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Industry fund takes aim at asset manager diversity

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 27 FEB 2018
A $43 billion super fund is reviewing 70 of its local and offshore asset managers to determine where they stand on workplace gender diversity. The reason for this, HESTA chief executive Debby Blakey explained, is the fund is "committed to gender equality ...

FSC launches asset manager governance regime

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 16 FEB 2018
... was a positive outcome that the new standards are industry-led rather than handed down by regulators. It requires asset managers to publicly explain policies and practices across organisational and investment approach, internal governance and asset stewardship. ...

BetaShares and Legg Mason join forces

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 13 FEB 2018
... executive Alex Vynokur said the firm is excited to be partnering with one of the world's largest and most experienced asset managers. "Combining Legg Mason's award-winning active management capability with BetaShares deep ETF skillset, the partnership ...

Retirees force the politics of income

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 9 FEB 2018
... the 2018 Financial Standard Chief Economists Forum that retirees' influence on populism is a major dilemma for asset managers globally. Since the Global Financial Crisis retirees have revised down their income targets and this, in part, helped evaporate ...

Magellan acquires US and Australian fund managers

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 6 FEB 2018
Magellan has made two strategic acquisitions of Australian and US-based asset managers, significantly expanding its local and international distribution capabilities. The Australian manager is the $6 billion Airlie Funds Management, which specialises ...

Wealth technology firm acquired for $6.8bn

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 18 JAN 2018
... Anova. A joint statement said the acquisition leverages SS&C's software platform for institutional and alternative asset managers "to drive increased automation and efficiency across wealth management account servicing." SS&C chair and chief executive ...

Aberdeen Standard expands in mainland China

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 8 DEC 2017
... Investments' presence in China spans over 15 years and in 2015 Aberdeen Asset Management was one of the first foreign asset managers eligible to operate in onshore investment management in Shanghai.

Banks feeling heat as MiFID II looms: Liquidnet

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 4 DEC 2017
... to Liquidnet founder and chief executive Seth Merrin. Speaking to Financial Standard, Merrin said that now that asset managers will be using their own money to pay for research, they're going to start paying for research "they actually feel is value ...

US firm hires QIC analyst in Australian expansion

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 30 NOV 2017
... having been QIC's chief strategist. Jacobi Strategies uses "proprietary storyboard technology," aimed at assisting asset managers and pension funds with portfolio design. Commenting on Priest's appointment, Mackenzie said: "We are excited to have David ...

Former Fidante-aligned boutique targeted by UK regulator

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 30 NOV 2017
A former Fidante Partners-aligned boutique and a $94 billion BNY Mellon subsidiary are two of four asset managers accused of breaching UK competition laws. In what is the first case to see the UK's Financial Conduct Authority exercise its competition ...