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Scholarships open for women in finance and superannuation

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 22 FEB 2019
... encourage young women to consider investment management as a career path," Macoun said. According to a study by the International Monetary Fund (IMF), there is a large gap between the representation of men and women in leadership position in financial ...

Former Arnhem partners join boutiques

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 22 FEB 2019
... global equity team in August 2018, following a 14-year tenure at UBS. She is the former managing director and head of international equities sales for APAC based in the UBS Sydney office. Northcape is expected to launch its global equity fund in July ...

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

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 22 FEB 2019
... manager saw markets as down but not out. As a solution, he thinks SMSFs should "diversify, and take advantage of international opportunities." The one common thread between the experts' answers was to look global, instead of retreating back into ...

Platform acquisition boosts Bell Financial results

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 21 FEB 2019
... July. "We are confident New York will be a positive addition to the Group and will provide a new dimension to our international institutional capabilities," he said. BFG declared a final dividend of 4.25 cents per share fully franked.

Escala bought by growing US firm

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 21 FEB 2019
Escala Partners is set to be acquired by a US-based wealth manager looking to expand its international footprint. Focus Financial Partners has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Escala, with the deal seeing Focus' presence in the ultra-high ...

Dutch insto opens Australian office

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 FEB 2019
... Bouwinvest is working towards a balanced and diversified global real estate portfolio, targeting 40% of its total AUM in international assets and 60% of the domestic funds in the Netherlands. "The fast-growing Asia-Pacific markets will play a key role ...

APN Property launches direct regional fund

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 19 FEB 2019
... office buildings. The APN Regional Property Fund will offer investors the opportunity to invest in what Colliers International recently deemed Australia's strongest non-metro office market. APN's fund owns two recently upgraded "A-Grade" office buildings ...

CAER sold to global service provider

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 19 FEB 2019
Australian ESG researcher CAER has been acquired by an international consultancy which specialises in governance and responsible investment. Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) announced its acquisition of the Canberra-based Centre for Australian ...

Zurich awards $100m passive mandate

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 18 FEB 2019
... management. The current asset allocation for its flagship fund (managed growth fund) is: 32% to Aussie equities, 26% to international equities, 24% to diversified fixed interest, 9% to alternatives, 5% to REITs and 4% to cash. DWS manages more than $177 ...

K2 posts losses, signs on distributor

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 14 FEB 2019
... Equities Fund lost 8.6% and the High Alpha Fund lost 7.7%. Its Australian Absolute Return Fund lost 11.3%, the Select International Absolute Return Fund lost 2.3% and the Asian Absolute Return Fund lost 7.5%. All returns are net of fees, and for six ...