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Link expands in Europe

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 7 SEP 2018
... Fund Solutions third-party was granted a license to act as a UCITS Management Company and Authorised Alternative Investment Fund Manager by Luxembourg's financial sector regulator. The Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (CSSF) awarded Link ...

Industry fund recognised for data security expertise

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 28 AUG 2018
One of Australia's largest industry superannuation funds is being rewarded for its data management capabilities, winning a multi-billion dollar bid to operate Victoria's land titles and registry business for the next 40 years. First State Super will ...

Mercer deputy CIO retires

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 23 AUG 2018
Mercer has created a new head of fund implementation role and announced its long-serving deputy chief investment officer has retired. Campbell McCulloch is now the head of fund implementation for delegated solutions, Pacific. He joined from the Future ...

Commitment to ethical investing booms

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 9 AUG 2018
The majority of professionally managed funds in Australia are committed to responsible and ethical investments - a market that is close to approaching $1 trillion. Joint research from KPMG and Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA) shows ...

Independent planning firm jumps into agriculture

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JUL 2018
Growth Farms' recently launched farm leasing fund picked up a cornerstone investment from a $1 billion advisory group. Providence Wealth has made a "substantial" investment in the fledgling Australian Agricultural Lease Fund, making it the fund's cornerstone ...

Fossil fuelled Ireland to divest for climate change

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 16 JUL 2018
... interests in coal, oil, gas and peat held via its $14 billion sovereign development fund, the Ireland Strategic Investment Fund. The Fossil Fuel Divestment Bill will now progress to the Seanad - upper chamber - in the coming months and, if passed, will ...

Mirae Asset Management hires distribution head

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUL 2018
The $171 billion global asset manager has hired a local distribution head to grow its Asian equities offerings in the Australian market. Joining Mirae Asset Management is Don Gunawan as its head of wholesale and retail distribution. In his most recent ...

Global regulation hub launched for asset managers

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUN 2018
A European law firm is rolling out a new service for asset managers, providing up-to-date legal and regulatory requirements for distributing funds across jurisdictions. Tech-driven, financial services law firm Zeidler Legal Services has launched the ...

Industry leaders in sales and marketing recognised at MAX Awards

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUN 2018
... insurance free State Street - machine learning Grow Super - blockchain within insurance Griffith University Student Investment Fund Product Launch of the Year: Legg Mason | BetaShares - Active ETFs Finalists: Macquarie Liquid Alts (IPM) Vanguard Multi-asset ...

Active shortfalls see pension fund fee restructure

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUN 2018
Inadequate returns by active managers will see Japan's Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF) revise its fee structure to prioritise performance. Under the new structure, GPIF-contracted managers will have their base fee rate lowered to that ...