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Gender diversity improves, cultural diversity falls: Research

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAY 2020
... later stages of their evolution, and those organisations are proving to be able to adapt to challenges, consider more alternatives and ultimately make better decisions." While gender diversity may have improved, cultural diversity did not, with directors ...

Powerwrap inks strategic partnership

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 18 MAY 2020
... brief, and Powerwrap, with more than $1 billion of investments in the class, is the leading Australian platform in the alternatives segment," Davidson said. The Powerwrap boss called the deal a natural fit for the platform, and said that by developing ...

Willis Towers Watson ushers in the future of work

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 18 MAY 2020
... upon the firm's 'reinventing jobs' methodology, WorkVue will enable businesses to "deconstruct jobs, evaluate work alternatives - across technology, employees and non-traditional talent - and reconfigure tasks into new, more optimal jobs". Willis Towers ...

Fidante adds to London office

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2020
... FUM fell 11% to $56 billion according to its March quarter update. The business last February added London-based alternatives boutique FME Asset Management but it closed last year and Challenger wrote off $9 million in intangible asset and wind up costs ...

Morningstar downgrades two Vanguard funds to neutral

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAY 2020
... giving it tax benefits over active strategies, according to Morningstar. Yet on fees, the fund is more expensive than alternatives in the market. "Fee competition is rife in the increasingly commoditised passives market-cap space. Vanguard reduced fees ...

Dividends take hit, but will recover

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 11 MAY 2020
... prepared for a meaningful drop in dividends, especially in the shorter term. "However relative to other investment alternatives, the income from shares is likely to remain very attractive." From next year onwards, Ausbil predicts dividend yields will ...

ASIC delivers thinly veiled warning

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2020
... risk unlisted and illiquid assets." Low interest rates and market volatility may be driving consumers to seek such alternatives, ASIC fears. The regulator made no specific mention of Mayfair 101 in the warning to consumers. ASIC deputy chair Karen Chester ...

Frontier Advisors makes key appointments

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 28 APR 2020
... has announced several new faces will be joining its senior team. Joe Clark and James Bulfin will join Frontier's alternatives and derivatives research team as senior consultants. Clark joins from QIC where he was senior quantitative strategist and portfolio ...

Boutique manager taps former Challenger executive

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2020
A liquid alternatives investment manager has added a new chief risk officer, hiring from Challenger. Sydney-based manager Darling Macro has appointed Mark Swan as its new chief risk officer. Swan joins the manager from Challenger, having served as senior ...

Challenger winds up boutique partnership

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 APR 2020
... investing. At the time of partnering, Fidante said the partnership was consistent with its strategy of expanding its alternatives suite. However, in the March quarter the two wound up their partnership and Fidante returned about $500 million to clients. ...