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Tyndall to adopt parent name

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 15 SEP 2014
Tyndall Asset Management will adopt the name of its Tokyo-based parent company Nikko Asset Management as the firm prepares to launch a range of global equity products for the Australian and New Zealand markets. "We are one company and therefore should ...

Prominent families back Future Generation philanthropic fund

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 15 SEP 2014
Mining magnate Andrew "Twiggy" Forrest and high profile manufacturing dynasty, the Smorgon family, are among the initial investors in the Future Generation Investment Fund, which has officially commenced trading on the ASX. The new philanthropically-focused ...

Naos to launch long/short equity LIC

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 12 SEP 2014
Naos Asset Management has lodged its prospectus to the ASX to IPO its second listed investment company (LIC), the Naos Absolute Opportunities Company. Naos hopes to raise $50 million by the end of October from private investors, institutional funds ...

Merrill Lynch Equities Australia handed $96,000 fine

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 12 SEP 2014
Merrill Lynch Equities Australia has been forced to pay a $96,000 fine to comply with an infringement notice given to it by the Markets Disciplinary Panel. The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) said the company received the penalty ...

Throw out relative performance tables: Finsia

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 11 SEP 2014
The way superannuation funds measure performance should be thrown out and replaced with a system which discourages short-termism and helps consumers think about their retirement pot as an income pool, rather than a pot of gold. That is the view put ...

Wealthy investors bullish thanks to advice

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 11 SEP 2014
High net worth investor confidence is up, bucking a trend of lower confidence across the market as a whole, according to the latest Certitude Global Investments investor intentions (CGIII) survey. The CGIII, which collates the views of over 600 actively ...

Bennelong names new chief executive

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 SEP 2014
Bennelong Funds Management has appointed a new chief executive officer to commence on 20 October. Craig Bingham joins Bennelong from US fund manager Federated Investors, where he was chief executive for the Asia Pacific region. He has over 25 years ...

Penalties for fund managers too lenient

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 SEP 2014
The penalties dealt out to fund managers who commit fraud are not a severe enough deterrent, according to a senior university lecturer. Dr Pelma Rajapakse of Griffith University was commissioned to write a report by the Australian Centre for Financial ...

PROFILE: Folkestone MD Greg Paramor

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 SEP 2014
Folkestone MD Greg Paramor Commercial real estate stalwart Greg Paramor has an unbroken track record of business success. In his latest role as managing director of Folkestone, history is repeating itself. The veteran property investor has founded a ...

Partners Group fund added to major platforms

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 9 SEP 2014
Global private equity investment manager Partners Group has had its Partners Group Global Value Fund accepted onto the BT SuperWrap and Macquarie Wrap platforms. Partners Group Global Value Fund provides investors with exposure to a mature private equity ...