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Fund Manager of the Year revealed

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 14 OCT 2019
The Fund Manager of the Year has been named at the eighth annual Zenith Fund Awards, with the winner also taking out top honours for infrastructure and international equities excellence. Magellan Asset Management took home the Fund Manager of the Year ...

IOOF divests Perennial Value

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 11 OCT 2019
IOOF has divested its equity stake in Perennial Value Management, with senior executives of the firm acquiring its interest. IOOF had a 52.4% equity interest in Perennial but 42.4% voting rights and dividend entitlements. IOOF said in a statement that ...

Funds management excellence to be recognised

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 10 OCT 2019
Some of the biggest names in funds management are among the finalists for tomorrow's Zenith Fund Awards for 2019. Now in their eighth year, the Zenith Fund Awards recognise the top talent in funds management across more than 20 categories. They are ...

New open ended fund launches

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 OCT 2019
A trans-Tasman asset manager is launching a new fund for Australian investors. Milford Asset Management announced the launch of the Milford Dynamic Fund, saying it will build on the momentum generated by the Milford Australian Absolute Growth Fund. ...

Portfolio manager resigns from First State Investments

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 1 OCT 2019
An experienced portfolio manager has resigned from Stewart Investors, an equities division First State Investments. Ashish Swarup was the lead manager for the Stewart Investors Global Emerging Markets Leaders strategy for its UK, Ireland and Singapore ...

AustralianSuper appoints new chair

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 26 SEP 2019
The $170 billion superannuation fund has appointed its new chair, succeeding Heather Ridout. The board of AustralianSuper has appointed Don Russell as independent chair of the fund. He will replace Heather Ridout who has held the role since 2013 and ...

Morgans snaps up CommSec Advisory business

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 24 SEP 2019
Morgans has acquired CommSec Advisory for an undisclosed sum, after winning a tender conducted by the Commonwealth Bank of Australia. There are about 18 financial advisers in the team who collectively manage around $4 billion on behalf of clients. Both ...

Research Affiliates strengthens Australian presence

KRISTI CHENG  |  TUESDAY, 17 SEP 2019
Research Affiliates has expanded its Australian team with the hire of a senior vice president, client strategies. Adam Willis has assumed the newly-created role of senior vice president, client strategies. He will be based in Sydney. Willis joins Research ...

Super funds recognised in UNPRI awards

KRISTI CHENG  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 SEP 2019
A number of Australian superannuation funds have been recognised for their responsible investing efforts by the UNPRI. The inaugural PRI Awards have been presented, highlighting individually excellent projects across the United Nations-backed Principles ...

Vote in the FS Power50 now

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 5 SEP 2019
Voting is now open for the 2019 FS Power50, compiling the most influential financial advisers in Australia. This year, Financial Standard received more than 430 nominations for the FS Power50 and the voting process has now launched with 103 advisers ...