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Future Fund property head departs

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 17 FEB 2020
The $168 billion sovereign wealth fund is looking for a new head of unlisted property as the incumbent leaves after 11 years. Stewart Tillyard was appointed to the head of unlisted property role in June 2018 after a restructure during which the head ...

Analyst views on ESG swing

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 17 FEB 2020
The Fidelity International Analyst Survey has revealed surprising sentiment around ESG, with 90% of analysts reporting some or all the companies they cover are focussed on ESG. In 2019, 31% of analysts surveyed said most companies they cover were stepping ...

Challenger boutique winds up

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 11 FEB 2020
An alternatives boutique that Challenger's multi-boutique business Fidante partnered with in February last year has wound up. London-based FME Asset Management (Financial Markets Engineering) ran a derivatives-based strategy taking positions in ...

Chief economist update: UK is now Bailey's baby

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 11 FEB 2020
Bank of England (BOE) Governor Mark Carney's last days on the job would have gotten more press were it not for the more pressing concern of the coronavirus. To be sure, there was nothing noteworthy in Carney's final monetary policy committee ...

Macquarie suit to lead Challenger joint venture

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 6 FEB 2020
Challenger and an American fund manager have hired from Macquarie's Sydney offices, as they appoint an Australia head for their joint venture which is readying a credit fund. Ares Australia Management was set up in October last year as a joint venture ...

Perpetual to build US distribution

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 31 JAN 2020
Perpetual is set to acquire a US investment firm managing $5.5 billion, and will establish a distribution arm in the US. The ASX-listed asset manager will pay about $54 million to acquire Boston-based Trillium Asset Management. Trillium has been around ...

Overhaul bites Deutsche Bank bottom line

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 31 JAN 2020
Multinational investment powerhouse Deutsche Bank is looking worse for wear, posting a full-year net loss of $8.71 billion (€5.3 billion). The multi-billion dollar loss has been driven by the bank's strategic transformation project, which saw ...

Link Group expands with Europe acquisition

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 31 JAN 2020
Link has entered into a binding agreement to acquire a European loan servicing, advisory and asset management business. Link Group is set to acquire 100% of Pepper European Servicing (PES) for an upfront payment of around $266 million, and a further ...

Melbourne boutique adds to team

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JAN 2020
A Melbourne bond investor has hired a head of compliance as its assets under management hit the $5 billion mark. Jamieson Coote Bonds has appointed Ivy Choo in the role. Choo will look after the boutique's compliance and risk framework and has worked ...

Chief economist update: Steady as it was, steady it will be

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JAN 2020
... Sluggish Recovery?" contained in its January 2020 'World Economic Outlook" was all about the Eurozone. "Growth in the euro area is projected to pick up from 1.2 percent in 2019 to 1.3 percent in 2020 (a downward revision of 0.1 percentage point) ...