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Consumers don't understand fee disclosure: ISA

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 4 APR 2019
Proposed changes to superannuation fee disclosures are still too confusing for consumers, warns Industry Super Australia. Industry Super Australia (ISA) has provided input on the proposed changes to Regulatory Guide 97, saying the proposals don't go ...

Boutique fund manager appoints chief executive

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 APR 2019
An $11 billion fixed income boutique has appointed a chief executive, as it builds its team. The board of Ardea Investment Management has selected co-founder Stephen Clout as the firm's chief executive. Clout previously headed the portfolio implementation ...

Chief economist update: Rosy assumptions a Budget surplus make

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 APR 2019
"The Budget is back in the black and Australia is back on track." That's how Federal Treasurer Josh Frydenberg opened his Budget 2019-20 speech delivered last night. Well, technically we all will have to wait until next fiscal year for the underlying ...

JPMorgan portfolio manager leaves

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 2 APR 2019
A portfolio manager at a $460 million JPMorgan strategy has left, sparking a review of the strategy at Morningstar. The JPMorgan Global Macro Opportunities Fund has been managed by James Elliot and Shrenick Shah since they co-created the strategy in ...

Chief economist update: China stitches it in time

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 2 APR 2019
If you want a poster boy to that old saying that, "a stitch in time saves nine" China is it. Latest data show that China's manufacturing sector is back in expansion. The official National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) China manufacturing PMI increased ...

AMP Capital invests in student accommodation

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 1 APR 2019
... large-scale portfolio of beds now provides our investors with access to long-term inflation-linked contracts with Australia's top [three] ranked universities." The accommodation was managed by H.R.L. Morrison and Co on behalf of ASX-listed Infratil ...

Channel Capital signs on new partnership

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAR 2019
A $23 billion international boutique has partnered with Channel Capital as it eyes the Australian adviser market after raising $2 billion from instos here. RWC Partners has launched an Australian-domiciled unit trust for their CC RWC Global Emerging ...

Zurich Investments shuts down fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAR 2019
Zurich Investments has shut down an income-focused international equities fund amid a strategic review of its fund lineup. The Zurich Investments Global Equity Income Scheme, managed by Denning Pryce was closed off in September, wound up in December ...

J.P. Morgan appoints new local chief

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAR 2019
J.P. Morgan has appointed a new chief executive for its business in Australia and New Zealand, as the incumbent moves into an APAC role. Robert Bedwell is taking the top job after working as the head of sales and marketing. Bedwell moves into the role ...

Industry Super Holdings slammed for weapons investment

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAR 2019
Industry Super Holdings is under pressure to divest its stake in a company that supplies weapons technology to Saudi Arabia from the global community. A study conducted by consumer watchdog and activist group SumOfUs reveals ISH, which is owned by industry ...