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NZ firm hires 10 analysts in Australian expansion

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 12 OCT 2020
A New Zealand investment bank with expansion plans in Australia has revealed a "heavyweight" line-up of investment professionals joining its equities research team. Jarden announced it would be expanding into the Australian market in May of this year ...

Will Janus Henderson and Invesco merge?

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 6 OCT 2020
A fund manager that played a part in Legg Mason and Franklin Templeton's merger has now bought 9.9% stakes each in Janus Henderson Group and Invesco, sparking speculation of a potential merger in the latter two. Trian Funds Management revealed the positions ...

Ratings deteriorate at AMP

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 2 OCT 2020
AMP has suffered a further blow this week, after Moody's downgraded its ratings of the embattled wealth management giant. The ratings house lowered its ratings on AMP Group Holdings, AMP Group Finance Services and AMP Bank from A3 to Baa2. However ...

Sunsuper adds long/short to Aussie equities

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 29 SEP 2020
The industry fund is adding a long/short manager to its Australian equities allocation after sticking with long-only strategies. Sunsuper head of listed markets Greg Barnes said the fund is looking to add what he describes as an "extended alpha" strategy ...

Mawhinney lashes out at regulator

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 29 SEP 2020
Mayfair 101 founder James Mawhinney has accused ASIC of a witch hunt, saying a provisional liquidators' report proves M101 Nominees had no "smoking gun" - but the report actually refers to the company's business model as unsustainable. A provisional ...

IRESS caves in, ups OneVue bid

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 28 SEP 2020
Nearly four months after IRESS bid to acquire OneVue for 40 cents a share, it has finally upped the price to 43 cents in a final offer. The new 43 cents per share is a 7.5% increase from IRESS's June 1 offer and comes ahead of OVH shareholders' ...

S&P launches sustainable versions of flagship indices

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 25 SEP 2020
S&P Dow Jones Indices (S&P DJI) has launched sustainability screened versions of its core US equity indices. The new series includes the S&P 500 Sustainability Screened Index, the S&P MidCap 400 Sustainability Screened Index, and the S&P SmallCap 600 ...

AMP Capital launches infra debt strategy

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 SEP 2020
AMP Capital has launched a new infrastructure debt strategy, set to help investors capitalise on emerging growth opportunities in the Asia Pacific region. The Infrastructure Debt Asia Pacific strategy will target infrastructure mezzanine debt opportunities ...

Aware Super joins forces with Dutch pension fund

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 17 SEP 2020
Recently rebranded Aware Super has entered into a partnership with the largest pension provider in the Netherlands, APG, to expand a serviced apartment chain across major European capital cities. The asset owners announced the agreement with City ID ...

Boutique launches Aussie equities fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 15 SEP 2020
A Brisbane Aussie equities boutique has launched an income-focussed strategy as an unlisted managed trust, after running it as a separately managed portfolio for 13 years. DNR Capital's Australian Equities Fund is managed by DNR's chief investment ...