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Hunter Hall receives surprise new takeover bid

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 24 JAN 2017
After a takeover bid from Washington H. Soul Pattinson seemed all but destined for success, a new player has entered the race for Hunter Hall. Following Hunter Hall founder and chief executive Peter Hall's shock resignation in December, and his sale ...

PIMCO reveals new Asia-Pacific head

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 24 JAN 2017
PIMCO named a new head of Asia-Pacific after Eric Mogelof moved to a US-based role. Kimberley Stafford, currently global head of PIMCO's consultant relations group, will report to PIMCO chief executive Emmanuel Roman. She has held multiple roles at ...

JANA executive director retires

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 24 JAN 2017
A long-serving executive director at JANA retired in December and took a directorship at a $7 billion industry super fund. David Holston, who worked at JANA for 17 years, was also an Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia director from 1996 ...

SQM backs active Indian equity fund

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 23 JAN 2017
An actively-managed Indian equities fund received a "superior" rating from SQM Research. India Avenue Investment Management's India Avenue Equity Fund, which launched in September 2016, is domiciled in Sydney and benefits from research expertise both ...

Super playing dangerous risk game: Milliman

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 23 JAN 2017
The long-term investment horizon favoured by superannuation funds is putting Australia's ageing population at risk, according to a new Milliman paper. The paper argues that the priority on long-term net returns highlighted in the Productivity Commission's ...

ASIC calls time on super disclosure exemption

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 20 JAN 2017
In preparation for the July 1 deadline, ASIC notified Australian super fund trustees that employer subplans will no longer be exempt from disclosure requirements. Under the current arrangements, employer subplans within super funds, which allow corporates ...

Legg Mason subsidiary becomes PRI signatory

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 20 JAN 2017
A wholly-owned Legg Mason subsidiary became a signatory of the United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI). Brandywine Global Investment Management's commitment to the PRI was described by David Hoffman, Brandywine's global fixed income ...

Lonsec highly recommends Martin Currie ethical fund

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 20 JAN 2017
Lonsec gave the Legg Mason Martin Currie Ethical Income Fund a "highly recommended" rating. The fund, which uses a bottom-up approach to invest in Australian shares with a responsible investment screen, excludes companies with business involvement above ...

Northern Trust launches sustainable real assets fund

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 20 JAN 2017
Northern Trust partnered with a global provider of sustainable real assets indices to launch a new real estate fund. In partnership with Netherlands-based environmental, social and governance researcher GRESB, Northern Trust released a new sustainability ...

Housing market faces heavy downside risk

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 19 JAN 2017
Far from being a stable asset, Australian residential property carries considerable risk, according to a new Auscap report. Auscap's analysis noted the general wisdom that because residential property prices haven't experienced a "broad decline" since ...