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NowInfinity founders join boutique

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 24 SEP 2020
The founders of NowInfinity have joined a boutique firm that specialises in helping businesses with their succession plans. Amreeta Abbott and Vitalii Symon have joined Succession Plus, a business succession advisory firm with offices nationwide, New ...

ASIC, IOSCO report on debt capital raisings

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 24 SEP 2020
... confidence in allocations," ASIC said. ASIC said licensees need to insure that the objectives of issuers are their primary focus in DCM transactions. The regulator found that while licensees generally have policies and procedures in place which cover ...

AMP Capital Ethical Leaders loses another mandate

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 24 SEP 2020
... Minded option," ESSSuper said. The fund said the board is still considering alternative investment managers with a strong focus on ethical investing, and in the meantime members in the Ethically Minded option will have their super reinvested in a portfolio ...

Super funds squander member money: Bragg

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 24 SEP 2020
... their buck", fees lowered by at least half and transparency improved. These are the bigger questions the industry should focus on rather than increasing the contribution rate, he added. Bragg recently released a book, Bad Egg: How to Fix Super, outlining ...

J.P. Morgan rolls out global accounting services

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 SEP 2020
... platform." All Australian and New Zealand clients will be transitioned to InvestOne over the coming years, with the immediate focus being asset manager clients, followed by asset owners.

ASIC cleans up 'cash plus' funds

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 SEP 2020
ASIC found 14 'cash' funds with $7 billion in assets had confusing or inappropriate labelling, resulting in changes to names, asset allocations or in one case, even a closure. The corporate regulator found some funds that labelled themselves as 'cash ...

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 ...

Lifespan adds MDAs to BT Panorama

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 22 SEP 2020
... consultation paper on MDAs last year but in March this year, said it had been delayed as it recalibrated regulatory priorities to focus on COVID-19. The regulator was understood to have been concerned that MDAs' popularity may be driven by a desire from ...

Liberman firm backs non-bank lender

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 22 SEP 2020
A Liberman family investment company has topped up its investment in a small bank lender. Josh Liberman Investment Group first invested in small-medium enterprise lender Lumi in November 2018 with a $31.5 million raise as a cornerstone investor. Lumi ...

Boutique welcomes operations chief

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 22 SEP 2020
A former executive of Lazard Asset Management has moved to a $10 billion Sydney-based boutique to lead its operations. Melanie McQuire is the new chief operating officer at Maple-Brown Abbott, responsible for the firm's operating and technology ...