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Aberdeen drops fees on fixed income fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 3 NOV 2020
Aberdeen Standard Investments has dropped the fees on its $180 million Australian fixed income fund. Effective November 1, the fund will go from charging 51 bps per year in management fees to 45 bps. "It is to ensure that we remain competitive. We recognise ...

FSC names new chair

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 2 NOV 2020
The Financial Services Council has appointed a new chair to replace Geoff Lloyd, who has stood down due to his resignation from MLC Wealth. The role is going to Mercer Australia's recently appointed chief executive David Bryant. Bryant was previously ...

GSFM sizes up ETFs with Munro launch

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 2 NOV 2020
The Sydney multi-boutique is dipping its toes into active ETFs, with the first being a long/short fund from Munro Global Partners. The Munro Global Growth Fund (Hedge Fund) started trading on the ASX today with the ticker MAET. The active ETF will invest ...

Crestone revenue up 12% to $120.5m

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 2 NOV 2020
Crestone Wealth Management reported revenue of $120.5 million for FY20, as it added $1 billion in net new client money and nine new advisers during the year. The high-net-worth-focused advice firm had an EBIT of $10.8 million, down from $11.5 million ...

Fastest-growing AFSLs in the country

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 30 OCT 2020
New research from Rainmaker Information shows which licensees added the most advisers in the 12 months to September end. And which AFSLs have the biggest market share. Overall, there were 19,357 advisers attached to an AFSL at September end, down 2597 ...

Challenger shareholders revolt against remuneration

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 30 OCT 2020
Challenger's company-wide salary freeze wasn't enough to appease shareholders, who delivered a first strike against its executive pay yesterday. Of the total votes cast, 28.25% were against adopting the remuneration report, meaning it was approved ...

Institutional mandates spring back to life

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 30 OCT 2020
Superannuation funds are starting to appoint external mandates again after a COVID-19-induced lull, says Pinnacle's managing director Ian Macoun. Pinnacle Investment Management raked in $1.7 billion of net inflows from institutional clients in the three ...

VFMC hires State Super investments chief

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 30 OCT 2020
The chief investment officer of the $43 billion State Super has left the role for a new one at the Victoria Funds Management Corporation. Gary Gabriel joined the VFMC investment team on October 26 as its head of the portfolio management. He will lead ...

Sydney multi-boutique hires from Perpetual

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 30 OCT 2020
Channel Capital has hired from Perpetual to add in-house legal capability. Greg Wong has joined Channel as its general counsel. He will have oversight of legal and regulatory matters across the Channel group, supporting the strategic direction of the ...

First strike at Pengana LIC

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 29 OCT 2020
Pengana International Equities (PIA) faced a first strike against its remuneration report, as about 49.9% of votes went against it. Unitholders of the LIC had two resolutions before them at the October 28 Annual General Meeting: THE reelection of David ...