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Asset managers feeling profit squeeze

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUL 2017
... the annual BCG innovator's advantage report found. BCG confirmed real challenges the industry faces by analysing the performance of 153 global asset managers with more than US$43 trillion assets under management. The industry's 2016 performance was the ...

Aussie hedge fund seeking $300m for retail IPO

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 20 JUL 2017
... recouped; that his firm will absorb most of VG1's ongoing operating costs; and all partners will commit to reinvesting performance fees into VG1 shares. VGI Partners executive chair David Jones said: "In structuring the relationship between the company ...

Macquarie leads alternatives pack

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JUL 2017
... some investors have withdrawn capital from hedge funds in the face of high fees, skewed alignment of interests and performance headwinds, he said, adding the "hedge fund industry needs to change, with those willing to offer greater transparency and display ...

Countplus sells off underperformers and merges firms

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUL 2017
... dividends will be declared in the range of 40-70% of maintainable net profit after tax, subject to market conditions and performance. TFSA has since implemented a governance and compliance review and appointed former Financial Planning Association chief ...

Perpetual case dismissed in court

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 13 JUL 2017
... that the cross-shareholding structure benefits shareholders - a fact clearly demonstrated by Brickworks' superior performance to the All Ordinaries Accumulation Index, which has increased 10.5% per annum over the past 48 years, compared to Brickworks' ...

Super funds renew custody contracts with State Street

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 13 JUL 2017
... demands." State Street will provide both funds with custody, unit pricing, fund accounting, tax and regulatory services, performance and investment analytics and mandate compliance. According to the latest Australian Custodial Services Association data ...

New role builds Cbus momentum, Atkin joins SuperFriend

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 13 JUL 2017
... in Sydney on Wednesday night, will see Atkin take over from Stephen Spiller, Cbus executive manager, strategy and performance, who served on the SuperFriend board for four years. SuperFriend chief executive Margo Lydon said SuperFriend was thrilled to ...

HESTA stands up to all-male boards

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 JUL 2017
... looking closely enough at 50% of the population when identifying its next leaders will not attract the best people and performance of the organisation will eventually suffer," she said. Blakey added that having women in senior leadership flows through ...

Second private equity firm bids $2.2bn

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 JUL 2017
... KKR made in June. KKR's terms were that no dividends will be paid before implementation of the scheme, options or performance rights would be acquired or cancelled, net debt would not rise above $1.1 billion, that Vocus will not have less than a normalised ...

Business conditions return to pre-GFC levels

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 JUL 2017
... from 3 in May) and "capital expenditure rebounding". This is consistent with the Australian Industry Group's (AiG) performance indices reports that showed the manufacturing (up 0.2 to 55.0 in June), services (3.3 to 54.8) and construction (down 0.7 to ...