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Boutique adds insto distribution lead

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 SEP 2018
... Management senior executive to a newly-created role. Nanuk Asset Management has appointed Stephen O'Brien as head of institutional distribution. Having been away from the industry for some time, O'Brien was most recently chief executive of Deutsche Asset ...

Labor commits $400m to gender super gap

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 SEP 2018
If elected, the Labor Party will work to narrow the retirement savings gap by topping up the superannuation accounts of women on parental leave among several other measures. Labor leader Bill Shorten has announced a plan to add $400 million to the super ...

AustralianSuper awards international property mandate

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 18 SEP 2018
... Place transaction "aligns with our real estate debt strategy to target high quality opportunities secured against institutional assets in top-tier locations in European cities." AustralianSuper's commercial real estate (CRE) debt mandate is targeting ...

Perpetual inks global strategic partnership

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 18 SEP 2018
Perpetual's corporate trust business is partnering with a $76 billion ManCo service provider with a view to developing joint product offerings. Perpetual Corporate Trust has entered a strategic co-operation agreement with Luxembourg-based FundRock ...

Investa Office Fund's Canadian bidder ups the stakes

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 17 SEP 2018
A Canadian real estate group has topped private equity juggernaut Blackstone's bid for the Investa Office Fund. Oxford Properties Group offered to pay $5.60 per share in cash to acquire 100% of IOF, according to company filings on Friday. This is 10 ...

ASIC commences civil action against ANZ

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 17 SEP 2018
... civil penalty proceedings against ANZ for its involvement in an alleged criminal cartel relating to a $2.5 billion institutional share placement in August 2015. ASIC alleged ANZ failed to notify the ASX that $791 million of the $2.5 billion of the shares ...

Contrarian manager enters super sector

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 17 SEP 2018
Operating and investing in Australia for more than a decade, a contrarian asset manager is introducing superannuation and retirement investment solutions to the local market. White-labelling the OneVue wholesale platform, Allan Gray Australia is offering ...

University students to run hedge fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 17 SEP 2018
An industry-backed hedge fund has launched at the University of New South Wales, where students will run a concentrated long-short portfolio of ASX 300 stocks with ESG filters. Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA) general manager Michael ...

Macquarie pledges $50m to anniversary

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 17 SEP 2018
Macquarie Group is making a $50 million philanthropic commitment to mark its 50th anniversary in 2019. The Australian financial services giant said the Macquarie 50th Anniversary Award would initiate or build on bold ideas to address social need. The ...

Hagger to depart NAB

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 17 SEP 2018
... bank after a decade. He will be replaced by former NSW premier and current chief customer officer, corporate and institutional banking, Mike Baird. Appearing at the fifth round of Royal Commission hearings last month, Hagger testified to NAB charging ...