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Bisan buys stake in RE, launches PE fund

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 15 SEP 2016
Bisan has acquired a 40% equity interest in a responsible entity for three managed investment schemes and launched a private equity fund. The asset manager purchased the stake in Endeavour Securities for $600,000 from Linchpin Capital; following completion ...

BetaShares launches cybersecurity ETF

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 15 SEP 2016
BetaShares has launched an exchange-traded fund targeted at the cybersecurity sector. The BetaShares Global Cybersecurity ETF (ASX code: HACK) targets larger, established companies such as Symantec and Cisco, as well as fast-growing firms like recent ...

Contango continues to grow investment team

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 15 SEP 2016
Contango Asset Management has bolstered its investment team with the appointment of two new associate analysts. Xia Wu and Eric Tan joined the Melbourne firm last month, marking another stride in its growth strategy. Wu holds a Masters in Finance from ...

Cyber security not just an IT problem: ASIC

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 SEP 2016
Board members must be aware of their responsibility and duty to understand company cyber resilience, according to ASIC commissioner Cathie Armour. Speaking as part of a panel at the SINET61 Summit held in Sydney, Armour said it isn't surprising that ...

Link directors resign

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 12 SEP 2016
Two Link Group directors have resigned following a sell down of remaining shares from two of the company's pre-IPO investors. Both Paul McCullagh and Cameron Blanks resigned from their board positions on Friday, following the previous day's sell down ...

VanEck resources ETF upgraded by Lonsec

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 8 SEP 2016
VanEck has had the rating for its Australian Resources ETF (MVR) upgraded to 'Recommended Index' by Lonsec. The rating indicates that Lonsec has strong conviction that the ETF can generate risk adjusted returns in line with relevant objectives. The ...

Macquarie sells down stake in Atlas Roads

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 5 SEP 2016
Macquarie has completed its selldown of equity in Macquarie Atlas Roads. The group sold 53 million shares in MQA at $5.32 per share to "a range of institutional investors via a bookbuild." As a result of this, Macquarie's stake in the company will now ...

Pinnacle director departs after Wilson acquisition

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 29 AUG 2016
A Pinnacle Investment Management director has resigned from his position. Steven Skala has been a Pinnacle director for 14 years and was chair from 2011 to 2015. He currently sits on the boards of BlueChilli Group, the General Sir Monash Foundation ...

Investors Mutual readying income focused LIC

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 25 AUG 2016
Investors Mutual (IML), the boutique Australian equity fund manager founded by Anton Tagliaferro, has flagged its intention to launch a new income focused listed investment company (LIC). The investment strategy of the new vehicle will replicate the ...

LIC helped by high gold and cash exposure

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 25 AUG 2016
Listed investment company Hunter Hall Global Value delivered an investment portfolio return of 12.3% last financial year, outperforming MSCI World by 11.9%. The LIC also produced an after tax profit of $30.5 million. Hunter Hall Global Value chairman ...