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Super fund adds industry veteran

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 NOV 2019
... which was acquired by Westpac in 2002. Since leaving Franklin Templeton, Wilton has taken a directorship with Victorian Funds Management Corporation and joined the CFA Institute's board of governors. She is currently chair of the CFA Society's ...

ASIC zeroes in on SMSF auditors

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 NOV 2019
... Wales auditor Richard Hennessy is now required to have his audits reviewed by another SMSF auditor. He can no longer audit funds where there are independence threats "irrespective of the safeguards" after ASIC found deficiencies in his ability to maintain ...

US reaches $1bn settlement over 1MDB scam

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 NOV 2019
... its case against assets acquired by Low Taek Jho, also known as Jho Low, and his family. Jho Low allegedly misappropriated funds from Malaysia's sovereign wealth fund, 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) and laundered that money through the US, Switzerland ...

Boutique launches global equities fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 5 NOV 2019
... Carleton and Matthew Parker who were both executive directors at Goldman Sachs, responsible for managing Australian equities funds. The boutique has run a long/short Aussie equities strategy. It is now launching a global equities fund, after adding to ...

Antares hires from Gandel family office

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 5 NOV 2019
... employed at Gandel Group, where he was responsible for fundamental research and portfolio management for four Aussie equities funds. Prior to this, he was an analyst at Antares and Goldman Sachs. Antares has also promoted Gehan Gunawardena to quantitative ...

Adviser moves show industry upheaval

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 5 NOV 2019
... Bank advice business in April as part of a $3 million transaction that was estimated to move approximately $1 billion in funds under management to Bridges' books. Of the 63 Bendigo advisers on its books in July, 33 have ceased. Just 20 elected to ...

Sunsuper, QSuper confirm merger talks

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 5 NOV 2019
The two industry funds are in talks over a possible merger, one which would see the creation of Australia's largest superannuation fund. Queensland-based industry superannuation funds Sunsuper and QSuper have confirmed they are locked in discussions ...

Boutique hires CBA's credit strategy lead

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 4 NOV 2019
A Melbourne boutique has hired Commonwealth Bank's highly-regarded head of credit strategy, as it launches two new funds. Scott Rundell is joining Mutual Limited as its head of research and strategy in a newly-created role. Mutual Limited was started ...

WTW launches first Australian-domiciled fund, names RE

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 4 NOV 2019
... ideas from the world's top global equity managers." WTW said it is fielding wide expressions of interest from super funds, insurance companies, charities, endowments, family offices and private wealth clients having already raised $150 million. Perpetual ...

ASIC, MLC Nominees and NULIS in court

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 4 NOV 2019
... to financial detriment as well as eroding consumer trust and confidence in the efficient administration of superannuation funds to the detriment of the wider industry." The Federal Court set a timetable to advance proceedings in the case at the start ...