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Nikko Asset Management awards global equities mandate

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 DEC 2018
Nikko Asset Management has awarded a global equities mandate for $260 million. UK-based Royal London Asset Management, together with Ironbark Asset Management, won the mandate from the Australia and New Zealand arm of Nikko. Sydney-based Ironbark, which ...

CFS retail sales lead joins global boutique

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 DEC 2018
The head of retail investment sales at Colonial First State will head the newly-opened Australian office of a global boutique investment manager. Laird Abernethy has been appointed managing director of Australia and New Zealand for GQG Partners. He ...

Chief economist update: Tariff man takes Wall Street down

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 DEC 2018
With one tweet, US President Donald Trump reversed all of Wall Street's gains... and then some. "....I am a Tariff Man. When people or countries come in to raid the great wealth of our Nation, I want them to pay for the privilege of doing so. It ...

AMP replaces Regan

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 DEC 2018
AMP announced new leadership of its advice business, replacing Jack Regan. After 20 years, Regan is retiring from the group. He has been on extended leave since his damning appearance at the Royal Commission in April this year. He has been replaced ...

Why indexing is big business

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 4 DEC 2018
With over three million active benchmarks across the globe growing exponentially, the changing nature of index providers is becoming increasingly more relevant in the investment process. The disproportionate ratio of stocks to indices shows no sign ...

Industry Super Australia chair steps down

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 4 DEC 2018
Former Australian Council of Trade Unions secretary and former Federal Government minister Greg Combet will become the new chair of Industry Super Australia today. Combet will replace Peter Collins in the top role as the latter steps down to fulfil ...

WAM names prospective Blue Sky LIC team

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 4 DEC 2018
Wilson Asset Management has reconfirmed interest in taking over the Blue Sky LIC's management after Pinnacle withdrew its offer, naming the team that will lead it. Wilson Asset Management has put forth the name of Andrew Siew from its investment management ...

Will Aussie equities overcome 2019 challenges?

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 4 DEC 2018
The head of Australian equities at a $1.36 trillion global investment manager predicts the asset class will deflect risks and a challenging policy environment to provide investors with a low beta source of "healthy" yield in 2019. T. Rowe Price head ...

MLC Life restructures team, ramps up transformation ambitions

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 3 DEC 2018
MLC Life Insurance announced major changes to its innovation and transformation teams with three senior hires and a restructure of its executive lineup. In a bid to ramp up its technology transformation, the life insurer made three new appointments ...

New MD for AMP Capital NZ

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 3 DEC 2018
AMP Capital announced a new managing director will lead its New Zealand subsidiary in the New Year. A new global head of fixed income has also been appointed. Bevan Graham will be the New Zealand managing director and chief economist from 1 January ...