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OC partners for micro-cap fund

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAR 2017
OC Funds Management partnered to launch a new fund targeting Australian and New Zealand companies with a market cap of less than $350 million. The OC Micro-Cap FUnd, launched with Copia Investment Partners, was previously known as the OC Concentrated ...

Landmark advice reforms pass Senate

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 10 FEB 2017
... believes more needs to be done to ensure consumers are protected in the financial services sector. Senator Jacinta Collins (ALP) said the reforms were a welcomed step forward, but there is more to be done to resolve the issues surrounding the culture ...

House passes professional standards bill

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 FEB 2017
... is disappointed with Labor's response, given that the industry is desperately seeking certainty. "The amendments that the ALP proposed were trying to play games and show up the Government," Marshan said. "It's disappointing that given that financial ...

Asset manager profits under pressure

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 6 FEB 2017
The end of a 30-year bull market in assets is putting pressure on asset managers' profit margins - and may mean the industry has reached its peak. In a recent Lipper Alpha Insight discussion, Financial Conduct Authority technical specialist - investment ...

Finding economic winners in an unpredictable world

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 3 FEB 2017
Investors who try and predict macroeconomics as a source of alpha rather than focusing on long term trends will suffer in the long term. AXA Investment Managers' head of Framlington Equities, Asia, Mark Tinker told the Financial Standard Chief Economists ...

Aussie firms join gender index

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 24 JAN 2017
The number of female executives at firms listed on the global Bloomberg Financial Services Gender Equality Index (BFGEI) jumped 25.2% between 2014 and 2015. That is a highlight of the 2017 BFGEI, recognising 52 firms in 17 countries with a commitment ...

Instos must stress test: Mercer

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 23 JAN 2017
To make the most of 2017, institutional investors will need to be across market fragmentation, the shift from monetary to fiscal stimulus, capital abundance and long-term structural change. Global consultant Mercer says these themes all present risks ...

Alpha generation to trump in 2017

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 13 JAN 2017
Hedge fund managers will enjoy a strong 2017 if they focus on capturing value, according to 50 South Capital director of research John Frede. Frede said the markets are entering a period where fundamentals are driving security prices, as evidenced by ...

AMP Capital infrastructure platform secures US$2.4b

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 13 JAN 2017
AMP Capital secured US$2.4 billion ($3.2 billion) for its global infrastructure platform with Australian companies among more than 50 institutional investors committed to its global mandate. The platform, which includes the AMP Capital Global Infrastructure ...

Tribeca expands natural resources investment team

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 DEC 2016
Tribeca Investment Partners made two new appointments to its global natural resources team. Michael Orphanides and James Eginton join Tribeca as investment analysts, and will be based in Sydney. They will report to portfolio managers Ben Cleary and ...