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Super fund awards $100m debt mandate

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 2 MAY 2019
Brandywine Global has won a $100 million debt mandate from a $12 billion industry superannuation fund. LGIAsuper appointed the Legg Mason affiliate to manage an emerging market debt portfolio via the Brandywine Global Sovereign Credit Fund. Launched ...

Stewardship lessons from BlackRock

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 APR 2019
... there appears to be reticence to vote differently to company management recommendations," the report said for its third catalyst. Asset managers should also look to improve inter-manager collaboration which remains limited. WTW said stewardship is an ...

Finance job opportunities rise post-RC

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 APR 2019
... strong result, with permanent job opportunities jumping by 7.1% alongside a 7.8% rise in contingent job vacancies. "The catalyst, no doubt, is the resurgent mining sector where producers are capitalising on strong commodity prices and hiring has picked ...

Local fintech investment soars

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 26 FEB 2019
... activity. "We have rapidly built a thriving fintech eco-system and investment plays a critical role. Open banking is another catalyst for further fintech investment, in particular investment in overseas fintech companies which we are already starting ...

Institutions respond to Royal Commission, make commitments

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 5 FEB 2019
... Commission experience was perhaps the worst of all of Australia's large financial institutions - called the inquiry a "catalyst for change" both within financial services and itself. "AMP will work constructively with the government, regulators, advisers ...

Wells Fargo AM chief moves to BMO

OSKAH DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 24 JAN 2019
... investment challenges they face. Her asset management expertise, creativity, and technological acumen will be a strong catalyst in our next chapter of growth," she said. Mitchem oversaw 28 independent investment teams at Wells Fargo. She has held positions ...

Retail investors see limited upside in 2019

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 7 JAN 2019
... which we're seeing nascent stages of with a revised NAFTA and a truce between the US and China, would be the greatest catalyst for equity markets in 2019," he said.

Aged care RC will spook Aussies into advice

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 11 OCT 2018
Delegates today heard the impending Royal Commission into aged care could serve as a catalyst for more Australians to access financial advice. While presenting a focus session on the new age of aged care, Challenger technical services manager Sean Howard ...

Finding value in Fairfax

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 AUG 2018
... of credit will change," he said. Describing it as a game changer, Hopperton said the Royal Commission has served as a catalyst for Auscap to short the banks. "The Royal Commission basically told the banks they've been lending too much and you've ...

Fees for no service compensation unfinished business: ASIC

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 17 MAY 2018
... added how asset owners are also feeling disheartened. "When we see today that the Royal Commission appears to be the catalyst for just five financial organisations losing more than $30 billion in market value, that's at least $3 billion stripped from ...