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Magellan loses more investors, FUM slumps

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 28 FEB 2022
Investors continue to abandon Magellan Financial Group as funds under management currently dip below $80 billion. Some $18.3 billion disappeared from the ASX-listed fund manager between December 2021 and February 23, as total FUM now sits at $77.2 billion. ...

Chief economist: Thank you, Putin

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 24 FEB 2022
War, huh, yeah What is it good for? Absolutely nothing, uhh - Edwin Starr "Crude soars, and stocks and crypto bomb lower, as fears of a Russia-Ukraine war consume global markets" - Fortune.com (22 February 2022) "The Dow Falls Just Short of a Correction. ...

Goldman Sachs appoints alternatives head

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 22 FEB 2022
Goldman Sachs Asset Management has appointed a managing director to lead its alternatives capital markets and strategy group in Australia and New Zealand. Craig Balenzuela steps into the position and will be based in Sydney. He joins from QIC, where ...

Magellan promises better investment performance

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 18 FEB 2022
After a turbulent six months, Magellan Financial Group acknowledged it needs to improve its investment performance. Releasing its half-year results this morning, Magellan interim chief executive Kirsten Morton assured investors that the "financial health ...

Magellan fund loses $1bn in five months

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 FEB 2022
A Magellan fund has lost nearly $1 billion in the last five months of 2021, an analysis of the exchange-traded product sector reveals. Rainmaker Information's latest ETP Report found that the Magellan Global Fund Open Class lost $737 million in ...

LGIA upgrades anti-money laundering tech

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 8 FEB 2022
Newly merged super fund, the $24 billion LGIAsuper, has selected a technology partner to provide anti-money laundering services. The fund chose Napier's Transaction Monitoring and Client Screening tools as part of an upgrade of its anti-money laundering ...

Mantis in new distribution partnership

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 7 FEB 2022
Mantis Funds is now working with Aussie TEP Management to provide local investors with access to a managed fund of traded endowment policies. Aussie TEP Management has entered a distribution partnership with Mantis Funds for its Aussie TEP Fund, which ...

Hamish Douglass takes leave of absence

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 7 FEB 2022
Magellan chair Hamish Douglass will take a medical leave of absence to prioritise his health after a period of intense pressure, the company has said in a statement to the ASX. The leave of absence comes as Magellan reports a loss of almost $2 billion ...

Inquiry criticises gaps in CSLR

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 31 JAN 2022
The proposed Compensation Scheme of Last Resort regime has several flaws that will overlook the protection of certain investors, a parliamentary inquiry heard. In discussing the Standing Committee on Economics Financial Services Compensation Scheme ...

Super fund appoints ESG, listed equities lead

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 28 JAN 2022
The newly merged LGIAsuper and Energy Super has promoted Fiona Mann to head of listed equities and ESG. In this unique role, Mann is responsible for the performance, construction, and continuous management of the global and Australian equities asset ...