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Pengana to acquire stake in US firm

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 7 NOV 2019
Pengana Capital has announced its intention to acquire a "significant stake" in a Chicago-based asset management firm. Lizard Investors, which specialises in global small to mid-cap equities, entered into a joint venture with Pengana in 2015 to sub-advise ...

AFCA gets 1450 complaints a week

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 OCT 2019
The Australian Financial Complaints Authority has received 1450 complaints every week so far this financial year. This number has AFCA on track to beat its previous record. In July, after six months in operation the authority had received just over ...

Standard Life Aberdeen chair steps down

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 8 OCT 2019
The co-founder of Standard Life Aberdeen is stepping down from his position as chair of the Standard Life Aberdeen board. Martin Gilbert advised he will not seek re-election at the company's annual general meeting in May next year and agreed with the ...

Blackstone makes $8.7 billion purchase

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 1 OCT 2019
US-based Blackstone Group has acquired Colony Capital's industrial real estate assets unit for US$5.9 billion (AU$8.7 billion) to capitalise on the e-commerce boom. Blackstone said the deal comprises of 60 million square feet across 465 warehouses in ...

Spotlight on super welcomed

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 27 SEP 2019
The government's move to include compulsory superannuation in its retirement income review has been welcomed by the financial services sector. Responding to the government's establishment of a review of the retirement income system, the peak ...

Global manager launches European infrastructure fund

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 19 SEP 2019
A $222 billion global asset manager will launch a third diversified European infrastructure fund. First Sentier Investors - formerly known as Colonial First State Global Asset Management - will launch its third European Diversified Infrastructure Fund ...

What Future Fund looks for in managers

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 12 SEP 2019
Managers looking to form long-term partnerships with the Future Fund should pay attention to ESG, succession planning and treating the sovereign wealth fund well in times of capital abundance, a Future Fund executive said at a conference in Melbourne ...

The end of grandfathered commissions

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 SEP 2019
The Ending Grandfathered Conflicted Remuneration Bill 2019 was passed in the House of Representatives yesterday but the industry believes the timeline for doing so will leave Australians worse off. Passing yesterday, the legislation will see the banning ...

Train of legislation to hit advisers

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 AUG 2019
Speaking at the Association of Financial Advisers National Conference, former Foreign Minister Julie Bishop expressed sympathy for the regulatory changes the advice industry is facing. Touching on the Royal Commission, Bishop said the reputational harm ...

Manager vacancy at $50m fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 AUG 2019
A $50 million fund set up by the South Australian government has started the search for a new investment manager to replace a Blue Sky subsidiary. The SA Venture Capital Fund (SAVCF) appointed Blue Sky Venture Capital in 2017 as its manager. It is now ...