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Alternative investment manager opens Sydney office

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 14 SEP 2017
... CFM head of Asia-Pacific Steve Shepherd, the firm has already secured $1 billion in assets under management from institutional investors, with "significantly more in the pipeline". CFM is also hoping to build out its retail business. "Our investor base ...

The rise and impact of insurtech

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 14 SEP 2017
Legacy systems and antiquated business models of the global insurance industry are beginning to see significant disruption, prompting traditional insurers to up their game to get ahead of the curve and presenting prime opportunities for collaboration. ...

Netwealth and Zenith enter partnership

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 SEP 2017
... billion in funds under management and administration (FUMA) following strong inflows and continued growth across non-institutional, private client and wealth management sectors. Netwealth also announced it will rollout new private label managed accounts ...

Ardea appoints retail funds head

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 SEP 2017
... Bank. Ardea said his appointment reflects the firm's growing retail presence, having already established a sizeable institutional client-base. "Ardea's new appointments ensure that we are well resourced to extend our track record of actively managing ...

SSGA hires head of SPDR ETFs

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 SEP 2017
... and allows us to further develop solutions for our clients." Victor takes over from Shaun Parkin who moved into an institutional role with State Street Perth in April this year. Prior to that the position was held by Amanda Skelly who stepped into the ...

BEAR regime must extend entire industry: Medcraft

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 SEP 2017
The conduct and culture within Australia's big banks is a major problem and the Government's proposed executive accountability regime is a step in the right direction - though it may not go far enough, ASIC chairman Greg Medcraft said. Speaking at a ...

"Enough is enough": Women in Super launch national campaign

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 12 SEP 2017
National advocacy and networking group Women in Super is calling on the Federal Government to address the growing number of women retiring in poverty by boosting the superannuation accounts of low income earners. Speaking at the launch of the group's ...

Global boutique asset manager opens Sydney office

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 12 SEP 2017
An institutional asset management specialist has launched its Australian operations with the help of a former J.P. Morgan executive. Credit specialist GoldenTree Asset Management, which oversees about US$25 billion, will be led by newly appointed managing ...

SSGA fund divests tobacco and weapons

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 12 SEP 2017
... to get the broad market exposure they are seeking. "We are keen to make ethical investing more accessible to all institutional investors, not just the very large ones able to utilise a separate mandate," he said. The firm's State Street International ...

Revisiting the active versus passive cage fight

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 11 SEP 2017
The ongoing "cage fight" between active and index managers has a tendency to overshadow some essential tenets of portfolio construction, according to Vanguard investment specialist Mary McLaughlin. McLaughlin spoke at the Australian Institute of Superannuation ...