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ALP victory to have meaningful impact: Daintree

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 9 NOV 2018
... on Australian markets, with the former CFS portfolio manager adding Australian investment portfolios were "overweight" equities. "One of the flagship policies the Labor party is talking to is abolition of refunds for franking credits for most self-funded ...

AMP Capital expands ESG investment team

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 9 NOV 2018
... senior roles at UBS in London and Hong Kong. From January 1, Adrian Williams becomes ESG director, real estate and listed equities. For the past decade Williams has held senior roles within AMP Capital's real estate business, including head of corporate ...

Future Fund boosts alternatives assets

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 8 NOV 2018
... stake in alternative assets and appointed two new fund managers in a bid to combat the tailwinds coming from the global equities market. Australia's sovereign wealth fund increased its allocation in private equity to 14.1% (FY17: 12%) and alternatives ...

Platypus distribution director departs

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 8 NOV 2018
... expected to launch active fixed income ETFs from its boutique managers before year end. Separately, the Platypus Australian Equities Fund recently received an upgrade to 'Recommended' from Lonsec Research. For the year to 30 September 2018, the ...

TCorp finalises restructure

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 2 NOV 2018
... the new head of portfolio construction. She joins from the Future Fund where she was most recently a director of listed equities, and director of market insights and portfolio implications. Her 25 years' experience in asset management includes senior ...

AustralianSuper to cut equities

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 1 NOV 2018
The $142 billion superannuation fund is trimming stocks in its default option, as it moves from a growth outlook to a more neutral one. Speaking at a members' forum in Sydney last night, AustralianSuper chief investment officer Mark Delaney said ...

Warakirri expands investment team

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 1 NOV 2018
... for its agriculture investments. It specialises in agriculture and ethical investments. It also does global and Aussie equities. And through its partnership with Mesirow Financial it offers currency solutions and US multi-family real estate investment ...

AustralianSuper awards $500m mandate

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 OCT 2018
... AustralianSuper head of portfolio construction Alistair Barker said the fund was looking to lower its allocations to equities, as the S&P/ASX 200 on Thursday wiped out more than 6% of its gains since the start of the year. "At this point in time, we're ...

AMP Capital combines markets business

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 30 OCT 2018
AMP Capital has combined its listed equities, fixed income and multi-asset (MAG) capabilities into a new $140 billion public markets business, appointing interim heads. AMP Capital's global chief investment officer for fixed income Simon Warner will ...

Chief investment officer retires

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 30 OCT 2018
... the effects of an equity bear market." Late last week WAM Capital succeeded with its takeover offer for Wealth Defender Equities (WDE) and will proceed with its compulsory acquisition. It will be followed by a strategic review of WDE. The proposal to ...