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RG97 effects inconsistent: Rainmaker

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 NOV 2017
... impact was seen in property investment options, with an average increase of greater than 40 basis points. Hedged or alternative assets also saw marked increases of more than 30 basis points. The effect of RG97 on retail funds has been significantly dampened ...

Former Lehman Brothers chief unveils new asset manager

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 7 NOV 2017
... goes beyond traditional wealth management by providing access to Fuld's extensive network of private equity deals, alternative strategies and business advisory services. He added that Matrix aims to "create value for clients across their liquid wealth ...

CommInsure awards $300m risk premia mandate

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 7 NOV 2017
... CommInsure has awarded a $300 million mandate to a global asset manager. The funds were invested in GAM's Systematic Alternative Risk Premia product. GAM, headquartered in Zurich, operates in 13 countries and provides investment solutions for institutions ...

Quant manager ties momentum with machine

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 3 NOV 2017
... rise sharply. Where traditional momentum portfolios might be inclined to invest one way, this system might offer an alternative - such as a short position. It's been reported that Man AHL's multi-strategy fund, which trades a material amount of client ...

Legg Mason hires national BDM

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 31 OCT 2017
... Legg Mason Australia has "significantly broadened its suite of products" across equity, fixed income, multi-asset and alternative asset classes. Legg Mason has $962 billion in funds under management (FUM) globally. In Australia, FUM stood at $52 billion ...

Managed accounts platform doubles FUA

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 31 OCT 2017
... expanded to managed accounts solutions the following year. In June, the group launched the uXchange platform, a low-cost alternative to traditional wraps and the unlisted managed funds platform mFund. The following month, WealthO2 launched Super Simplifier ...

Banks will step out of wealth: Medcraft

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 31 OCT 2017
... said. The soon-to-be OECD director said ASIC supported the development of sector specific codes of conduct because the alternative was the regulator came knocking more often. Fresh from a Commission meeting on the Government's new whistleblower policy ...

Rising alternatives manager appoints new MD

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 27 OCT 2017
... in Hong Kong, where he was a private equity consultant. Prior to that, he was regional head of HSBC's Asia-Pacific alternative investment group, a portfolio manager at Evolution Capital Management and a trader at Optionmax. Longreach chief executive ...

Genetics will test life insurance sector

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 26 OCT 2017
Increased affordability of genetic testing and rising public interest in ancestral lineage and health could threaten Australia's life insurance industry, according to the Actuaries Institute. The latest paper from the industry body suggests that even ...

Fintech regulatory sandbox draft legislation released

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 OCT 2017
... proposed legislative package supports the fintech industry which has propelled Australia to become the second largest alternative source of finance market in Asia Pacific. As a result of the amendments, eligible entities can test services in relation ...