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Northern Trust wins two mandates

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 13 MAY 2019
Northern Trust has won two mandates from an Australian-based $14.7 billion investment manager. Maple-Brown Abbott appointed Northern Trust to provide global custody, middle-office trade matching, fund administration, foreign exchange and associated ...

Chief economist update: The (trade) war is back on

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 13 MAY 2019
"If it weren't for the last minute, nothing would get done." - Rita Mae Brown. This famous quote might be true in general, but it certainly didn't apply to the 11th hour, last minute trade negotiations between the United States and China on ...

Sargon launches SMSF alternative

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAY 2019
Financial advisers and their clients now have an alternative to the traditional self-managed superannuation fund, with Sargon partnering with an $11.5 billion platform to launch a small APRA fund. Sargon has partnered with HUB24 to provide advisers ...

Perennial signs small-mid caps boutique

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAY 2019
A Sydney boutique that invests in global small-mid caps has partnered with Perennial which will take over its distribution and back office functions. Fairlight Asset Management holds 30-40 long-only positions in global small and mid-caps. The firm was ...

Industry super fund appoints new chair

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAY 2019
An $8.6 billion industry superannuation fund will welcome a new chair as the incumbent completes the 12-year term. The Australian Catholic Superannuation and Retirement Fund announced David Hutton will take the post from July 1, replacing Richard Haddock. ...

New global sales head at Janus Henderson

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAY 2019
Janus Henderson Investors appointed a global head of distribution who was most recently a sales leader at BlackRock. Suzanne Cain will join Janus Henderson on May 20. She will also sit on the fund manager's executive committee. Based in Denver ...

Chief economist update: Same challenges, differing reactions

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAY 2019
Deemed the sexiest accent in the world by 'Big 7 Travel', it would have been better (dare I say, sexier) that instead of a printed statement, Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) Governor Adrian Orr verbally delivered the news that: "The Official ...

Chief economist update: RBA refused to blink in May

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 MAY 2019
Nothing. Nada. Zilch. Despite high expectations that it would leading up to its May Board meeting, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) didn't only NOT cut the official cash rate - it kept it unchanged at a record low 1.5% - it also maintained its ...

ACSI calls for ESG, stronger stewardship

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 MAY 2019
The Australian Council of Superannuation Investors is calling for significant reforms to Australia's framework for investment stewardship to encourage ESG integration. ACSI is asking APRA to revise its investment guidance to specifically reflect the ...

TAL restructures retail arm, announces job cuts

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 7 MAY 2019
TAL is making major changes to its retail business that will make some jobs redundant after reviewing its recent acquisition of Asteron, Suncorp's Australian life insurance business. Realigning the retail businesses will consequently reduce headcount ...