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BTFG faces possible union action

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 SEP 2018
... them most and no individual outcomes have yet been determined." "If in the event employees are not re-deployed into alternative roles, retrenchment entitlements will be provided in accordance with our employment obligations." The FSU urged affected BT ...

Pengana flags private equity LIT launch

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 11 SEP 2018
Pengana Capital Group is working with a US$51 billion alternative asset manager to launch a global private equity listed investment trust next year. Pengana enlisted the help of Chicago-based Grosvenor Capital Management to select investments for the ...

Link expands in Europe

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 7 SEP 2018
A Link Fund Solutions third-party was granted a license to act as a UCITS Management Company and Authorised Alternative Investment Fund Manager by Luxembourg's financial sector regulator. The Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (CSSF) awarded ...

Pendal builds global executive lineup

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 4 SEP 2018
... two-decade-long career in financial services. In his most recent role, he was the global chief risk officer at FTSE 250 alternative asset management group Intermediate Capital Group PLC. He has previously worked as Aviva Investors' global chief risk ...

ASIC hires former super executives

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 3 SEP 2018
... about 17 years, including deputy head for Australia, head of institutional business and head of strategic planning (alternative and quantitative). Press' prior experience includes working at SBC Asset Management and the Reserve Bank of Australia. ...

Future Fund delivers 9.3%, increases risk moderately

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 AUG 2018
... further shocks remains," Costello said. The fund's allocation stands as: Developing market global equities (18.2%), alternative assets (15.4%), cash (15.1%), private equity (14.1%), debt securities (8.9%), infrastructure and timberland (8%), emerging ...

Retail super funds in hot water: Royal Commission

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 27 AUG 2018
Retail superannuation funds at CBA, NAB, AMP and other institutions could face criminal charges after the Royal Commission's team of lawyers highlighted several instances where corporate and superannuation law was breached. The closing submission ...

Aussie super asset allocation "riskier": Research

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 27 AUG 2018
... a market offering a variety of funds for retirement savers to choose from. The report also outlined the growth in alternative investing amongst pension funds, with all the countries studied having doubled their exposure to alternative assets since 2001. ...

Global asset manager launches smart beta indices

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 27 AUG 2018
... Standard's current BETTER Beta range of enhanced indexation funds and mandates, which the manager pitches are a better alternative to market-cap weighted indexation for sophisticated indexes. The QIS team has been managing portfolios employing factor ...

Hedge fund industry body promotes Aussie talent

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 24 AUG 2018
... Australian board of a global industry body that represents more than $2 trillion of hedge fund or private credit assets. Alternative Investment Management Association's Australian board will now be chaired by AMP Capital's head of alpha strategies ...