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Boutique takes over Mason Stevens fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUN 2022
The recently launched Torica Capital has taken over as investment manager of the Mason Stevens Credit Fund. Torica Capital took over the fund last month, subsequently renaming it the Torica Absolute Return Income Fund. Mason Stevens remains the responsible ...

GDP rises but headwinds abound

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUN 2022
Beating consensus estimates, the Australian GDP rose 0.8% in Q1 and 3.3% year on year. While more positive than expected, the latest figures represented a slowdown from the 3.4% GDP growth realised last quarter. Barclays said the most recent GDP numbers ...

BT answers advisers' top tax time questions

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUN 2022
BT has released its hottest end of financial year tips for advisers; in the mix this year are changes to downsizer contributions, the super guarantee and minimum pension drawdowns. BT Technical Services fields over 2000 queries from financial advisers ...

Twiggy Forrest spends $31m on Australian Agricultural Company

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 30 MAY 2022
The Australian billionaire's family office Tattarang recently purchased $31 million worth of AAC shares, increasing his voting notice in the company substantially. Interestingly, the purchase was not the first acquisition of Australian agricultural ...

Fossil fuel divestment bill passes California Senate

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAY 2022
The California Senate passed a bill overnight prohibiting the United States' two largest public pension funds from investing in the world's top 200 fossil fuel companies and require them to divest any existing holdings by 2030. The California ...

Future Generation welcomes Mike Baird as new chair

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAY 2022
Future Generation today announced Mike Baird will join the company's board of directors as its new chair. The former NSW Premier will take over on July 31 from current chair Jonathan Trollip who has filled the role since the 2014 inception. Trollip ...

EQT reveals most popular fund launches

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAY 2022
Equity Trustees has found that the most popular recent fund launches are in global equities, but there is also strong growth in retail and ESG themed funds. The 100 body of research developed by Equity Trustees has shown that 34% of funds brought to ...

Rate rise exposes adviser knowledge gap

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAY 2022
As interest rates rise and inflation grows, some are lamenting a possible knowledge and experience gap in the industry, with a considerable number of financial advisers having only ever known a low inflation environment. At its May meeting, the Reserve ...

Acadian Asset Management appoints chief executive

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAY 2022
Acadian Asset Management Australia has appointed Gillian Savage as chief executive. Savage replaces Andrew Hair who, after a decade in the role, said he felt like it was time for a change. In total, Hair was with Acadian for over 15 years. Savage will ...

It's time to step up: Climate Council

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 23 MAY 2022
In welcoming the change in government, Climate Council's chief executive Amanda McKenzie said that it is in Australia's economic and security interests to prioritise climate action. McKenzie added that Australians deserve a federal government that recognises ...