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Challenger winds up boutique partnership

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 APR 2020
... partnership and Fidante returned about $500 million to clients. The announcement follows Latigo selling its investment management business to New York's Pretium Partners at February end. Latigo co-founders David Ford and David Sabath joined Pretium as ...

Managed accounts use broadens

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 APR 2020
... attractive because they allow planners to focus on their clients' best interests by outsourcing aspects of their investment management allowing them to spend more time providing high-value client services," Victor said. "Managed accounts are particularly ...

BlackRock, BNP Paribas form strategic alliance

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 APR 2020
BNP Paribas and BlackRock have tied the knot on a strategic partnership designed to deliver integrated investment management capabilities to mutual clients. BNP Paribas Securities Services and BlackRock's Aladdin investment management platform have ...

AMP Capital shutters global equities fund for platform investors

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 21 APR 2020
... Equity Growth Fund had about $21.4 million in assets at February end and is managed by AllianceBernstein Investment Management Australia and had the highest sector weights to information technology and healthcare stocks. Recent performance for the platform ...

The five threats to super fund survival

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 20 APR 2020
A global investment management software provider believes the COVID-19 pandemic provides superannuation funds five critical issues which must be addressed to ensure survival. A new white paper by investment management software provider SS&C highlights ...

Should unused services on AFSLs be subject to ASIC levy?

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 17 APR 2020
... custodial services under the licence guidelines. It had other streams of business including corporate and non-investment management advice. At the time, Peter Dobrijevic, Polymaths' chief executive officer, chief investment officer, responsible manager ...

GAM cuts jobs, reviews pay

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 APR 2020
... targets," GAM chief executive Pete Sanderson said. "We remain committed to the breadth of our distinctive investment management capabilities, our strong client service proposition and our PLF platform, which we believe are particularly well positioned ...

Big four urged to pay up dividends

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 14 APR 2020
... to use underwritten dividend reinvestment plans (DRPs) to meet the needs of the nation's retirees. Plato Investment Management said underwritten DRPs would help address concerns on the ability of the big four to maintain capacity while still paying investors ...

What's next for income-focused funds

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2020
... Balance sheet strength should be front of the mind for new allocations," he said. Hunting for dividends Plato Investment Management managing director Don Hamson expects dividends to fall by about 30% over the next 12 months, or higher or lower depending ...

Super fund temporarily cuts fees

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 7 APR 2020
... their job at the hands of the pandemic. The initiative will cut the the costs payable across administration, investment management and indirect fees to 0.6% for the rest of the year, meaning a $450 saving over the next eight months for members with a ...