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ANZ considering buy-back with life insurance paycheck

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAY 2018
... general insurance distribution and financial planning arms. ANZ will confirm its buyback plans after it has analysed alternatives and requisite approvals.

S&P reaffirms Sirtex after new offer from Chinese manager

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAY 2018
... takeover has been postponed in light of a new offer. Sirtex entered into a trading halt and then announced Chinese alternatives manager, CDH Investments, had made an offer to acquire 100% of the company at a price of $33.60 per share, subject to multiple ...

Blue Sky chair steps down amid business restructure

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 7 MAY 2018
... these revisions, SQM Research downgraded two Blue Sky funds to "unapproved" and "low investment grade." Blue Sky's Alternatives Access Fund was downgraded to 3.25 stars and recommended as unsuitable for most approved product lists, and the Blue Sky Alliance ...

XTB launches ESG fixed income portfolio

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 23 APR 2018
... bonds from companies with a strong track record of mitigating environmental, social and governance risk relative to alternatives. XTB co-founder and chief executive Richard Murphy said: "XTBs are helping to fill the gap between low risk, low return term ...

Blue Sky funds downgraded after profit revisions

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 20 APR 2018
... investment grade" by SQM Research after the manager conceded it had fallen short of shareholder expectations. Blue Sky's Alternatives Access Fund was downgraded to 3.25 stars and recommended as unsuitable for most approved product lists. SQM justified ...

Fidante forms partnership with $500m firm

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAR 2018
... made an investment in Latigo's funds. Fidante said the partnership was consistent with its strategy of expanding its alternatives suite, and that it will "provide Latigo with access to well-suited, long-term global institutional investors including sovereign ...

Industry fund and CommInsure unveil digital claims process

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAR 2018
... outperformance. Whitehelm, which advises Prime Super, has been instrumental in driving up the public offer fund's allocation to alternatives. The firm helped Prime Super make major investments in the space, including a senior secured bond issuance by ...

Global Merces launches managed funds regtech

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAR 2018
... this time focusing on KYC functionalities to make it more robust. Separately, Global Merces recently launched an alternatives fund, the GM Media Ventures Fund, which invests in early and growth stage media projects around the world. These include an ...

Future Fund reshuffles investment team

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAR 2018
... Reporting to Norris are: Head of property Barry Brakey; and head of private equity Steve Byrom. Head of debt and alternatives, David George, will take up the new role of deputy chief investment officer for public markets. He will oversee listed equity ...

MLC, ANU boost alternatives strategies

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAR 2018
... unit, which allocates about 5% or $100 billion of assets to private equity, is forecast to increase its stake in alternatives, the report said. In 2018 MLC plans to commit between $400 million and $500 million across 10 to 15 private equity funds globally. ...