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Chinese financial services giant eyes Australian expansion

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 DEC 2017
A Chinese financial services juggernaut, which is also the world's most valuable fintech company, is extending its reach into the Australian market under a new partnership. Ant Financial, which operates mobile payment and lifestyle platform AliPay ...

Lowy hands over keys to the Westfield kingdom

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 DEC 2017
... philanthropic figure Sir Frank Lowy is selling the Westfield retail empire he co-founded to a Parisian commercial property company. Under the terms of the agreement, Unibail-Rodamco will acquire Westfield for US$24.7 billion. In doing so, Unibail-Rodamco ...

SQM suspends Macquarie fund rating following investment team reshuffle

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 12 DEC 2017
... Thompson. The changes to the strategy follow the head of Macquarie's listed equities group, Patrick Hodgens, leaving the company after 28 years. In his most recent role, Hodgens ran a team of 40 in Australia and Asia, which collectively managed about ...

WA Super launches impact investment option

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 11 DEC 2017
... performance indicators are developed by the investment manager for each investment opportunity to help clarify and track a company's progress towards its impact goals. I cannot think of another superfund that is doing that."

Magellan research head departs following restructure

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 11 DEC 2017
Magellan's head of research, Nikki Thomas, has left the company after 10 years following a restructure of the investment team. Thomas was promoted to the head of research role in 2014, having been a portfolio manager since 2011. She joined Magellan ...

ACSI adds $87 billion super fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 11 DEC 2017
... more than $2.2 trillion of the total $2.5 trillion in superannuation assets, and own an average of 10% of every ASX200 company. Davidson added that the growth of the industry body correlates with its increasing impact on corporate Australia, as well ...

Australian hedge fund manager eyes bigger slice of NZ telco pie

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 11 DEC 2017
... Australian hedge fund manager has received court approval to acquire more than 10% of New Zealand's largest telecommunications company. L1 Capital, in respect of certain funds, has been granted approved by the New Zealand Crown to acquire a relevant ...

Aberdeen Standard expands in mainland China

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 8 DEC 2017
... investment funds to institutional and high-net-worth investors. Aberdeen Standard Investments head of China Amy Wang said the company is dedicated to developing a leading fund management platform, investing more resource on the ground and contributing ...

Court shuts down listed investment manager lawsuit

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 8 DEC 2017
... manager who was attempting to restraint Molopo Energy from acquiring further shares in a Florida oil and gas exploration company. Keybridge Capital had commenced proceedings against Molopo with regards to the latter's recent acquisition of shares in ...

Frontier Advisors strategy and people director departs after 20 years

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 8 DEC 2017
... as the investment consultant for AvSuper, replacing JANA. Moloney said the appointment was a strong endorsement of the company's unique customised, knowledge sharing approach to providing advice and research, "an approach which is strongly aligned to ...