Russell is back: wins $10b traditional advisory client

Merlicek hoped a “partnership” with Russell would develop, pointing out that both were “turnaround situations”.

Indeed, the IOOF CIO is starting with a blank sheet of paper after an acquisition spree instigated by Australian Wealth Management left him with three multimanager teams (Skandia has since been dissolved), while Russell was until recently thought by many to be a spent force in asset consulting, having lost most of its sizeable ‘traditional’ clients.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Australia’s greenwashing fix has a greenwashing problem

ASFI’s sustainable finance taxonomy was meant to make greenwashing harder. But with the framework now being piloted by a slew of asset owners, banks and rating houses, there are lingering questions as to whether it does the opposite.

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