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US investment firm launches in Australia

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 13 JUL 2020
... said. "As volatility in the broad equity markets has materially increased in recent times, we believe the market neutral focus of the Systematic Alpha Global Macro strategy that seeks to deliver consistent returns will be received well in the Australian ...

Macquarie tops mandate league tables

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUL 2020
Local institutional investors handed out $43.5 billion of funds management mandates in the year to March end and Macquarie had the most wins, latest league tables from Rainmaker show. Superannuation funds, investment managers (via sub-advisory relationships) ...

State Street cuts fees on flagship equities funds

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUL 2020
... Street reduced the fee of the State Street Multi-Asset Builder Fund 12 months ago and highlights the firm's continuous focus on offering value to investors." State Street Global Advisors is also the largest asset manager in Australia with a 6.4% ...

New partner at Stanford Brown

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUL 2020
Advice firm Stanford Brown has appointed a new partner with over two decades of experience. Todd Stanford has nabbed the promotion, after just over one year with the firm. Stanford Brown chief executive Jonathan Hoyle congratulated Stanford on his promotion. ...

Generation gap opens up in financial advice

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUL 2020
... to deal with their super provider wholly digitally and this is an area which many funds are addressing, but they need to focus on operational improvements even more to meet expectations," KPMG head of asset and wealth management Linda Elkins said. "A ...

Equity Trustees nabs new director

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUL 2020
... experience is essential. "We congratulate George on his appointment and look forward to his contribution as we continue to focus on securing members' interests," he said. Prior to his work at Rest, Zielinski was the head of investment at Victorian ...

Hostplus bumps cash allocation up

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUL 2020
... members on its liquidity position. "The effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on global investment markets are particularly our focus presently," the fund said. "In these challenging times, we believe in keeping our members informed about where they are invested ...

New player in geared, index-shorting ETFs

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUL 2020
... mid-March. ETF Securities' new launches steer clear of S&P 500 and ASX 200 where BetaShares' products dominate, but they focus on US tech darlings like Tesla, Apple and Facebook which are increasingly among the most-traded global stocks by Australian ...

Indigenous foundation teams up with super funds

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUL 2020
First Nations Foundation (FNF) has launched an online resource to help Indigenous Australians find, manage, and grow their superannuation. The platform has been supported by a number of superannuation funds and financial services providers, including ...

Pinnacle appoints chief financial officer

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 6 JUL 2020
... now appropriate to separate the two roles thanks to the multi-boutique manager's "ongoing growth". Ihlenfeldt will now focus solely on the chief operating officer role, while Logan will take over the reins as chief financial officer. "Pinnacle is ...