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Boutique launches multi-asset fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 10 AUG 2020
... which about $1.75 billion in Australian equities managed by a team based out of Sydney. In Australia, it launched an Aussie small/mid caps fund called Milford Dynamic Fund last October (it has since raised $21.2 million), and the Milford Australian Absolute ...

Sydney Aussie equities manager trims fees

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 10 AUG 2020
... roughly $300 million large cap portfolio and the $1 billion plus LIC BKI Investment Company. The new fund holds 20-40 mid and small caps and is managed by Will Culbert and Tom Millner. The fee cut comes as it receives its first rating, from Lonsec as ...

APRA reopens for licences

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 10 AUG 2020
... policy agenda for the time being. APRA therefore intends to narrow its policy activities in the remainder of this year to a small number of high-priority prudential policy reforms." APRA will restart consultation on a number of its data collections including ...

Chief economist update: Good US employment news is not so good

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 10 AUG 2020
... professional and business services, other services, and health care." This is backed up by the improvement in both big and small business activity and optimism. The Institute for Supply Management (ISM) manufacturing and non-manufacturing indices continued ...

UK competition watchdog blocks merger

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 6 AUG 2020
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has blocked the merger of retail investment platforms FNZ and GBST due to fears of it leading to higher costs for investors. FNZ purchased GBST in November 2019 for £150 million. The merged businesses would ...

First Sentier bolsters board of directors

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 6 AUG 2020
First Sentier Investors has appointed a non-executive director to its board, following the selection of two other independent directors. Susie Rippingall has nabbed the role, and will join recently appointed non-executive directors Michelle Tredenick ...

CFA Institute reveals new exam regime

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 AUG 2020
The CFA Institute has bid farewell to paper-based exams and has announced more flexible and convenient scheduling. The move comes in what the CFA Institute says will turn the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic "into positive opportunities"; modernising ...

Chief economist update: Could COVID-19 dissenters be correct?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 4 AUG 2020
... Victoria's stage four lockdown to shrink national GDP growth Victoria's lockdown to result in extra 250K job losses Victorian small businesses doubt they can survive latest lockdown The Australian: Victoria lockdown to slash GDP and risk state's ...

Another merger at First State Super

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUL 2020
First State Super and WA Super signed a memorandum of understanding and entered due diligence on March 4 this year. The funds are expected to finalise a merger by November 30. WA Super, the smaller of the two, will get low fees, greater investment options ...

AIST pushes for policy reform

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUL 2020
The Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees has pushed for greater regulatory reform, in a bid to scale up super fund investment in infrastructure, energy and housing. In a statement sent to state governments, relevant department heads and the ...