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Bank of Mum and Dad forking out serious dosh

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 14 JAN 2020
More young Aussies are turning to their parents, the appropriately dubbed 'Bank of Mum and Dad', to help secure equity for a first home deposit, and financial advisers are split on the growing trend. For some, the lucky few, the money for the ...

Credit Suisse backs sustainability amid Federer furore

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 13 JAN 2020
Investment bank and financial services powerhouse Credit Suisse has backed sustainability as the dominant investment theme of the coming decade, despite ongoing uproar around its investment in fossil fuels. The prediction comes as Australia's bushfire ...

Global equities enjoy strongest year since 2013

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 13 JAN 2020
Latest research shows international equity assets turned in their best annual performance since 2013, as most asset classes managed to put a few tough years behind them in 2019. According to new Morningstar research, annual asset class returns on a ...

Geared super funds hit jackpot

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 10 JAN 2020
Latest research shows that geared super funds enjoyed a stellar 2019 thanks to a bull run in financial markets. According to new Rainmaker research, the top 10 geared retirement and superannuation funds achieved returns in excess of 50% in the 12 months ...

Industry veteran set to launch new fund

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JAN 2020
An industry veteran is gearing up to launch a new fund next week, focusing on Australian equities. Julia Lee, founder and chief investment officer of Burman Invest, left her role at Bell Direct after 11 years at the end of 2019 to launch her new business ...

AustralianSuper appoints regional head for US

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2019
The $170 billion superannuation fund has named its regional head of US, as it gears up to open an office in New York. Susan Alexander will lead the new office, the opening of which AustralianSuper has flagged previously. Alexander is a long-time AustralianSuper ...

Sydney boutique heads for Chi-X

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 NOV 2019
A boutique founded by former Kapstream portfolio manager is gearing up to list three strategies as ETFs on Chi-X. Daintree Capital has partnered with distributor eInvest to list the funds. They will have three risk profiles and return targets of 0.5% ...

Stanford Brown eyes expansion

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 15 OCT 2019
The private wealth firm is gearing up to add to its offering, chief executive Jonathan Hoyle says. Stanford Brown's core business is private wealth but it offers ancillary services including mortgage broking, property buying and insurance. In the coming ...

Moelis eyes new private credit fund, appoints lead

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 3 OCT 2019
Moelis Australia has appointed a new managing director as it gears up to launch a new private credit fund. Oliver Trajcevski is joining the company from Dinimus Capital where he launched and managed three private credit funds with $400 million in total. ...

Northern Trust chair defends Woodford loan

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR, KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 17 SEP 2019
Northern Trust chair and chief executive Michael O'Grady has defended the company giving an embattled Neil Woodford fund added flexibility on a £150 million loan. The British fundie famously took to YouTube to apologise to investors after his fund ...