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Sean Fenton back with Sage Capital

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 AUG 2019
... revenue-share model. Channel's head of distribution Andrew King said the company has secured interviews with rating houses, and is in talks with family offices and private banks to come on as cornerstone investors. The capacity for the two funds ...

Zurich inks exclusive retail distribution deal

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 13 AUG 2019
... now rely on Zurich to look after its retail distribution in Australia including relationships with platforms, research houses and advisers. Celeste managed $592 million at end of last financial year but is currently down to $75 million after losing a ...

Renewed calls for risk-adjusted returns

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 12 AUG 2019
... renewed calls for a fairer, like-for-like comparison that focuses on risk as the key metric. The propensity for research houses, the media - and even the Productivity Commission - to use average returns as the ultimate yardstick for outperformance has ...

Fund manager hires new institutional head

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 JUN 2019
... with institutional clients. Skalberg spent just under four years at AMP Capital, including one year as head of research houses before stepping into the portfolio manager role. In her new role, Skalberg will be responsible for existing and new relationships ...

NZ Super responds to Australian social media laws

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 8 APR 2019
... tweeted upon the passing of the laws: "Sad to report the poor, rushed legislation covering 'Streamed Terrorism' passed both houses just now - despite objections from bodies as diverse as NewsCorp, the tech industry and the Law Council (three who rarely ...

Financial product design and distribution law passes

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 4 APR 2019
... The Treasury Laws Amendment (Design and Distribution Obligations and Product Intervention Powers) Bill 2019 passed both Houses of Parliament overnight. Providers must determine the target market for financial products on offer and make this known to ...

UK to introduce new pension scheme

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAR 2019
... CWU have been campaigning together to bring about this legislation, building a cross-party alliance of supporters in both Houses of Parliament as well as working with government." "We now look ahead to the next stage and ultimately delivering the UK's ...

No one-size-fits-all approach to franking changes

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 22 FEB 2019
... investment strategies for SMSF investors if Labor's franking credit refund changes were to pass unaltered through both houses of Parliament after the upcoming election. The panel failed to come to a consistent approach, speaking both to the diversity ...

Canadian pension fund manager dumps Blue Sky

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 14 FEB 2019
... Sky said the impact of the termination is not considered material to its earnings Blue Sky's real assets division, which houses Blue Sky Water Partners, expects to still manage about $900 million in water entitlements and agricultural assets post-termination. ...

SMSF investments reach far and wide

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 4 FEB 2019
... current market values based on recent sales of similar classes of artwork by these artists through galleries and auction houses during the past five years." He noted that a flat art market meant some artworks had decreased in value. As such, investors ...