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Centrepoint hires Citigroup executive as CIO

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 20 FEB 2017
ASX-listed advice group Centrepoint Alliance created a new chief investment officer role, appointing a former Citigroup executive in the process. The new CIO, Toby Lewis, was previously Citigroup's head of investment advisory and research. He oversaw ...

Fraser review challenges super board independence

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 17 FEB 2017
... requirements on Australian super funds. Outgoing AIST chief executive Tom Garcia said the code - modelled and built around the ASX Corporate Governance Principles - reflects the importance of safeguarding members' retirement savings through robust governance ...

Rubik shareholders mull acquisition by Geneva fintech

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 16 FEB 2017
The directors of ASX-listed fintech company Rubik Financial unanimously recommended shareholders accept a proposal for the company to be acquired by a Geneva-based software provider. Under the terms of its binding scheme implementation deed, Temenos ...

Pacific Current Group calls EGM for restructure

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 14 FEB 2017
... major restructure of its business. The goal of the restructure, originally announced in December, is to make the global and ASX-listed business simpler and more transparent - following shareholder feedback that PAC's corporate structure is "too complex ...

Hunter Hall shareholders urged to hold the line

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 13 FEB 2017
... of all Hunter Hall shareholders and are currently in discussions with a number of strategic parties." As per the directors' ASX statement, the updated WHSP offer represents a material discount of 33% to the last closing price of Hunter Hall shares on ...

DomaCom secures exclusive US distribution partnership

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 10 FEB 2017
... entered into an exclusive distribution agreement with a fellow real estate crowdfunding platform in the US. Three days after the ASX-listed fractional property investment firm announced it had received approval from ASIC to extend its crowdfunding model ...

Contango AM launches growth LIC

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 10 FEB 2017
Contango Asset Management will launch Contango Global Growth Limited, an ASX listed investment company actively investing in a portfolio of global listed securities. The global equities specialist fund manager, with approximately A$21.1 billion in assets ...

Bond investors urged to play tactics

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 6 FEB 2017
... investors employing index based methods and passive long-only strategies to outperform. Gross issuance was limited in the ASX market in 2016; about $7 billion printed across seven transactions with a net issuance of $5.6 billion as a result of redemptions. ...

L1 Capital fund recommended

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 3 FEB 2017
The L1 Capital Long Short Fund received an initial 'Recommended' rating from Lonsec. The fund, which is the retail version of L1 Capital's top performing Long Short strategy, has delivered net returns of 39.78% since its 2014 inception, placing it in ...

Fund manager launches new IMA

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 3 FEB 2017
... toward it for the next five or so years," Carson said. "In the not-too-distant future, the IT sector's 1.4% weighting in the ASX will grow significantly higher. With the structural tailwinds driving technology and automation and the amount that corporations ...