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Hong Kong hedge funds suffering: Report

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 21 OCT 2019
As protests continue in Hong Kong, hedge funds based in the region have seen the first negative net outflows recorded by the industry in a decade. Small to medium-sized funds, overseeing up to US$500 million in assets, have "bore the brunt" of investor ...

Colonial First State hit with second class action in less than a week

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 21 OCT 2019
Slater and Gordon has filed a second class action against Colonial First State for allegedly charging excessive superannuation fees to fund outgoing commissions paid to financial advisers. The class action is on behalf over 500,000 Australians and is ...

Chief economist update: Rate cuts coming, but not on race day

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 21 OCT 2019
Unless a positive shock emerges over the next few months, expect the RBA to continue lowering interest rates and the Morrison government to increase fiscal spending (but only after it's achieved having the Budget surplus immortalised on paper). ...

Leaving a legacy

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 18 OCT 2019
Jeff Chapman, whose net worth is pegged at more than $800mn, speaks to Financial Standard about his family office investments including Bennelong Funds Management, and generosity. What were your goals in setting up your family office? Jeff Chapman ...

How much Future Fund spends in fees

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 18 OCT 2019
Australia's sovereign wealth fund returned a stellar 11.5% in the year to June, but how much did it spend on fees? In its annual report published this week, the Future Fund reported it had a "direct ratio cost" of 0.203% and "look-through costs" ...

GSFM scoops up MLC's stake in Redpoint

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 18 OCT 2019
GSFM said it has completed the acquisition of MLC Asset Management's 49% stake in boutique quantitative equities specialist Redpoint Investment Management. The deal will see the two firms managing over $17 billion, with Redpoint continuing to control ...

YouTube fundie walks away

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 17 OCT 2019
The embattled UK fund manager, Neil Woodford, has resigned from his namesake funds and is closing down his business. One day after it was announced that his flagship Woodford Equity Income Fund would be wound up, Woodford has made the shock decision ...

IOOF acquires OnePath at a discount

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 17 OCT 2019
IOOF has secured the sale of ANZ's OnePath pensions and investments business for $850 million, down from the original sales price of $975 million announced in October 2017. ANZ said the new price includes around $25 million that it has already received ...

Next decade of defined contributions crucial: Research

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 17 OCT 2019
New research from the Thinking Ahead Institute indicates that the next 10 years of defined contributions will be crucial to the development of retirement systems all around the world. The Thinking Ahead Institute, which is based in London, said that ...

KPMG foretells open super era

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 OCT 2019
The global consulting giant believes developments in open banking could be the boon to solve superannuation's member engagement challenges. In a new report released today, KPMG revealed the future of member engagement in super will closely follow the ...