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Watermark LIC seeks restructure

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 28 SEP 2020
... LIC is proposing to convert to an unlisted managed fund, as a group of investors seek to replace Geoff Wilson and John Abernethy on its board. The Australian Leaders Fund (ASX: ALF) will seek court and shareholder approval to convert all its units to ...

GQG Partners wins $20m mandate

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 3 AUG 2020
... The US fund manager, which is led in Australia by former head of retail investment sales at Colonial First State Laird Abernethy, has had a great year in Australia. It raised $1.2 billion in the not-for-profit institutional market in 12 months ending ...

Global boutique reduces fees

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 15 JUN 2020
... from 0.90% to 0.75%, and management fees for the emerging markets equities fund has going from 1.10% to 0.96%. Laird Abernethy, GQG Partners' managing director of Australia & New Zealand, said the decision to lower fees is in line with the firm's client ...

US fund manager expands into Australia

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 20 APR 2020
... of institutional markets in January this year and Daniel Bullock as director of wholesale markets in July 2019. Laird Abernethy, managing director for GQG Partners' Australian subsidiary, said Wang's appointment reflects the strong growth in the Australian ...

GQG Partners hires insto director

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 28 JAN 2020
... range of asset classes. Prior to Bennelong, Crowley worked at Pacific Current Group as a distribution associate. Laird Abernethy, GQG Partners' managing director of Australia & New Zealand, said the hire comes as GQQ continues to receive strong support ...

Global manager hires from Magellan

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUL 2019
... sales and service acumen to the GQG Partners team," GQG Partners managing director of Australia and New Zealand Laird Abernethy said. "I'm excited by his willingness to leave such a respected shop to join GQG Partners in our Australian expansion." ...

Watermark closes chapter on global equities

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 APR 2019
... in assets respectively. A number of directors exited as a result of the closures. They include: Matthew Kidman, John Abernethy, Stephen Van Eyk, Philip Howard and Robert Ferguson. Daniel Broeren and Tim Bolger were appointed directors of WMK, while Bolger ...

Colonial First State hires retail sales head

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 28 FEB 2019
... platforms: FirstChoice ($90 billion) and FirstWrap ($30 billion in funds under advice). Quirk moves into the role after Laird Abernethy left late last year. Abernethy is now the managing director at global equities boutique GQG Partners. In March last ...

Clime names distribution and private wealth lead

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JAN 2019
... capital and regulatory requirements, Clime is uniquely positioned to be able to capitalise on those opportunities. John Abernethy resigned as managing director effective 31 December 2018, but continues as a director and chair of Clime Capital. Clime ...

CFS retail sales lead joins global boutique

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 DEC 2018
... at Colonial First State will head the newly-opened Australian office of a global boutique investment manager. Laird Abernethy has been appointed managing director of Australia and New Zealand for GQG Partners. He will also serve as head of Australia ...