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Super fund delays successor fund transfer

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAY 2020
... Standard first reported March 20. However, at the end of that month, COVID-19 put a halt to the successor fund transfer plans. "Due to the market volatility and uncertainty caused by COVID-19, Perpetual Superannuation Limited (the Trustee), has decided ...

Platform bolsters distribution, relationships teams

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAY 2020
An asset manager and platform with ambitious growth plans has made key appointments, growing its relationships and distribution teams. Mason Stevens has appointed Charlie Green, a former financial adviser at Kearney Group, to manage client relationships ...

Mayfair 101 reveals new sub-division, hires chief

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAY 2020
Embattled Mayfair 101 is pushing ahead with its plans to develop a tourism attraction at Dunk Island and a luxury hotel and apartment building in Venice, Italy despite COVID-19 throttling the tourism industry. Despite action from ASIC limiting its promotion ...

AMP hangs on to AFLPA mandate

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 4 MAY 2020
... players." In renewing AMP, AFLPA is taking a different stance from the AFL Fund, which last December notified members of its plans to replace AMP with industry fund Hostplus starting February 28. In June last year, AMP lost its mandate as default fund ...

Pinnacle adds new boutique

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 4 MAY 2020
... companies at sensible valuations. It also has a focus on executive stewardship and ESG. It is currently available as an SMA with plans for a UCITs fund in near future. "We are not going to allocate capital to industries with negative social utility such ...

Future Fund not buying the oil dip

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 30 APR 2020
Oil prices crashed to record low last week but Australia's $162 billion sovereign wealth fund says it has no plans to buy the dip. Last Monday, immediate contracts for WTI crude fell into the negative territory. The drop prompted the US government to ...

Queensland funds delay merger

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 APR 2020
... interests of QSuper members, and it is in the interests of all members when combined." QSuper members questioned the merger plans in response to an online briefing by chief investment officer Charles Woodhouse earlier this month, asking whether it is ...

BNY Mellon IM boutique heads for ASX mFunds

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 28 APR 2020
... Australia, including Insight, Newton, Alcentra, Walter Scott (which is distributed by Macquarie) and Mellon. A spokesperson said plans for mFunds for other firms are "to be determined".

Frontier Advisors makes key appointments

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 28 APR 2020
... experience to our sector research teams, which will deliver a lot of value to our clients. "And, it's no secret we have ambitious plans to build our already strong technology capability out even further so it's pleasing to be able to add more bandwidth ...

A case for flexible asset allocation: First Sentier

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 27 APR 2020
... exiting and entering another fund." Strategic asset allocation, in comparison, can be inflexible and cannot always deliver on plans or promises, Somaia said. "We know that to truly deliver on objectives it's not a case of simply widening the bands ...