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Active management culture shifts boardroom discussion

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 7 SEP 2017
A global fund manager says all active management is not created equal yet it is being lumped together, leaving the industry to rewire its conversations with asset owners. During a trip to Melbourne, Sydney and Auckland recently to speak to institutional ...

Retirement village receives super fund boost

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 7 SEP 2017
An owner, developer and manager of retirement villages throughout the east coast of Australia is poised for further expansion following a majority equity investment from an industry superannuation fund. First State Super, manager of $85 billion in retirement ...

The disconnect at the heart of financial services

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 7 SEP 2017
... that if we can't determine what motivates us," he said. In order to determine a phi score for a given employee or business owner, Shead said motivation can be split into three parts: considering the purpose of one's occupation, one's habits (why bother ...

Boutiques actively proving value

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 SEP 2017
Boutique Australian equity managers have demonstrated the value of active management, outperforming benchmarks and non-boutique managers over three, five, seven and 10 years. According to the latest insight from Fidante Partners, boutique Australian ...

Aussie super funds increase world ranking

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 5 SEP 2017
Several Australian superannuation funds have been included in the ranks of the world's largest pension funds, recording a 9.1% increase in growth. Research provided by Willis Towers Watson shows that of 300 pension funds listed, 16 Australian funds ...

Hedge fund takes over Slater and Gordon

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 4 SEP 2017
Hot on the heels of reporting a $546 million loss for the 2017 financial year, listed law firm Slater and Gordon is set to be taken over by a consortium of hedge funds. The consortium, led by Anchorage Capital, have committed to lending a further $50 ...

Nominations open for 2017 Power50

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 1 SEP 2017
Financial Standard's coveted Power50 series is returning in 2017 with the launch of The 50 Most Influential Financial Advisers in Australia. Nominations are now open for the 2017 list. Once nominations are completed, Financial Standard readers will ...

Treasurer backs APRA's CBA probe

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 31 AUG 2017
... lifting threshold from $2 million to $10 million. One asset manager in the audience, who is also a medium-sized business owner, pointed out that Australian investors under the franking tax system, were not benefiting from the tax cuts. A reduction in ...

Fitzpatricks secures capital backing for growth

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 AUG 2017
An undisclosed amount of capital via a private equity partnership will ensure further expansion of national advisory and wealth management firm Fitzpatricks Group. A capital funding partnership agreement with Quadrant Private Equity and Yorkway Capital ...

CommSec and CFS combine tech strengths

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 28 AUG 2017
Financial advisers now have a new means of managing their high-net-worth and SMSF client investments with CommSec Adviser Services and Colonial First State coming together to launch a one-stop-shop portfolio service. Targeting advisers with HNW clients ...