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VGI Partners co-founder steps down from board

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 25 SEP 2020
Former VGI Partners co-founder and head of research has resigned from the board on a technicality. Douglas Tynan resigned from his executive position at VGI Partners in June and signaled his intention to stay on the board and remain an investor in the ...

Japanese bank makes major voting blunder

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 25 SEP 2020
One of Japan's largest providers of shareholder services has admitted to a major operational blunder, after it failed to count 3.4 million postal votes for nearly 1000 companies ahead of their annual general meetings. Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank (SuMi ...

Chief economist update: UK's winter of discontent

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 25 SEP 2020
"We had joy, we had fun We had seasons in the sun..." -Terry Jacks, 'Seasons in the Sun' The Brits certainly did. Just in time for summer, Prime Minister Boris Johnson declared on 30 April that the UK is "past its peak" of infections, published ...

AMP Capital Ethical Leaders loses another mandate

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 24 SEP 2020
A third superannuation fund in mere months has terminated its mandate with AMP Capital to manage to its ethical investment option. ESSSuper, the $30 billion government fund for the emergency services, terminated AMP Capital Ethical Leaders Balanced ...

Masterfund assets decline

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 SEP 2020
The masterfunds sector lost $38.4 billion over the 2019-20 financial year but has almost recovered the losses instigated by the global pandemic, the latest Plan For Life data show. The sector, which comprises mutual funds on wraps, platforms and master ...

817 super complaints during COVID-19

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 SEP 2020
The Australian Financial Complaints Authority has revealed the breakdown of what was complained about between 3 March 2020 and 31 August 2020. Superannuation complaints were dwarfed by other industries with just 817 of the 7420 total. Travel insurance ...

Lifespan adds MDAs to BT Panorama

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 22 SEP 2020
Lifespan Financial Planning has launched 30 managed discretionary account model portfolios on BT Panorama. The portfolios will be available to Lifespan's advisers who use BT Panorama. Lifespan has over 250 advisers, the company said. The offering includes ...

Index manager, friend charged for insider trading

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 22 SEP 2020
A senior index manager and his friend were charged for insider trading by the Securities and Exchange Commission for reaping over US$900,000 in illegal profits off trades made with prior knowledge of stocks that would be added to or deleted from an ...

Government increases fees for foreign investment

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 21 SEP 2020
Treasury has announced another tranche of reforms to the Foreign Investment Review (FIRB) Framework. The latest reforms amend the fee framework, increasing fees for foreign investment applications for commercial businesses, agricultural land and residential ...

Sanlam withdraws from 8IP relationship

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 21 SEP 2020
Sanlam Private Wealth says it has terminated its agreement with Eight Investment Partners. In January 2019 the two entered a strategic support agreement, with Sanlam to provide middle office services to 8IP, which was founded in 2009 by Kerry Series. ...