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Contango hires K2 distribution heads

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JUL 2018
... Management, which among other things gave Contango an access to a retail licence. Since then, CGA has cut its listed investment company's cash allocations. It has also launched a new ETMF, overseen by a US-based investment partner. WCM Quality Global ...

Investors sharpen watch on RMBS

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 9 JUL 2018
... What is certain is several fund managers are keen on RMBS in 2018. The Gryphon Capital Income Trust - a listed investment company which started trading in May on the heels of a $175 million initial public offer - held 73% of its portfolio in RMBS as ...

Mercantile takeover of private equity fund moves ahead

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUL 2018
Mercantile OFM is moving towards the acquisition of all shares in a private equity-focused listed investment company (LIC). In an announcement to the ASX, IPE directors unanimously recommended shareholders accept the offer in the absence of a superior ...

PM Capital offers new LIC

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 3 JUL 2018
... Global Opportunities Fund (ASX: PGF) and its subsidiary PM Capital GO 2025 yesterday announced a new listed investment company. PTrackERS, is a specially-developed converting security. In seven years' time, PTrackERS security holders will have the ...

Former UBS Wealth boss joins LIC board

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUN 2018
... Management Australia chief executive to its board. Elizabeth Lewin will be a non-executive director on the listed investment company's board (ASX:ARG), starting 1 July 2018. She has over 25 years of experience including international stints in wealth ...

Boutique asset managers co-appoint distribution head

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUN 2018
... distribution for the Australian market. Katana Asset Management has about $60 million split between a listed investment company and an unlisted unit trust, while Insync Funds Management has about $30 million. Damen Purcell has joined as the distribution ...

Contango to launch global active ETF

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUN 2018
... Management - which CGA acquired in March - to distribute the strategy by the aforementioned ETF as well as a listed investment company and a retail managed fund. CGA chief executive Marty Switzer explained that the new partnership reflects his company's ...

Chapmans passes on blockchain investment

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 4 JUN 2018
An ASX-listed diversified investment company has passed up the final opportunity to invest in a US-based blockchain securities trading platform where it had contractual rights to invest up to about $5.3 million (USD 4 million). In February, Chapmans ...

WAM CIO steps down from LIC board

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAY 2018
... Wilson Asset Management is stepping down from his role as a non-executive director of a WAM-managed listed investment company. Chris Stott retired from the board of Century Australia Investments, which invests in the S&P/ASX 300. WAM was appointed as ...

Perennial cuts fees for defensive LIC, revises investment strategy

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 22 MAY 2018
Perennial has reduced management fees for its defensive listed investment company as part of a revision of the overall investment strategy. Management fees for the Wealth Defender Equities LIC will be cut from 0.98% to 0.8%. This follows the LIC's ...