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Now is the time to step up: FEW

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 30 APR 2020
... FEW Connect livestream series, hosted by Tullio and FEW chief executive Judith Beck. Launched five weeks ago as an alternative to the group's regular networking events, FEW runs four livestream sessions a week, all covering different topics and featuring ...

Northern Trust touts new ESG tool to instos

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 30 APR 2020
... (through a partnership with IdealRatings) but will over time expand to other asset classes. "In future, we will look at alternative assets like private equity and real estate. They are a bit different [from listed securities in] transparency of the data ...

Frontier Advisors makes key appointments

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 28 APR 2020
Asset consultant Frontier Advisors has announced several new faces will be joining its senior team. Joe Clark and James Bulfin will join Frontier's alternatives and derivatives research team as senior consultants. Clark joins from QIC where he was senior ...

Bitcoin bonanza amid COVID-19 crisis

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 27 APR 2020
... Increased fiscal stimulatory measures of late have stoked fears of inflation, he said, pushing investors to consider alternative investments amid the COVID-19 crisis. "COVID-19 has seen a lot of governments around the globe increase stimulatory measures ...

Boutique manager taps former Challenger executive

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2020
A liquid alternatives investment manager has added a new chief risk officer, hiring from Challenger. Sydney-based manager Darling Macro has appointed Mark Swan as its new chief risk officer. Swan joins the manager from Challenger, having served as senior ...

The blame game

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 23 APR 2020
... industry had been under increasing pressure to perform, at the very least, in line with their peers so risk-taking or alternative approaches to investing were not encouraged. In February, when markets entered a period of volatility not seen by many in ...

Boutique launches new Aussie equities fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 23 APR 2020
... However, several of these are already at capacity and are closed to new investors. We hope to be able to provide a new alternative." The fund is priced at 0.75% in management fees plus a 15% performance fee on above benchmark returns (waived for any ...

Mayfair 101 pushes on

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 23 APR 2020
... Mayfair's use of Google AdWords which saw meant when consumers searched for term deposits, bank term deposit, term deposit alternative or term investment Mayfair debenture products would appear as sponsored links. ASIC accused the firm of misleading ...

Challenger winds up boutique partnership

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 APR 2020
Challenger's Fidante Partners has sold its stake in an event-driven manager that it partnered with in 2018, according to its March quarter update which also shows superannuation funds moving to cash. Fidante has ended its partnership with US-based firm ...

Market pain to continue: State Street

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 APR 2020
With volatility still high, economic activity uncertain and investor sentiment low, a collapse in earnings could trigger another fall in risk assets. According to State Street Global Advisors senior investment strategist Raf Choudhury, this uncertainty ...