris agreement
First: Australia’s highest-paid CEO is a woman
Sweden’s Central Bank divests WA and QLD bonds over emissions concerns
BlackRock letter lays out tectonic shift in sustainable investing principles
Pendal welcomes impact investment team
Spain has first day without coal-fired power
Germany cements goal of no coal by 2038
USA renewables sector investments hit record high of $55 billion, China dominates
Shareholder activism increasing
Fund Product, Company and Regulatory Updates as at 21 January 2020
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Van Eck announces ETF model portfolio
Elevate Super ESG-focused super fund to launch
TAL replaced by MLC Life at TelstraSuper
AMP FP closes MDA services, cuts trustee and five super funds
Fund People as at 21 January 2020
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HESTA appoints chief advice officer, chief risk officer
GROW Super appoints deputy CEO
First Super appoints co-chair
Acadian AM appoints vice president of product and wholesale markets
ASX appoints new directors
Sunsuper appoints directors
MyState CEO resigning in July
Aurora FM CFO resigns
Bond funds in demand - Global FlowWatch - November 2019 Results
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Global long-term mutual funds recorded US$110 billion in net new money during November.
Read MoreEquity ETFs lead new money - Global ETF FlowWatch - November 2019 Results
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Globally ETFs saw US$73 billion in net flows with equity ETFs seeing the highest in new money with US$54 billion.
Read MoreFund People as at 24 December 2019 - 7 January 2020
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ASX welcomes new director
Acadian AM appoints vice president of product and wholesale
Rest appoints general manager of technology
First State Super and VicSuper name CEO
QSuper announces new chair
MetLife appoints head of retail sales
BlackRock best performer for the month - Global FlowWatch - October 2019
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Global long-term mutual funds saw US$70 billion in net new flows during October, with international funds in the lead, with US$35bn.
Read MoreUS$51 billion in net flows - Global ETF FlowWatch - October 2019
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Worldwide ETFs saw US$51 billion of net flows during the month, with equity and bond ETFs pulling in nearly US$24 billion each.
Read MoreNet flows negative - US Monthly Fund Highlights - November 2019
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Actively-managed long-term funds saw outflows in November at US$1.5 billion, with net flows in November negative, and active funds experienced substantially larger outflows over the preceding three months.
Read MoreStudy: poor mental health is expensive
/The Productivity Commission published the draft report in late October on just how expensive the poor management of mental ill-health is.
Read MoreFund Product, Company and Regulatory Updates as at 10 December 2019
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MFS IM launches global fixed income trust
Clime IM launches income fund with Sequoia
Tasplan merger confirmed
ASIC: super funds dishing out non-compliant personal advice
ESG Update as at 10 December 2019
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Good Super closes four ESG-themed options
Boutique launch Impact Fund into impact investing space
First Super watching Orbis amidst ESG concerns
BetaShares launches first green bond ETF
A year of Women in Super
Rest climate risk trial scheduled
RIAA: responsible investments are outperforming peers
Bond products attract highest net flows - New funds in global markets - Q3 2019
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Over 1,900 new funds were launched in Asia and Europe, with the new launches attracting US$94.1 billion through the third quarter of 2019.
Read MoreESG Update as at 26 November 2019
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NZ government putting pressure on ACC for not doing enough about climate change
Vison Super files resolution calling for BHP to suspend those not backing Paris agreement
Ausbil IM first Australian company to sign Investor Declaration on Plastic Pollution
EU finance ministers want stop to funding of oil, gas and coal projects with EU money
Fund Product, Company and Regulatory Updates as at 26 November 2019
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AMP North platform undergoes technology enhancements
Mercer, Media Super, closing Income Plus investment option
PIMCO launching Australian listed trust
Cbus launches corporate super offer
