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UBS small caps team launches boutique

KANIKA SOOD | TUESDAY, 2 APR 2019

... joined is what Fidante is planning to do with its ActiveX series. We are very interested in ActiveX but we think open-ended funds are the way the industry is going [as opposed to LICs]." Wood says the team has no plans to add back micro-cap capability ...

Countdown to 2019 FICAP Rockstar

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | FRIDAY, 15 MAR 2019

... of our incredible FICAP community." This year's sponsors include some of the biggest names in the industry like Challenger, AMP, Colonial First State, Count Financial Services, Ironbark Asset Management, Janus Henderson and MLC. The 2019 FICAP 'Who ...

Challenger adds new boutique

KANIKA SOOD | WEDNESDAY, 13 FEB 2019

Challenger's multi-boutique asset management business has taken a minority stake in a new alternatives manager. Fidante Partners will take over the distribution and marketing of London-based FME Asset Management (Financial Markets Engineering), in line ...

Retirement expert joins Milliman

KARREN VERGARA | WEDNESDAY, 13 FEB 2019

... Sydney. Haqqani has spent close to two decades in financial services, of which four years have been at annuities provider Challenger where she was as senior manager of retirement income policy. She was also an adviser to chair of retirement income Jeremy ...

Challenger boutique appoints chief operating officer

KANIKA SOOD | THURSDAY, 31 JAN 2019

... XARO) became the first launch out of the ActiveX banner as Fidante dipped its toes in active ETFs to raise capital for its funds. XARO was met with lukewarm response from investors, raising a little over $1 million since. The boutique added two people ...

Avenir eyes insto investors

KANIKA SOOD | FRIDAY, 25 JAN 2019

... A few months later, in September, it made its fund accessible to retail investors. "We would be approached by endowment funds in the US who were interested in our strategy but we did not have the operational breadth and compliance at institutional level ...

Profit downgrade hurts Challenger

KARREN VERGARA | THURSDAY, 24 JAN 2019

Challenger shares dropped by 17% overnight after recently appointed chief executive Richard Howes flagged a profit downgrade. Challenger's share price plunged from $9.23 to about $7.65 on the back of lower-than-expected December 2018 half-year results. ...

Global multi-boutique eyes Australia

KANIKA SOOD | MONDAY, 21 JAN 2019

... put up an Australian office. It will spend the next six months in developing relationships with asset consultants, super funds, and distribution partners. "The main focus in Australia is business development [for current boutiques]," iM's newly-appointed ...

Investors rage coup against Aurora

KANIKA SOOD | THURSDAY, 17 JAN 2019

... to boot Aurora Funds Management as the responsible entity. However, Aurora contests the validity of this vote. The challenger is Primary Securities, backed by some investors of the fund (ASX: ABW) that hold a share greater than 5%. At a meeting convened ...

Sahota's fund makes first close

KANIKA SOOD | FRIDAY, 21 DEC 2018

... Capital's banner. His co-founders are Simon Petris and David Saija. Sahota was previously the head of fixed income at Challenger, managing $9.3 billion for Challenger Life Company and Australian superannuation funds.

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Australian Unity to shed 195 roles

MATTHEW WAI

Australian Unity is reducing its workforce by 195 positions due to underperformance stemming from delays in government support for its Home Health platform and the integration of several businesses.

Count shutters limited-advice business, slips in size ranking

MATTHEW WAI

Count Financial has reportedly wound up its restricted SMSF/limited-advice service, losing some 26 advisers on the Financial Adviser Register, latest data shows.

First Super recruits head of investments from Prime Super

MATTHEW WAI

First Super has appointed a new head of investments, replacing Chris Artis, who was in the position for the past three months on an interim basis.

BMO eyes Euroz Hartleys' capital markets business

KARREN VERGARA

Euroz Hartleys confirmed it is in discussions with Canada's BMO Financial Group for a potential sale of its capital markets business for $145 million.

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