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State Super CIO exits

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 21 DEC 2018
Richard Hedley exits after more than two years in the role. He was responsible for the design and oversight of all State Super's investment strategies, including advising on investment objectives, policies and strategic asset allocation. Hedley was ...

Ten stories that defined the Royal Commission

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 DEC 2018
Need a Royal Commission refresh? Here are the top stories you needed to know in 2018. Meller leaves AMP After a difficult appearance at the Royal Commission's hearings into financial advice, AMP's outgoing chief executive made a swift exit ...

Former Paradice managers launch LIT

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 17 DEC 2018
A small and mid-cap boutique set up by two former Paradice Investment Management portfolio managers has converted its $440 million strategy to a listed investment trust. Ophir Asset Management's High Conviction Fund has delivered 20.2% per annum ...

Chief economist update: Is there a bear in there?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 17 DEC 2018
It may not be Play School - yes, I was watching this Australian TV kiddie show when the kids were growing up - but the Australian Financial Review (AFR) and Bloomberg's now talking about the grizzly. "The S&P 600 small cap index fell into a bear ...

Centrepoint pulls out of NEOS Life

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 13 DEC 2018
Centrepoint Alliance will no longer back life insurance startup NEOS Life, requesting its investment be repaid in full sooner than originally agreed to. In line with its recent strategy refresh, a review of Centrepoint's assets and interests determined ...

FIIG turns to institutional market

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 DEC 2018
FIIG Securities has made a series of appointments over 2018 to assist its growth in the institutional fixed income market. FIIG, which has $8 billion in securities under advice, officially announced the appointments of three directors and an associate ...

Challenger kicks off active ETFs

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 10 DEC 2018
Challenger's multi-boutique business Fidante Partners has listed its first active ETF as it dips its toes in the exchange-traded fund market. The Ardea Real Outcome Bond Fund (ASX: XARO) has become the first launch out of the ActiveX banner that ...

Insurer awards $80m mandate

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 10 DEC 2018
An Australian insurer has awarded a Natixis affiliate a mandate to manage $80 million in an absolute return strategy. The H20 Adagio strategy targets an absolute return between 2-4% per year, over the recommended two-year investment period through investments ...

Industry dubious about one regulatory body: Survey

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 10 DEC 2018
The financial services industry is ambivalent about having one overarching regulator, Financial Standard 's latest survey shows. Asked if it was feasible to merge APRA and ASIC, Financial Standard' s readership was split. The structure of Australia's ...

Chief economist update: A prelude to a rate cut?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 7 DEC 2018
Could it be? Could it be that the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) is now pondering the likelihood that the next move in interest rates is down rather than up? In early June this year, I put forth a thesis that long stretches of steady interest rates ...