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Evans invites 360 Capital to board

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 2 OCT 2020
... roles last year. Dixon, who was the chief executive of the ASX-listed firm until June last year, initially stepped aside to focus on its troubled US Masters Residential Property Fund, whose NAV had tumbled 39.5% in the year to June end. Less than two ...

Shariah-compliant ETF launches

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 1 OCT 2020
... solutions to underserved investors. This ETF may be suitable for investors looking for an actively managed strategy with a focus on good governance, as well as those who wish to invest in a Shariah compliant way."

AMP flags redundancies

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 1 OCT 2020
... culture. The firm is currently undertaking changes to its global workforce in a bid to centralise some business services. "Our focus is on continuing to reshape the organisation to drive efficiency and support the delivery of AMP's strategy to become ...

New chair of CPA Australia

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 1 OCT 2020
... non-financial external reporting to include strategy and risk management. Her main interest is organisations with a strong focus on outcomes for members, stakeholders and the public interest," CPA Australia said. "She operated in public practice for ...

Lazard launches new fund

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 1 OCT 2020
... universe of 900-1000 convertible bonds. The fund seeks to achieve total returns in excess of the Thomson Reuters Global Focus Hedged (AUD) Convertible Bond Index (net interest reinvested) over rolling five-year periods. The fund will be managed by Arnaud ...

Industry fund doubles down on fee cuts

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 1 OCT 2020
... fee reduction for members, marking the third cut in two years. Vision Super chief executive Stephen Rowe said the fund's focus on cost reductions has allowed it to steadily reduce member fees over the last few years. Rowe said as a result of these measures ...

Apex expands Australian offering

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 1 OCT 2020
... services across the UK and is seeking to enable Australia based firms to build capacity within their business operations to focus on strategically important initiatives. Apex managing director - Melbourne, Rajiv Kalra said: "For the past decade, Apex ...

CountPlus member firm makes acquisition

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 1 OCT 2020
CountPlus has continued its goal to generate scale with one of its member firms completing a tuck-in acquisition of a separate member firm. Brisbane-based Cooper Reeves has acquired the financial advice services of CBD Wealth Solutions. Key members ...

GMO launches global equities fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 SEP 2020
The global manager has launched an Australian vehicle for its $13.5 billion flagship quality-focussed global equities strategy. The new trust will be open to local wholesale investors. It draws upon the GMO Quality Strategy, which has been running since ...

Industry fund adds to board

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 SEP 2020
A $12 billion Queensland industry fund has appointed a new director to its board, as an employee director leaves. LGIAsuper is adding Greg Hallam, who was the chief executive of the Local Government Association of Queensland for 26 years. His directorship ...