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Apex Group wins Laguna Bay mandate

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 16 SEP 2022
... agricultural assets." "Apex Group's range of scalable fund administration services will enable the Laguna Bay team to focus their time and resources on the active management of their investments and implementation of sustainability initiatives." ...

Continuity an increasing focus for family offices: Survey

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 15 SEP 2022
Citi Private Bank has highlighted the increasing focus on family unity and continuity in its 2022 Family Office Survey. According to the survey, the primary focus of family offices across the globe delineates two main types - those centred mainly on ...

Former fund manager, philanthropist Brian Sherman passes away

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 15 SEP 2022
Brian Sherman has passed away at age 79 after a long battle with Parkinson's disease. South-African born Sherman was chair and joint managing director of investment house EquitiLink Group. In his memoir, Lives of Brian, he recounted how he came to Australia ...

Actuary of the Year named

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 15 SEP 2022
The Actuaries Institute has named Chris Dolman as the Actuary of the Year for 2022. Dolman is executive manager, data and algorithmic ethics at IAG and is also a research affiliate at ANU's Humanising Machine Intelligence group and contributes to the ...

Mind the managed accounts roadblocks: MLC

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 SEP 2022
... be the best interest duty, he said. Explicitly, having too many compromises in how a program is built and too much of a focus on the adviser practice outcomes versus client outcomes. "As an industry, most of the content and literature that's written ...

APRA to modernise regulatory frameworks

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 13 SEP 2022
APRA has outlined plans for its multi-year program to modernise the architecture of prudential standards for banks, insurers, and super funds. The program, which commenced last year, is intended to ensure the framework continues to underpin financial ...

Atlas Arteria ignores IFM opposition to latest deal

JAMIE WILLIAMSON, ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 13 SEP 2022
Atlas Arteria has proceeded with its acquisition of a majority interest in Chicago Skyway despite IFM Investors expressing its strong reservations over the offer. Atlas Arteria today announced it has acquired 66.67% of Skyway Concession Company which ...

Legendary US adviser backs Lumiant

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 13 SEP 2022
... "Lumiant's advice process lets advisors uncover what's truly important to their clients." "The platform helps the advisor focus on offering solutions for where their client is headed, not where they've been. It does so in such an engaging and visual ...

JANA announces Sustainability Advisory Council

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 12 SEP 2022
JANA has launched a new independent advisory council that will provide guidance on sustainable investing. The JANA Sustainability Advisory Council (JSAC) aims to enhance client capabilities and broaden impact investment opportunities, with a long-term ...

Apostle launches high yield credit fund

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 12 SEP 2022
Apostle Funds Management has introduced an ethically screened high yield credit fund. The fund is accessible to wholesale investors and adds to Apostle's stable of ethical and impact strategies. In April, the fund manager launched the Apostle People ...