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Global asset manager fills giant impact fund

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 13 FEB 2020
The doors are officially shut on KKR's USD$1.3 billion global impact fund, with the firm itself tipping in around 10% of the funds invested. KKR has announced the final closing of the KKR Global Impact Fund, which is dedicated to investing in companies ...

Macquarie expected to fall short of 2019 performance

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 11 FEB 2020
Macquarie Group still expects its 2020 financial year performance to be down on last year, despite growth in the firm's asset management and banking and financial services divisions this quarter. Macquarie Group chief executive Shemara Wikramanayake ...

Calls for disability insurance reform

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 10 FEB 2020
The Actuaries Institute has called for urgent reform of Australia's $5 billion disability income insurance sector. The institute said it has established a taskforce saying that failure to implement significant changes will reduce consumer access to ...

Not the time for long-term decisions: Baur

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 7 FEB 2020
This year is not the time for investors to make bold, long-term calls, according to Principal Global Investors' Bob Baur. Speaking at the Financial Standard Chief Economists Forum in Sydney this morning, Principal Global Investors executive director ...

Climate risk should be integral to business: Report

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 6 FEB 2020
Companies increasingly need to understand climate change risks affecting their businesses if they wish to remain competitive, according to the Governance Institute of Australia. Governance Institute chief executive Megan Motto said it found that nine ...

New partner at Koda Capital

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 3 FEB 2020
Koda Capital has added a new adviser and partner to its Brisbane offices. James Christopher has worked in senior roles at HSBC, Nomura and Credit Suisse, and recently moved back to Australia from the UK. Koda confirmed the appointment to Industry Moves ...

AMP confirms executive hire

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 3 FEB 2020
James Georgeson has been appointed to the position on a permanent basis, effective 3 February 2020. Georgeson was appointed acting chief financial officer after Moorhead decided not to take on the role from outgoing chief financial officer Gordon Lefevre. ...

K2 appoints head of research

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 31 JAN 2020
K2 Asset Management has created a new role of head of research and appointed an industry veteran to assist the business with its future growth ambitions. George Boubouras will step into the position with over 25 years' experience in the financial ...

Bearish sentiment bites Aussie investors

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 30 JAN 2020
Aussie investors have swapped the bull for the bear, as macroeconomic and geopolitical tensions weigh heavily on high hopes for a repeated 2019. That's according to the latest research from Investment Trends, which found that investor sentiment ...

CIMIC in $1.8b writedown

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 24 JAN 2020
The country's largest construction company has reported a loss of $1.8 billion, blaming tough market conditions in the Middle East. CIMIC announced the writedown in a submission on the ASX saying the decision to exit the Middle East market came after ...