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What the 2017 Budget means for you

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2017
The entire wealth management and financial services sector will be impacted by the 2017 Federal Budget, a document that's received mixed reviews and needs caution in its digestion. Financial advisers will face several challenges as they attempt to navigate ...

IFM wins $670m super mandate

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 MAY 2017
IFM Investors was awarded a $670 million active equities mandate from a multi-industry super fund. Tasplan has invested into IFM's Australian Core Equities strategy, bringing the total amount of funds under management in the strategy to more than $1 ...

Pengana hires Morningstar manager ahead of merger vote

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 MAY 2017
Pengana Capital has appointed a new regional distribution manager for Victoria, South Australia, Tasmania and Western Australia, ahead of its proposed merger with Hunter Hall. Guy Callaghan joins Pengana from Morningstar, where he was a regional business ...

Macquarie buys UK investment bank for $4bn

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 21 APR 2017
A Macquarie-led consortium will acquire a UK investment bank for £2.3 billion ($3.9 billion) and merge it with its existing UK infrastructure business. Macquarie, along with the Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS), purchased the Green Investment ...

Russell Investments secures $1.9bn mandate

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 APR 2017
Global asset manager Russell Investments has been appointed by the Tasmanian Public Sector Superannuation Commission to manage $1.9 billion in defined benefit assets. Under the agreement, Russell will act as implemented investment consultant for the ...

Investment manager introduces director

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 18 APR 2017
A Surfers Paradise-based diversified investment firm welcomed a new director to its board. Charter Pacific has appointed Steven Cole to its board, following the retirement of Peter Bradfield. Cole is the company secretary of Charter Pacific, contributing ...

Industry funds in merger talks

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 13 APR 2017
... and ultimately generate greater value for the combined member and employer base." The funds said that a final decision to merge had not yet been made as both funds need to exchange information through the due diligence phase. However, both boards say ...

Super fund private equity demand growing

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 APR 2017
Superannuation funds are shunning traditional asset classes and increasingly turning to private equity opportunities, the latest key market insights from law firm MinterEllison show. In the last 12 months superannuation funds have ramped investment ...

Henderson appoints investment director

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 APR 2017
Following on from its merger proposal with Janus Capital late last year, Henderson appointed an investment director for its emerging market equities team. Ian Tabberer was previously a part of Henderson's global equities team, which underwent a restructure ...

Gross and PIMCO settle dispute

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 28 MAR 2017
Star bond manager Bill Gross has settled a law suit with former employer PIMCO, ending a 15-month legal battle. Gross, 72, sued PIMCO for $US200 million following his abrupt departure from the firm in 2014, claiming that he was forced out so colleagues ...