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AZ NGA continues acquisition spree

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 25 AUG 2017
AZ Next Generation Advisory completed its 31st transaction in just over two years with the acquisition of an advice practice previously licensed under Charter Financial Planning. Farrow Hughes Mulcahy (FHM) currently employs eight advisers who specialise ...

Macquarie and Canadian pension fund buy SA government asset

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 11 AUG 2017
The Land Services SA consortium, made up of Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets and one of Canada's largest pension investment managers, has secured South Australia's land services and lands titles office for $1.6 billion. Macquarie, in conjunction ...

Former investment bankers behind new platform

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 10 AUG 2017
... based on investor demand, forming the basis on which investment allocations are determined and scaling is executed. The progress of investments, as well as unit prices, are frequently updated and visible on the investor's own dashboard on the platform. ...

Nikko AM to disrupt with acquisition

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 7 AUG 2017
Nikko Asset Management acquired a minority share in a New York-based specialist investment house with ambitions to develop more innovative investment solutions. As a stakeholder in ARK Investment Management, Nikko AM has obtained exclusivity to provide ...

Wealth begins its blockchain reaction

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 7 AUG 2017
Ambitious financial services firms are driving Australia's global leadership in the development of blockchain technology, which is already delivering productivity and innovation benefits to the nation's trillion-dollar wealth industry. BNP Paribas Securities ...

Environment to reshape real estate investment: LaSalle

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 4 AUG 2017
... risk for the sake of improving their sustainability credentials," they are nonetheless asking fund managers to report on progress towards sustainability goals. Because of this, LaSalle said the environment (E) will now join the firm's demographics, technology ...

Crisis emerging in Australian retirement system: HILDA

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 3 AUG 2017
... Dynamics in Australia (HILDA) survey, a third of young Australian home owners aged between 18 and 39 aren't making any progress on their mortgages year-on-year, and are instead increasing their home debt. Combined with data showing stalled income growth ...

In-house investment bears fruit for AustralianSuper

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUL 2017
... period of time? We think we can in other asset classes, and maybe in private equity we will, but it's still a work in progress." About 3.5% of AustralianSuper's investment portfolio is held in private equity. Silk noted it's a high-cost asset class with ...

Industry fund and wealth manager finalise integration

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUL 2017
... contribution to the development of the investment strategy function. "Michael is heading back into funds management to progress his long held focus of building out his real return strategy for a broader client base," Graham said. Winchester joined StatePlus ...

Royal Commission unnecessary: FSC

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 JUL 2017
... consumers is one testament to this. Officially launching today, the asset stewardship standard is another example of progress - a first ever for the funds management industry, she noted. This aims to offer "best-in-class information about investments" ...