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Foord Asset Management enters Australia, mandates EQT

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 5 JUL 2022
... and Singapore. It was launched in 1981 by Foord in South Africa. Foord Asset Management Singapore's chief executive Agnes Cai shared her comments on the partnership. "At Foord, investment management is about managing risk. Central to our philosophy is ...

Hamish Douglass returns to Magellan

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUN 2022
Hamish Douglass is set to return to Magellan in a consulting capacity from October. In doing so, Douglass is giving up his permanent role, effective June 15. The Magellan board today made the ASX announcement, declaring the return of Douglass who stepped ...

Magellan appoints new chief executive

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAY 2022
Magellan Financial Group has named its new chief executive and managing director, hiring from the Future Fund. Currently deputy chief investment officer, public markets at Future Fund, David George will take on the top job at embattled Magellan from ...

abrdn establishes Sustainability Group, promotes

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAR 2022
Commitment to sustainability is ramping up at abrdn, with the global manager announcing a dedicated business division and promoting its local ESG lead. abrdn's new Sustainability Group will provide subject matter expertise to the broader group's ...

Douglass exits Magellan board

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 21 MAR 2022
Magellan Financial Group's Hamish Douglass tendered his resignation as a director from the board effective March 19. The board said his resignation is "due solely to his medical leave of absence", which was announced to the ASX on February 7. The ...

Magellan loses $5bn in fortnight

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 14 MAR 2022
Magellan Financial Group reported another massive outflow in which $5 billion left the ASX-listed fund manager in two weeks. This brings total funds under management to $69.1 billion as at March 11. Some $4.7 billion of the most recent outflows came ...

Magellan loses more investors, FUM slumps

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 28 FEB 2022
Investors continue to abandon Magellan Financial Group as funds under management currently dip below $80 billion. Some $18.3 billion disappeared from the ASX-listed fund manager between December 2021 and February 23, as total FUM now sits at $77.2 billion. ...

FSCP panel members named

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 15 FEB 2022
Thirty-one part-time members of the Financial Services and Credit Panel (FSCP) have been appointed by Treasury as the new disciplinary regime kicks off. The Financial Sector Reform (Hayne Royal Commission Response - Better Advice) Act 2021 established ...

Magellan fund loses $1bn in five months

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 FEB 2022
A Magellan fund has lost nearly $1 billion in the last five months of 2021, an analysis of the exchange-traded product sector reveals. Rainmaker Information's latest ETP Report found that the Magellan Global Fund Open Class lost $737 million in ...

Magellan shuns turnaround companies

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 4 FEB 2022
Magellan Financial Group chair Hamish Douglass continues to take a contrarian stance by shunning "turnaround companies", claiming they make it difficult for fund managers to be profitable. A company in the process of turning around its operations are ...