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BetaShares expands in Queensland

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 27 FEB 2018
... long-term strategic partnership with Legg Mason, which will see the two launch a new suite of active exchange-traded funds on the ASX. Vynokur said the firm is excited to be partnering with one of the world's largest and most experienced asset managers ...

Industry fund takes aim at asset manager diversity

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 27 FEB 2018
... long-term, meaningful change. It's what we call the HESTA impact." The move follows Blakey writing a letter to all companies in the ASX 200 in July last year, urging each to set specific targets and timeframes for the number of women positioned at senior ...

KPMG sells $2bn super admin business

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 26 FEB 2018
... confirm that KPMG Superannuation Services staff members have been offered roles to continue their careers with OneVue." In an ASX announcement, along with the release of its 1H18 results, OneVue said the acquisition "catapults OneVue to number four in ...

Don't time equity returns with interest rates: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 26 FEB 2018
... the relationship between the official cash rate, government bond yields and equity market returns. After analysing the S&P/ASX 300 index monthly returns, RBA cash rates changes, and five-year and 10-year government bonds from 1980 to January 2018, the ...

Advisers cautious over fixed income allocations

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 22 FEB 2018
... be an opportune time to attract some of the highest returns. "Last year there was 5% sell-off in the market but the market (ASX 200 index) was up 7% on price returns only," Craig said. He added that generally cycles will see the market drop three times ...

Bell FG flags US expansion

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 22 FEB 2018
ASX-listed Bell Financial Group announced a strong full-year performance and flagged it is close to opening a US office. The stockbroking, investment and financial advisory firm's funds under advice, comprising cash, fixed income, superannuation, margin ...

Airlie loses key mandate after Magellan acquisition

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 FEB 2018
... loss was factored into the funds under management figure provided when Magellan announced its acquisition of Airlie to the ASX. That figure was $6 billion. As part of the acquisition, Magellan intends to launch the actively-managed ETF, the Airlie Industrial ...

Guinness Asset Management wins global equities mandate

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 FEB 2018
... Alpha." In January, Alpha Fund Managers made an allocation to SG Hiscock's SGH Emerging Companies Fund. That fund invests in ASX-listed companies with a market cap of less than $500 million, with a bias towards the micro-cap end of the spectrum. It seeks ...

WAM calls to remove Aurora as RE of listed trust

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 20 FEB 2018
... submitted a request for an extraordinary general meeting to remove Aurora Funds Management as the responsible entity of an ASX-listed trust. Before calling for the meeting, WAM also lodged a redemption request for all of the units held in the Aurora ...

L1 Capital prepares for LIC IPO

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 20 FEB 2018
L1 Capital appointed a syndicate of broking firms as it prepares to float its Long Short Fund listed investment company. NAB will lead the IPO, while Crestone, Morgans, Morgan Stanley, Ord Minnett, Taylor Collison and Wilsons will serve as co-lead managers ...