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WAM names prospective Blue Sky LIC team

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 4 DEC 2018
Wilson Asset Management has reconfirmed interest in taking over the Blue Sky LIC's management after Pinnacle withdrew its offer, naming the team that will lead it. Wilson Asset Management has put forth the name of Andrew Siew from its investment management ...

Chief economist update: Wall Street in drunken sailor's shadow

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 26 NOV 2018
The ups and downs in US equities over the past weeks reminds me of the book, "A Random Walk on Wall Street", authored by Princeton University economics professor Burton Malkiel back in 1973, which posited that: "...short run changes in stock prices ...

Antipodes Partners expands team

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 NOV 2018
The global equities boutique has added a former Platinum Asset Management analyst to its team, and is hiring for other roles. Alison Savas is taking on the role of client portfolio manager and will interact with advisers and investors on technical enquiries ...

Former CBA Private advisers join Wilsons

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 NOV 2018
Wilsons Advisory appointed two former CBA advisers to its private wealth team. Curtis Smith and Peter Jones are set to link with the firm this month, bringing with them 30 years of experience in providing financial advice to high-net-wealth individuals. ...

Zurich partners for future of work and insurance

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 13 NOV 2018
Zurich has entered a three-year study partnership with Oxford University to develop a means of ensuring workers are effectively protected and supported in an increasingly fragmented labour market. Working with the Smith School of Enterprise and the ...

Warakirri expands investment team

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 1 NOV 2018
The Melbourne-based boutique manager has added two consultants to its agriculture investment team. Warakirri Asset Management has appointed Peter Best as a senior investment specialist. He has more than three decades of experience in agriculture, working ...

Enforceable undertakings are effective: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 26 OCT 2018
Despite receiving a bad rap for being ineffective during the financial services Royal Commission, new research finds the majority of enforceable undertakings deter future misconduct. This is according to a joint study conducted by ASIC and the University ...

Chief economist update: Fear and loathing on Wall Street

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 25 OCT 2018
Persistent sell orders have put Wall Street's major benchmark indices either in a correction (defined as a 10% drop from the nearest peak) or on the cusp of one: Nasdaq (-11.5%) and Russell 2000 (-15.6%); S&P 500 (-9.4%) and DJIA (-8.4%). The sell-off ...

AustralianSuper consortium renews bid for healthcare company

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 23 OCT 2018
The BGH Capital-AustralianSuper consortium has made another bid to acquire Healthscope, five months after the company rejected its previous bid. BGH-AustralianSuper is offering to pay $2.36 per share for the private hospital owner-operator. This offer ...

Industry fund drops life premiums, pension fees

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 18 OCT 2018
A $1.5 billion industry superannuation fund is reducing select insurance premiums after renegotiating its group insurance mandate. It also slashed the administration fee on its pension account. Under a new group cover deal with MetLife, REI Super has ...