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K2 head of distribution departs

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 6 DEC 2019
K2 Asset Management's head of distribution has left the company, as it posts its first pre-tax loss in two decades and shuts down a global equities fund. Nicholas Allen left the role in October, to join listed property manager APN Group. At APN ...

Chief economist update: Chinese green shoots?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 2 DEC 2019
It might be a mere 0.2 point above the line but it was indication enough that China's manufacturing sector has stopped contracting. The official National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) China manufacturing PMI increased to a reading of 50.2 in November ...

Retail fund swaps out K2

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 25 NOV 2019
A $47 billion retail superannuation fund has dropped a K2 Asset Management Aussie equities fund for another manager's offering. The K2 Australian Absolute Return Fund managed $46.8 million on behalf of AMP Superannuation Trust and other AMP clients ...

Industry fund swaps small caps managers

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 21 NOV 2019
Two small caps managers have had to hand back $500 million to Vision Super, as the fund swaps them out for a new manager. Kinetic Investment Partners managed about $230 million for the fund in Australian small caps while Perpetual Investment Management ...

Industry fund changes insurer

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 8 NOV 2019
An industry superannuation fund has swapped out Hannover Life as its provider for income protection cover, amid an overhaul of its insurance offering. NESS Super (New South Wales Electrical Superannuation Scheme) managed about $760 million in superannuation ...

New FPA board members

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 5 NOV 2019
... Finance Integrated and is a disability and human rights advocate. Henderson has been director and certified financial planner at SWA Financial Planning for over 20 years. Meanwhile, Sharpe runs a boutique financial services firm in Perth called Globe ...

Whistleblower calls out approved product lies

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 OCT 2019
A new paper on the consumer impact of Approved Product Lists (APLs) claims institutionally-aligned Australian Financial Services Licensees (AFSLs) are funneling new clients into in-house products, potentially in breach of Best Interest Duty obligations. ...

Portfolio manager resigns from First State Investments

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 1 OCT 2019
An experienced portfolio manager has resigned from Stewart Investors, an equities division First State Investments. Ashish Swarup was the lead manager for the Stewart Investors Global Emerging Markets Leaders strategy for its UK, Ireland and Singapore ...

Boutique wins industry fund mandate

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 23 SEP 2019
A Sydney boutique has won an $89 million mandate from an industry superannuation fund as it shuffles its manager lineup. Christian Super chose Ethical Partners, run by Perpetual Investments' former deputy head of equities Nathan Parkin, as it swapped ...

Calls to give ASIC power to repair reputations

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 SEP 2019
A prominent lawyer has argued ASIC should be given the power to issue "no action letters" to those not under formal investigation for wrongdoing following the Royal Commission. Philip Crutchfield, QC, who previously acted for the corporate watchdog ...