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Perpetual launches ethical fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUN 2018
Perpetual launched a new fund that applies strict social and ethical considerations to meet a gap in the local fixed income market. The Perpetual Ethical SRI Credit Fund aims to meet investors' growing demand for a diversified portfolio of ethical ...

Global $221bn manager hires BlackRock exec for new Australian office

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 12 JUN 2018
A global investment manager headquarted in Zurich has appointed the head of wealth for BlackRock's local iShares business to lead an expansion into the Australian market. Alex Zaika will become managing director for Australia at GAM Investments ...

Chief economist update: Another five minutes of sunshine?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUN 2018
Australians all, let us rejoice! Our economy is in pole position. The Australian Bureau of Statistics' (ABS) National Accounts report showed the economy expanded by 3.1% in the year to the March quarter, accelerating from the 2.4% in the previous ...

Netwealth boosts class action involvement

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 5 JUN 2018
In its latest round of platform enhancements, Netwealth has added the ability for investors to participate in class actions. As of this month, Netwealth has made available information on open class actions within the platform's Corporate Actions ...

Advice fintech reshuffles leadership

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 31 MAY 2018
The managing director of an ASX-listed financial advice fintech is stepping aside and an interim chief executive has been appointed. Intiger announced managing director Mark Fisher will hand over leadership of the software developer to global head of ...

Chief economist update: Building approvals on a slowing trend

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 31 MAY 2018
The Australian Bureau of Statistics' (ABS) latest update on building approvals is consistent with views of slowing activity in the country's housing market. But perhaps, not as dire as the headline seasonally-adjusted monthly numbers suggest. ...

Global investment giant to acquire Investa fund

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 28 MAY 2018
One of the world's biggest private equity managers submitted an all cash proposal to acquire an ASX-listed Investa fund. Blackstone's indicative and non-binding proposal is to acquire the Investa Office Fund (IOF) at a price of $5.25 per unit ...

Former Macquarie equities team launches boutique

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 25 MAY 2018
Multi-affiliate investment manager Pinnacle Investments officially launched its latest boutique firm with two former Macquarie stock pickers at the helm. Patrick Hodgens, who spent 28 years as Macquarie's head of equities and as an executive director ...

Industry fund awards currency mandate

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAY 2018
A $55 billion profit-for-members fund has awarded a $350 million mandate to a global currency manager. Sunsuper awarded the active currency mandate to Record Currency Management, which the fund hopes will generate risk-adjusted returns using the manager's ...

Private debt attractive for instos: Sahota

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAY 2018
... as senior secured debt, real estate backed loans, and the mezzanine tranches of Australian and NZ asset backed securities (ABS). For now, the fund is leaving out corporate debt, which it sees dominated by the banks, and infrastructure debt. Australia's ...