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Industry fund looks within for co-chair

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 20 JAN 2020
An employer-nominated director of a $3.3 billion industry superannuation fund has been elevated to co-chair. Mike Radda is the new co-chair of First Super, the fund for the timber, pulp and paper, and furniture and joinery industries,. Radda's promotion ...

Revolution Asset Management launches second fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 16 JAN 2020
Bob Sahota's private debt boutique has raised $100 million for its second fund with a Sydney superannuation fund onboard again as an investor. The Revolution Private Debt Fund II follows the boutique's inaugural fund which raised $200 million ...

J.P. Morgan wins custody mandate

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 16 JAN 2020
J.P. Morgan has won a mandate to provide custodial services to an ASX-listed platform and superannuation provider.In a quarterly business update, Xplore Wealth revealed it has a new custodial agreement contract with J.P. Morgan. Xplore said the new ...

GROW Super boosts executive leadership

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 16 JAN 2020
Superannuation startup GROW Super has appointed a deputy chief executive as the firm looks to transition towards administration. Less than a year after he joined the firm, GROW Super head of strategy Adam Gee has been promoted to deputy chief executive. ...

Goldman Sachs $1b corruption bill

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 16 JAN 2020
Goldman Sachs has taken a fresh US$1 billion blow to its quarterly profit, as the bank foots the litigation bill for its involvement in the ongoing 1MDB corruption scandal. The US-based bank posted quarterly revenue of US$9.96 billion, beating expectations ...

Chief economist update: Phase one deal signed, sealed and delivered

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 16 JAN 2020
The highly anticipated US-China 'phase one' trade agreement has finally come to pass - signed, sealed and delivered on January 15. The deal involves China committing to buy at least an additional US$200 billion worth of US goods and services ...

NAB revamps superannuation trustee board

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 14 JAN 2020
NULIS Nominees has added a former Vanguard Australia director and three other non-executive directors to its board, as ASIC chases it in Federal Court. NULIS, which oversees NAB's superannuation funds with $75 billion in assets under management ...

Gardior adds board directors

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 14 JAN 2020
Two executives from Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets have joined the board of Gardior after winning the mandate to manage The Infrastructure Fund in late 2018. Head of MIRA Australia Grant Smith and head of MIRA Asia-Pacific Frank Kwok joined ...

Chief economist update: A busy 2020 for Abe, BOJ

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 14 JAN 2020
The world economy would advance by 2.5% this year, a tad stronger than the "post-crisis low" of 2.4% estimated for 2019. This is the World Bank's prediction contained in its January 2020 'Global Economic Prospects' report, noting that: "While ...

Janus Henderson shuts down Aussie fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 10 JAN 2020
Janus Henderson Investors has shut down the $159 million Australian version of its global emerging market equities fund, returning capital to investors. The Australian fund was officially terminated on October 31 and the windup concluded a month after. ...