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Grow Super founder pleads guilty

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 18 SEP 2020
Grow Super founder Josh Wilson and former Grow employee Ben Trevisiol have plead guilty to using insider information to place a bet. Wilson and Trevisiol were charged with using insider information to bet on the 2019 Dally M Awards. They both plead ...

Female ASX 200 chiefs fall

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 17 SEP 2020
The number of female chief executives in the ASX 200 has fallen over the last two years to just 10, with a not-for-profit organisation urging that "we can, and must, do better". The Chief Executive Women ASX 200 Senior Executive Census is now in its ...

Aware Super joins forces with Dutch pension fund

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 17 SEP 2020
Recently rebranded Aware Super has entered into a partnership with the largest pension provider in the Netherlands, APG, to expand a serviced apartment chain across major European capital cities. The asset owners announced the agreement with City ID ...

Netwealth takes stake in Aussie fintech

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 17 SEP 2020
Wealth management company Netwealth has announced its investment and partnership with data solutions fintech Xeppo. Netwealth purchased a 25% stake in Xeppo with the option to increase its holding to 50% in the future but noted the investment is not ...

New ETF set to debut on ASX

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 SEP 2020
A new growth ETF which mirrors a strategy with a 20-year track record is set to list on the ASX early next month, aiming to achieve returns of 2% per annum above the S&P/ASX 200 benchmark at a 0.97% management fee. Intelligent Investor's Australian ...

Iress appointed mandate

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 SEP 2020
Managed fund provider Lincoln Indicators has appointed financial software company Iress to provide technical infrastructure to support its expansion into international funds. Lincoln Indicators expanded its offering and launched a US growth fund in ...

Chief economist update: China's post-pandemic economy

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 SEP 2020
"I guess it also rings a bell for some countries, which are still struggling to fight COVID-19, that without strict measures, the virus won't be fended off. We fought hard, this is our payback." Zhang Yong, a small taxi company owner in Wuhan, is ...

PEP acquires listed tech firm

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 15 SEP 2020
Private equity firm Pacific Equity Partners is acquiring an ASX-listed tech firm for $503 million, with plans to help it grow internationally. Sydney-based Pacific Equity Partners, with $4.9 billion in assets under management, is in agreement to acquire ...

Boutique launches Aussie equities fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 15 SEP 2020
A Brisbane Aussie equities boutique has launched an income-focussed strategy as an unlisted managed trust, after running it as a separately managed portfolio for 13 years. DNR Capital's Australian Equities Fund is managed by DNR's chief investment ...

Realindex appoints former BlackRock executive

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 15 SEP 2020
First Sentier Investors' systematic equities manager Realindex Investment has appointed a former BlackRock executive to the newly created role of senior quantitative portfolio manager. Joanna Nash has 13 years' experience in quantitative investment ...