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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. ...

Capital Group hires from Schroders

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 25 FEB 2022
Capital Group has appointed David Cheng as fixed income investment director to strengthen its capabilities in the APAC region. Cheng's responsibilities include representing Capital Group's fixed income team, deepening client engagement on bonds and ...

Cannon-Brookes invests in renewables transition

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 FEB 2022
Mike Cannon-Brookes continues to make a play for the sustainable investing sector, injecting $200 million into an initiative that will help accelerate the nation's renewable energy transition. The Cannon-Brookes-backed Grok Ventures allocated the ...

Pinnacle executive joins Plato LIC

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 17 FEB 2022
... has joined the board of Plato Income Maximiser. Plato has appointed Chris Meyer to its board of directors, taking over from Alex Ihlenfeldt, effective February 28. Meyer is currently director of listed products at Pinnacle, responsible for driving the ...

Australian Unity Trustees adds lawyer

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 FEB 2022
... recently was at AMP Advice as head of its Law Sector business. Australian Unity Trustees executive general manager, trustee Alex Madsen commented on the appointment. "As a wellbeing company and trusted mutual, Australian Unity Trustees is the ideal partner ...

AMP reports $252m loss

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 10 FEB 2022
While AMP's financial advice and wealth management units show signs of recovery, the group ultimately reported a massive $252 million statutory loss in its full-year financial performance. Underlying net profit after tax, however, was up 53% to ...

BetaShares launches new bond ETF

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 7 FEB 2022
... duration and credit profile that is like that of the AusBond index. Commenting on the launch, BetaShares chief executive Alex Vynokur said OZBD will offer a convenient and cost-effective way to invest in a diversified portfolio of high-quality Australian ...

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 ...

Vanguard move a win for SSGA, BlackRock

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 4 FEB 2022
... of investment managers with sufficient scale to step into the shoes of Vanguard," Rainmaker executive director of research Alex Dunnin said. At the time of Vanguard's announcement, Rainmaker estimates it had about $61 billion in institutional mandates. ...

2021 lined homeowners' pockets: Data

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 3 FEB 2022
... house price rises, superannuation has actually been a better long-run investment," Rainmaker executive director of research Alex Dunnin said. The big returns seen in the share market are also a driver of the super returns as super funds own about 36% ...