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Man GLG launches Asia Opportunities Fund

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 14 NOV 2022
Man Group's discretionary investment manager has launched an Asia Opportunities Fund in response to market demand. The Man GLG Asia Opportunities Fund applies a concentrated long-only strategy that is style agnostic. It will invest in equities either ...

Life after legalsuper: Proebstl

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 11 NOV 2022
Outgoing legalsuper chief executive Andrew Proebstl has no plans to exit the superannuation industry. Proebstl foresees big opportunities for funds to differentiate themselves and succeed in an environment where they are forced to manage more and more ...

Perpetual knocks back second takeover offer

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 10 NOV 2022
Perpetual has rejected a second unsolicited takeover bid by the consortium led by Regal Partners. Regal Partners and BPEA Private Equity Fund VIII subsidiary Morello Pte. provided an improved proposal to acquire 100% of Perpetual for $33 a share last ...

Complacency the biggest risk to retirement: Forum

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 10 NOV 2022
The biggest threat to retirement portfolios could be complacency, Vertium Asset Management chief investment officer Jason Teh has told the Financial Standard Best Practice Forum on Retirement Income. Speaking at today's event, Teh warned bull markets ...

Packhorse lists cattle stations for sale

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 7 NOV 2022
Packhorse Pastoral Company has listed a portfolio of three large stations for sale, following the passing of its co-founder Tom Strachan earlier this year. Strategically acquired over the past three years, the Queensland and New South Wales pastoral ...

ClearView abandons potential takeover transactions

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 NOV 2022
ClearView Wealth has concluded its strategic review process, with the board deciding not to proceed with any transactions. As previously reported by Financial Standard, ClearView began its strategic review process in September 2021, with the objective ...

Quantifying the value of a financial adviser

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 24 OCT 2022
Russell Investments Value of an Adviser report says many investors are being pressured into sub-optimal investment decisions but having a financial adviser could add more than 4% to total portfolio value. So, even though advice fees have jumped 16% ...

Charter Hall hires REIT vet

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 21 OCT 2022
Mark Ferguson has been appointed as head of the Charter Hall Maxim Property Securities business (Maxim), bringing 30 years of listed property securities experience to the role. Ferguson joins the property investment company from Macquarie as its head ...

Australian Unity gives funds management business a makeover

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 13 OCT 2022
Australian Unity's wealth and capital markets funds management activities have been unified to form Australian Unity Funds Management. Collectively responsible for more than $15 billion in funds under management, the dedicated business will comprise ...

Aware Super appoints new chair

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 OCT 2022
Neil Cochrane will step down as chair of Aware Super, with the fund naming a new addition to its board as chair. It caps three consecutive terms as chair for Cochrane, which is the maximum allowed. He was appointed chair of First State Super in 2014 ...