(pictured: Russell Clarke) Mercer chief investment officer Russell Clarke has thrown his weight behind the growing criticism of Australia’s fee obsession. Fees are driving investment decisions and that’s not in the best interests of the end investor, he says. Clarke participated
(pictured: Patrick Farrell) Pat Farrell, the former chief investment officer at BT Financial Group, who left that firm in May, will become the new chief investment officer at Suncorp, following the retirement last month of Nick Basile. The appointment is
(pictured: Eusebio Teofilo-Sanchez) Securities lending, which was dealt a blow during the global financial crisis as a lot of lenders withdrew from the market, is making a comeback. Investors are adapting to the likely continuation of a low-return environment. According to
(pictured: Brett Baker) Evergreen Consultants, the boutique asset consultant for financial planners and family offices launched early this year by Angela Ashton and Brett Baker, has finalised its asset allocation committee. The members are: Angela Ashton, Tom Cottam, Stephen Duchesne, Kingsley
(pictured: Lochiel Crafter) The need to boost investment performance in a low return and volatile market environment is fuelling interest from investors in new strategies which are reshaping traditional active equities management, according to State Street Global Advisors. And a key
(pictured: Rob Everett) Policing robo-advice is a global challenge that was unlikely to be solved by waging “algorithm wars”, according to Financial Markets Authority (FMA) chief, Rob Everett. With the NZ financial regulator poised to take on the robo-cop role under
(pictured: Russell Clarke) Mercer chief investment officer Russell Clarke has thrown his weight behind the growing criticism of Australia’s
(pictured: Patrick Farrell) Pat Farrell, the former chief investment officer at BT Financial Group, who left that firm
(pictured: Eusebio Teofilo-Sanchez) Securities lending, which was dealt a blow during the global financial crisis as a lot of
(pictured: Brett Baker) Evergreen Consultants, the boutique asset consultant for financial planners and family offices launched early this year
(pictured: Lochiel Crafter) The need to boost investment performance in a low return and volatile market environment is fuelling
(pictured: Rob Everett) Policing robo-advice is a global challenge that was unlikely to be solved by waging “algorithm wars”,
