CBA’s wealth management spin-off surprises market
The Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) is to de-merge its wealth management and mortgage businesses and undertake a review of its general insurance business, with a view to potentially selling it.
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China nationalises troubled insurer Anbang
Insurance giant Anbang is entirely under government control after the country’s regulator confirmed it has seized over 98% of the formerly privately-held conglomerate.
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Eastspring steps up multi-asset game
Eastspring Investments is looking at ESG and China-focused multi-asset products and adding people to its investment team, according to Colin Graham, Singapore-based chief investment officer for multi-asset solutions.
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ESG: the art of predicting the future
Socially-responsible investing is not about short-term gains, says Union Investment’s sustainability chief Florian Sommer, it’s about divining future business trends and working out which companies are best able to adapt.
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Investing in Africa is still a tough sell
Negative headlines have done little to help managers make investing in Africa an attractive proposition, but the sheer size of the continent and the opportunities on offer mean it is worth taking a second look, says Ashburton Investments’ Paul Clark,
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PEOPLE MOVES: PSG Wealth, Vanguard, Martin Currie
Vanguard fills its newly created head of Italy position, Martin Currie sets out its succession plan involving a Blackrock alum and PSG Wealth grows its Johannesburg office.
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Chinese asset managers eyeing European investors
More China-based asset managers are expected to internationalise and target European investors, according to Alessandro Silvestro, Hong Kong-based managing director, Asia Pacific, at Lemanik Asset Management.
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Asia Pacific CFA candidate numbers surge
More than 120,000 people in Asia Pacific have registered to sit CFA Institute exams this month, representing 53% of the record-breaking global intake.
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Major Convoy stakeholder sues over share sale
Troubled Hong Kong financial advice firm Convoy Global is being sued by one of its biggest backers in an attempt the halt the sale of shares in another company at a substantial loss.
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Should Australia introduce a UK-style restricted advice model?
With the vertically-integrated advice model under fire and the cost of financial advice being more than the average Australian is prepared to pay, could a UK-style tied model be the solution?
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Returns only a part of HNWI satisfaction
Wealth managers should go beyond a pure functional role and work more on the personal connection with high net worth clients, according to David Wilson, head of Asia wealth management at the consulting firm Capgemini.
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Aussie bank faces landmark lawsuit over bad advice
Major Australian bank Westpac could face multi-million dollar fines after the country’s financial services watchdog commenced legal proceedings against it over allegations of poor financial advice provided by one of its former employees.