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Legg Mason subsidiary becomes PRI signatory

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 20 JAN 2017
A wholly-owned Legg Mason subsidiary became a signatory of the United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI). Brandywine Global Investment Management's commitment to the PRI was described by David Hoffman, Brandywine's global fixed income ...

Private equity manager secures insto mandate

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 20 JAN 2017
A global private equity firm signed a significant investment mandate with a sizeable Australian institutional investor. The institutional investor is yet to be named, but the mandate - which was secured in Blue Sky Alternative Investments' real assets ...

Xero chair resigns to advise Trump

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 20 JAN 2017
Xero chairman Chris Liddell will resign from the firm's board to take up a position as an aide to United States President-elect Donald Trump. The financial services software provider told the ASX that Liddell notified the company of his need to step ...

Northern Trust launches sustainable real assets fund

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 20 JAN 2017
Northern Trust partnered with a global provider of sustainable real assets indices to launch a new real estate fund. In partnership with Netherlands-based environmental, social and governance researcher GRESB, Northern Trust released a new sustainability ...

Second Sydney airport lacking investment return

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 19 JAN 2017
Sydney Airport is unlikely to participate in building a second airport at 'Badgerys Creek' due to an extremely low return on investment in the early years, leaving questions over which infrastructure investors will commit to the project. A Standard ...

Housing market faces heavy downside risk

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 19 JAN 2017
Far from being a stable asset, Australian residential property carries considerable risk, according to a new Auscap report. Auscap's analysis noted the general wisdom that because residential property prices haven't experienced a "broad decline" since ...

Product conflicts in retail banking: ABA report

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 19 JAN 2017
A report commissioned by the Australian Bankers' Association highlights potential conflicts in product sales commissions and product-based payments used for retail banking staff, echoing the concerns that led to the Future of Financial Advice reforms. ...

AMP Capital expands US distribution team

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 19 JAN 2017
AMP Capital appointed three institutional directors as part of its US expansion. As institutional director - unlisted, Americas, Julia Szlakowski will manage distribution for AMP Capital's infrastructure debt and equity strategies; she joins AMP Capital ...

Former FPA chief joins licensee

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 19 JAN 2017
A Countplus subsidiary is welcoming a former FPA chief executive as its new independent chair. Dealer group Total Financial Solutions appointed former FPA chief Mark Rantall to its board to strengthen its industry expertise. Rantall, who led the FPA ...

New CFO for Kinetic Super

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 19 JAN 2017
A former Victorian Funds Management Corporation executive stepped in to a new role with Kinetic Super in December. Marc Pizzichetta will serve as chief financial officer for the $3 billion superannuation fund, joining after the resignation of head of ...