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K2 Asset Management enlists GAM for long short fund

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JAN 2023
The equity funds manager is set to bring in Zurich-based investment giant GAM Investments (GAM) to oversee its Select International Absolute Return Fund. The new partnership will see GAM serve as investment manager of the fund, which was set up by K2 ...

Regulator issues interim stop orders

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 9 JAN 2023
Deficiencies in its target market determination has seen interim stop orders placed on the Pivotal Diversified Fund offered by Vasco. Vasco Responsible Entity Services is prohibited from issuing interests in, providing a product disclosure statement ...

RBA set to lift the cash rate again

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 6 DEC 2022
Most economists have flagged that the cash rate will rise again today, despite inflation having eased. A Finder survey said 88% of experts believe the cash rate will grow to 3.1% in December, which would be an eighth consecutive rate rise. Finder head ...

Still potential for dividends growth: Ausbil

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 29 NOV 2022
According to Ausbil, earnings growth will be harder to come by in 2023, however there will still be a possibility to secure dividends despite a slowing economy and rising interest rates. Ausbil active dividend income fund portfolio manager Michael Price ...

Bahamian firm joins Future Gen portfolio

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 28 NOV 2022
Holowesko Partners has been added to Future Generation's global investment portfolio. Holowesko Partners was founded in 2001 by Bahamas-based Mark Holowesko, who previously served as director, chief investment officer and director of research Franklin ...

Goldman Sachs charged over ESG failures

JAMIE WILLIAMSON, RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 NOV 2022
Goldman Sachs Asset Management is paying US$4 million to settle charges brought by the US regulator over failures involving ESG research used to select investments. It comes as the US government reverses limitations placed on some pension funds in relation ...

ASIC suspends FTX Australia's licence

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 NOV 2022
ASIC has suspended the Australian financial services licence of embattled crypto company FTX. FTX entered voluntary administration on November 11, and the AFSL is suspended until 15 May 2023. However, for the time being, FTX can continue to provide ...

Experts weigh in on Brookfield bid for Origin

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 NOV 2022
Super funds and other shareholders could be in a position for a second time this year to approve a proposal to privatise an electricity provider, as Brookfield and MidOcean Energy bid to take over Origin Energy. Brookfield and MidOcean, an LNG company ...

Australia can avoid recession: Outlook

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 NOV 2022
... starting with a "reasonably solid" business investment outlook. "Business investment plans for the year ahead remain strong. The ABS capital spending intentions survey is up about 15% on a year ago," Oliver explained. He said it's likely this partly ...

The future of defined contribution asset allocation

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 7 NOV 2022
Strategy discussions around defined contribution workplace saving tend to focus on plan design and engagement but questions of asset allocation are also critical, according to a discussion summary of the most recent Jasper Forum. The Forum was led by ...