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Paradice portfolio manager departs, US office closed

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 SEP 2019
David Paradice's equities boutique is closing its San Francisco office and bidding farewell to a co-portfolio manager after a restructure of its global small caps team. The $5 billion Paradice Global Small Cap Fund was managed by investors across Sydney ...

Chief economist update: 'Paradox of Thrift' in action

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 12 SEP 2019
Like the fable of the "boiling frog" - put a frog into boiling water, the frog will jump out, put it in cold/tepid water and bring the water slowly to a boil and it will be cooked to death - the Australian economy is slowly being boiled... to death. ...

Chief economist update: The fear of Brexit

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 29 AUG 2019
"Pompa mortis magis terret quam mors ipsa." Translated into the quotee Francis Bacon's - English philosopher, statesman and essayist - mother tongue, "The pomp of death alarms us more than death itself." Yes Virginia, you know where I'm going ...

Alan Dixon on extended leave from URF

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 1 AUG 2019
The former chief executive of Evans and Partners, who stepped aside from the role in June to focus on the embattled US Masters Residential Property Fund (URF), is taking extended leave of absence for personal reasons. URF has a market cap of $301 million ...

Super fund hires strategy lead from MLC Life

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 22 JUL 2019
An $80 billion industry superannuation fund has hired a former MLC Life chief customer officer. Anand Thomas is joining UniSuper as chief strategy and marketing officer, in a role that will work closely with the chief executive Kevin O'Sullivan. ...

Regional Australia Bank and Holiday Coast merge

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 31 MAY 2019
Members of Regional Australia Bank and Holiday Coast Credit Union voted in favour of merging the banks in separate special general meetings this week. The vote resulted in over 90% of members agreeing to a resolution that will now see one of the largest ...

Industry fund appoints inaugural CIO

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 MAY 2019
A $7.8 billion industry superannuation fund has hired from VicSuper as it creates a chief investment officer role. Energy Super's investments were previously headed by Bill Graus as the general manager, investments. He left the fund in February ...

EQT names local head of fund services

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 13 MAY 2019
Equity Trustees appointed a new head of fund services for Australia as it readies the division for the offshore market. Russell Beasley was promoted to the role after spending more than four years as general manager of fund services. Beasley joined ...

Super fund restructures leadership

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 16 APR 2019
An industry superannuation fund managing more than $70 billion has added three C-suite management positions. The move also sees the departure of two executive managers. UniSuper has made several changes to its executive leadership team, including the ...

Bond fund launches to local investors

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 11 MAR 2019
A new credit fund has launched to Australian wholesale investors. The Loomis Sayles World Multi-Asset Credit Fund invests in global investment grade and high yield credit, bank and securitised loans, and emerging markets sectors. It replicates the $US2.9 ...