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BlackRock names new Australasia head

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 APR 2019
BlackRock appointed a new head of Australasia to succeed Dominik Rohe. Andrew Landman will return from Hong Kong to Sydney to take the post in June. Rohe will become the head of the Latin America region. Landman was appointed head of the Asia Pacific ...

JPMorgan portfolio manager leaves

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 2 APR 2019
... primarily but also takes positions in derivatives (equity options and futures and bond futures) and is classified as an alternative strategy at Morningstar. Its mFund had returned -5.81% in the year to February 28. Since its inception in May 2016 the ...

Alternative platform launches

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 2 APR 2019
... hold investments, rather than the custodial wrap model employed by many Australian platforms. The firm said its new "alternative" offering would offer advisers and clients lower fees, and zero-brokerage. FinClear chair David Hancock said the discussion ...

Industry fund chair joins QIC

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAR 2019
The chair of a $70 billion industry superannuation fund will take over as chair of QIC next month. UniSuper chair Ian Martin has been named the new chair of QIC, effective April 1. He succeeds Don Luke who is retiring. Martin brings more than 30 years' ...

Zurich Investments shuts down fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAR 2019
... investing, more global equity funds including in emerging markets (especially if franking credit changes go through) and alternative strategies that are a part of funds instead of standalones. He said international managers looking to get into Australia ...

Top staff at Regal get equity

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAR 2019
... amount of equity in the boutique which now manages $1.6 billion and has enjoyed 15 years of good returns from its alternative funds. "The key executives have now been incentivised not just around their salary and bonuses but via equity in the business ...

Emerging markets for the win: ABDO

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAR 2019
The Sydney leg of Financial Standard 's Adviser Big Day Out roadshow has heard how one of the best performing multi-asset strategies is favouring emerging markets over developed ones as it picks its investments. Addressing the crowd in Sydney this ...

Indigenous super access needs improvement

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAR 2019
... Australia, Boyle said one-in-five Aboriginal births are still not being registered. To overcome this, AUSTRAC provides alternative ways to verify ATSI customers, such as referee statements and photographic letters written by community organisations. ...

QIC acquires European airport stake

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 18 MAR 2019
QIC has partnered with a Dutch pension giant to acquire 36% of a European airport. The APG-QIC consortium transaction sees the Brisbane-based alternatives manager and the Dutch pension fund investor take a 16.8% interest in the Brussels airport. The ...

Blue Sky loses chief financial officer

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 18 MAR 2019
The chief financial officer of Blue Sky Alternative Investments has resigned after just two months in the role. Elizabeth Walker joined Blue Sky on 14 January, however it was announced today she has resigned from the post. A statement from the embattled ...