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Embattled AMP sees wealth earnings dive

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 13 AUG 2020
AMP has reported a near halving of its wealth management earnings and announced it is buying back Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking Corporation 15% stake in AMP Capital. The embattled wealth manager has reported its first half underlying profit was $149 ...

Magellan readies lower-cost funds

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 AUG 2020
Magellan is readying a new low-cost lineup of its strategies for retail investors, as it reports 5% higher net profit after tax of $395.2 million for FY20. The Magellan Core series will kick off as open-ended funds on Chi-X (so far its ETFs use ASX ...

Perpetual launches two ESG funds

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 7 AUG 2020
Perpetual Investments has launched two ESG global equities funds from Trillium for the Australia and New Zealand market. The first, Trillium ESG Global Equity Fund hold 70-150 stocks, excluding fossil fuels and integrating ESG research. Perpetual has ...

Perpetual opens retail raise

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 4 AUG 2020
Perpetual has opened its share purchase plan to retail shareholders in an attempt to raise $40 million to fund the acquisition of US manager Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss (Barrow Hanley). Eligible shareholders are able to purchase up to $30,000 ...

AIST pushes for policy reform

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUL 2020
The Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees has pushed for greater regulatory reform, in a bid to scale up super fund investment in infrastructure, energy and housing. In a statement sent to state governments, relevant department heads and the ...

Corporate super plan appoints chair

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 27 JUL 2020
A corporate superannuation plan has appointed a new chair from Frontier Advisors, as the incumbent retires after 16 years. Gabriel Szondy will chair the Alcoa of Australia Retirement Plan, which manages retirement savings for the employees of Alcoa ...

HESTA doubles down on climate action

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUL 2020
The $52 billion industry super fund has called on the Australian government to encourage institutional investors to take a greater role in a green recovery from the economic crisis. It comes just a month after it announced it would reduce absolute carbon ...

Super-backed specialist centre opens in Hobart

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUL 2020
A $19 million investment from an industry super fund has helped an innovative dementia care village open its doors in Tasmania. In development with HESTA, not-for-profit aged care provider Glenview and Social Ventures Australia (SVA), the Korongee Village ...

Kapstream restructures investment team

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUL 2020
... at JP Morgan, ABN AMRO, Dresdner Kleinwort Benson and Aquasia, and has been named top credit analyst by Institutional Investor, Credit Magazine and CFO Magazine, the firm said. "Consistent with our interest to revert to a flatter structure, and with ...

Macquarie tops mandate league tables

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUL 2020
Local institutional investors handed out $43.5 billion of funds management mandates in the year to March end and Macquarie had the most wins, latest league tables from Rainmaker show. Superannuation funds, investment managers (via sub-advisory relationships) ...