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ASIC hands down permanent and four year bans

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 16 SEP 2016
ASIC has permanently banned a company director and has banned an alternative investment manager and director for four years. Steven Hill was permanently banned from engaging in credit activities and providing financial services after an ASIC investigation ...

Global SMAs get Lonsec approval

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 15 SEP 2016
... capability via the SMA structure, as it offers our clients and their advisers unprecedented transparency over a high conviction, low turnover portfolio, as well as having their own individual cost base. There is a part of the market that has evolved ...

VanEck resources ETF upgraded by Lonsec

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 8 SEP 2016
... Australian Resources ETF (MVR) upgraded to 'Recommended Index' by Lonsec. The rating indicates that Lonsec has strong conviction that the ETF can generate risk adjusted returns in line with relevant objectives. The research house has also maintained ...

ECPAM wins mandate, grows investment team

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 8 SEP 2016
... strategy - which was particularly apparent during the GFC - is attractive, as is the bottom up, benchmark agnostic, high conviction focused investment approach to quality, growth companies." In his new role as investment analyst, Byrnes joins the current ...

Alpha-beta split allows better asset allocation

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 8 SEP 2016
... illiquidity, risk and fees in order to generate excess returns. It allocates to active equity managers and those who have high conviction or may operate in a niche part of the market. It's also where First State Super allocates to private markets including ...

Legg Mason Brandywine fund gets top rating again

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 SEP 2016
... Brandywine funds or institutional mandates. The Legg Mason Brandywine fund report dated 2 September said: "Lonsec has a high conviction in the senior investment team and considers their complementary skill-sets a competitive advantage. "Lonsec takes ...

Wingate appoints new CEO

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 6 SEP 2016
... platform. The fund, formerly known as the Wingate Opportunity Fund, invests in leading global companies with a high conviction approach and has delivered 12.71% pa over the five years to 30 June 2016. Padowitz said at the time: "The fund offers investors ...

BNP partner wins $240m global equities mandate

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 5 SEP 2016
... equities super mandate. Carnegie Asset Management, which currently manages over $17 billion worldwide, will provide a high conviction, active global growth equity strategy to VicSuper. Carnegie managing director Bo Knudsen said: "We are delighted to ...

Henderson launches emerging markets fund in Australia

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 23 AUG 2016
Henderson has launched its Global Emerging Markets Equity Fund in the Australian market. Based on a high conviction portfolio of 40-80 companies across multiple countries and industry sectors, the fund was described by Henderson head of emerging markets ...

AB fund added to three platforms

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 23 AUG 2016
... market," said Jen Driscoll, AB's chief executive - Australia. "It signals that there is value to be had in an active, high-conviction approach to security selection and careful, systematic management of portfolio risk." The long-only fund was launched ...