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MSC Group appoints chair, enters Singapore

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 27 JAN 2022
The trustee and fund administrator has appointed an industry veteran as group chair to support its overseas expansion. Harvey Kalman will lead the board of MSC Group, in one of several roles he's taken since leaving Equity Trustees last year. The appointment ...

ASIC reviews ETP naming conventions

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 21 JAN 2022
ASIC is proposing to overhaul the naming conventions of exchange-traded products so that the names are "true to label". The corporate regulator argued that ETPs have different structures, features, strategies, and risks compared to listed investment ...

Natixis sells Fiera Capital interest

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 14 JAN 2022
Natixis Investment Managers is offloading its stake in Fiera Capital over the course of two transactions. Natixis has flagged it will sell close to 11 million shares in Fiera Capital; 3.56 million will sell for an aggregate repurchase price of US$34.8 ...

DomaCom hits $100m in FUM

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 14 JAN 2022
DomaCom has reported growth in recent months, with its funds under management having now exceeded the $100 million mark. The bulk of these funds has been in property acquisitions for small investors and self-managed superannuation funds. Traditionally ...

Zurich makes key health appointments

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 13 JAN 2022
Insurance giant Zurich has appointed a new chief medical officer and marketing and communications manager for its health services business in Australia. William (Bill) Monday has joined Zurich as chief medical officer and Stephanie Pierce has been appointed ...

Consultation opens for CCIV draft bill

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 DEC 2021
The long-awaited Corporate Collective Investment Vehicle regime draft regulation has been released, with consultation to be held until 21 January 2022. Rules for financial reporting, record-keeping, and custody of CCIV assets are some of the measures ...

PIMCO revives local LIT plans

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 14 DEC 2021
After almost two years of delay, PIMCO is planning to launch its first Australian listed investment trust in March next year. PIMCO, which has been managing listed funds globally for about 25 years, said the new offering will seek to address Australian ...

Team turnover sees AMP Capital funds downgraded

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 14 DEC 2021
AMP Capital has had two multi-sector funds downgraded from neutral to negative by Morningstar, with the research house citing staff turnover as the reason for the downgrades. The AMP Capital Core Retirement Fund and AMP Capital Multi-Asset fund were ...

Longo's ASIC less aggressive: Report

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 10 DEC 2021
Despite a flood of litigation following the Royal Commission, a new report from Herbert Smith Freehills says Joe Longo's ASIC is taking a less aggressive enforcement approach than its contemporaries. Herbert Smith Freehills' Global Financial Services ...

Quinbrook acquires battery storage specialist

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 7 DEC 2021
Renewable energy infrastructure investor Quinbrook Investment Partners has acquired a UK-based battery storage trading platform. Quinbrook has acquired Habitat Energy, a specialist in battery storage optimisation based in Oxford, UK. It will support ...