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GAM investors make partial offer

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 20 JUL 2023
The investor group in opposition of Liontrust Asset Management's acquisition of GAM Investments is attempting to acquire 17.5% of the latter. In May, Liontrust offered to acquire GAM Investments. Almost immediately the deal was criticised by shareholders ...

Biggest super funds face human rights complaints

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 27 APR 2023
... superannuation fund members have filed human rights complaints against Australia's top 20 super funds over their investments in Santos Limited's proposed Barossa and Narrabri gas projects. Yesterday, Tiwi Islander, Larrakia and Gomeroi/Gamilaraay ...

Former adviser jailed for nine years

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 24 APR 2023
... clients. "Financial advisers at Sentinel were only authorised to provide financial advice regarding a limited number of investments and could not provide advice for investments outside this scope," the court heard. "Sentinel never approved investment ...

Expect more greenwashing action: ASIC

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAR 2023
... he said. "For example, last year we issued three infringement notices against investment management firm Vanguard Investments for misleading statements about the extent to which their funds applied investment exclusions for tobacco-related investments." ...

Mercer embroiled in greenwashing allegations

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 28 FEB 2023
... Super Trust (MST), as suitable for members who "are deeply committed to sustainability' because they excluded investments in companies involved in carbon intensive fossil fuels like thermal coal," according to ASIC. Mercer told members on its website ...

Government acts to regulate crypto assets

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 6 FEB 2023
... an increasing number of consumers are starting to see crypto assets as an alternative or compliment to traditional investments. Price declines in crypto markets have also exposed unsustainable business models used by some crypto intermediaries. Factors ...

Australians lack confidence in retirement: SSGA

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JAN 2023
... supporting exclusions for industries such as tobacco, controversial weapons, and gambling. On the results, SSGA head of investments, Australia Jonathan Shead commented: "We've seen plenty of financial turmoil as well as industry change over the last ...

Strengths and weaknesses in DC systems: Comparison

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 13 JAN 2023
... employers and record-keepers, and created a competitive market for super services, he added. On Australian super fund investments, Pilger said that most Australians use default investment options (MySuper), resulting in higher allocations to international ...

K2 Asset Management enlists GAM for long short fund

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JAN 2023
The equity funds manager is set to bring in Zurich-based investment giant GAM Investments (GAM) to oversee its Select International Absolute Return Fund. The new partnership will see GAM serve as investment manager of the fund, which was set up by K2 ...

More alpha gains through ops

ELIZABETH FRY  |  TUESDAY, 13 DEC 2022
... not necessarily need them to have worked on a derivatives portfolio for 15 years,' she notes. "Understanding how investments works is a good solid grounding for operational specialists. Younger generations can do well in this career because they ...