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Tribeca fund cops another departure, downgraded

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 APR 2019
Tribeca Investment Partners' $978 million Alpha Plus Fund has seen another departure from its investment team after long-standing portfolio manager Sean Fenton fled the coop earlier this month. Quantitative analyst Peter Moore resigned on April ...

Finance job opportunities rise post-RC

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 APR 2019
Job opportunities in the financial services sector have risen by 10% following the Royal Commission, according to Sunsuper. New data from the super fund indicates the first quarter of 2019 was a strong period for jobs in the finance industry, as figures ...

US relaxes active ETF disclosures

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 16 APR 2019
Australia's active ETF industry could benefit as the US securities regulator softens its stance on daily disclosures for the segment. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission last week allowed an ETF provider to trade active ETFs without making daily ...

New Indian equities ETF to launch

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 16 APR 2019
Graham Tuckwell's ETF Securities is set to launch a new exchange traded fund that will invest in stocks listed on the National Stock Exchange of India. The passive ETF, named NDIA, will give Australian investors access to global companies such as ...

APRA to up the ante

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 16 APR 2019
APRA's new enforcement strategy will see it toughen up, but its safety-first approach will be retained. The prudential regulator released its new enforcement strategy alongside the enforcement review that commenced in November after its enforcement ...

Chinese investment in Australia down 36%

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 15 APR 2019
A new report from KPMG has revealed a 36.3% reduction in Chinese investments in Australia, from $13 billion in 2017 to $8.2 billion in 2018. The report was produced by KPMG and The University of Sydney Business School looking at a dataset covering investments ...

Australia's wealth takes half trillion hit

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 15 APR 2019
Latest research shows Australia lost close to half a trillion dollars in wealth at the end of 2018. According to Roy Morgan's latest Single Source Survey, the gross personal wealth of Australians (including owner-occupied homes) is currently around ...

IFM settles UK sexual harassment case

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 15 APR 2019
The $120 billion industry super-owned fund manager has paid roughly $490,000 to settle a sexual harassment case in the UK. Nathalie Abildgaard, an associate on IFM's infrastructure equity team filed a claim with the UK Employment Tribunal earlier ...

Industry fund appoints former Rest GM

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 15 APR 2019
A $2.8 billion industry superannuation fund is welcoming a former Rest general manager to lead its member experience capability. Club Plus Super appointed Beth Parkin as its new head of member experience, as the fund aims for a larger membership base. ...

J.P. Morgan still the top custodian

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 12 APR 2019
J.P. Morgan held on to the top spot among custodians as total assets under custody in Australia fell 1.2% in the half-year ending December 31. Lacklustre markets pushed the total assets under custody down to $3.58 trillion in the period, according to ...