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Macrovue appoints ANZ Wealth executive

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUL 2018
... offering to Australian stockbrokers looking to add international share trading capability. MacroVue offers 10 concentrated global equity portfolios, differentiated by themes such as disruptive technology, big oil, luxury goods, internet of things and ...

Quantifeed eyes Australian expansion with $13.5m raising

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JUN 2018
... Quantifeed's footprint in Australia. Legg Mason Australia head Andy Sowerby said with its investment in the fintech supported its global intermediary clients in the digital transformation of their business. "We have been impressed with Quantifeed's ...

Industry fund awards currency mandate

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAY 2018
A $55 billion profit-for-members fund has awarded a $350 million mandate to a global currency manager. Sunsuper awarded the active currency mandate to Record Currency Management, which the fund hopes will generate risk-adjusted returns using the manager's ...

Blue Sky short seller launches new fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAY 2018
... companies in Asia Pacific, Europe and North America. Aandahl thinks Asia and China in particular are at the epicentre of global innovation and critical to driving economic growth across the world. "With that comes a responsibility for management teams ...

Argo chairman retires

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAY 2018
... Ian Martin will retire from his positions with the firm, including the chairmanship of both Argo Investments and Argo's global listed infrastructure company. Martin will also relinquish his directorship of Argo Investments after a 14 year direct association ...

Australian asset owners support first stewardship code

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 17 MAY 2018
... super funds, endowments and sovereign wealth funds, not just ACSI members. ACSI highlighted stewardship codes exist in many global markets including the UK, US, Japan, Hong Kong and South Africa but this is the first stewardship code to focus exclusively ...

AMP to fight class actions, prioritise performance

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 10 MAY 2018
... proceedings. It comes only days after three directors stepped down amid shareholder discontent. Backed unconditionally by global litigation funders IMF Bentham, Phi Finney McDonald has filed proceedings against AMP in the Federal Court. The firm is representing ...

BlackRock restructures iShares ETFs

KANIKA SOOD, KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAY 2018
... restructure after the end of financial year in July. The five dropped iShares ETFs were indexed to Russell 2000, MSCI Singapore, Global Telecom, MSCI Hong Kong and MSCI BRIC. "We believe some exposures are better served with our remaining range, and ...

Fidelity to launch active ETFs

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 26 APR 2018
... wouldn't see that happening in London." Devoy said the number of active ETFs on the market is "only going to grow." "As a global firm, we're getting to educate our colleagues offshore on active ETFs in Australia," she said. "It won't just be Australia. ...

CFSGAM prepares IPO, names board candidates

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 17 APR 2018
Colonial First State Global Asset Management will work towards an initial public offering and listing on the Australian Securities Exchange following a strategic review from its parent bank. Commonwealth Bank announced this afternoon it had completed ...