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AMP Capital veteran begins new role

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 20 FEB 2018
A former long-standing AMP Capital senior manager has joined an alternatives investment firm as product director. Mark Leslie joined Brookvine and is responsible for client and investor relationships with a particular focus on debt related strategies. ...

Suncorp reviews options for life insurance business

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 15 FEB 2018
... optimisation of the Australian life insurance business is progressing well. Meanwhile, we continue to explore strategic alternatives, which include a partnership, sale or reinsurance. The focus is on providing great customer outcomes and delivering better ...

AMP cuts fees for new wholesale fund suite

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 15 FEB 2018
... underlying wholesale vehicles. The Advantage Funds range comprises 31 funds covering Australian and global equities, alternatives, fixed interest, property and infrastructure. They're available to new and existing super, pension and investment clients. ...

Perennial to launch active income ETF

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 15 FEB 2018
... "We are aiming to provide investors with an attractive, tax efficient income stream, greater than that offered by alternatives such as term deposits and fixed income and the overall stock market. The portfolio is initially aiming to target a 7% per annum ...

Colonial First State awards $385m mandate

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 9 FEB 2018
... Deutsche Asset Management's business lines - institutional and retail segments and across its active, passive and alternatives range - will unite under one umbrella and operate autonomously under a new legal structure coming into effect in the first ...

AMP considers "all alternatives" in life insurance portfolio review

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 8 FEB 2018
... its comprehensive reinsurance program for its wealth protection business in 2017, AMP said it is considering "all alternatives" for its life insurance portfolio and is in discussions with "a number of interested parties." The wealth protection business ...

Performance fees drive Janus Henderson post-merger revenues

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 FEB 2018
... equities, 98% of its fixed income, 87% of its quantitative equities assets, and 89% and 100% of its multi-asset and alternatives strategies respectively outperformed their benchmark per annum on a five-year basis. Commenting on the results in a joint ...

BlackRock names head of financial institution

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 6 FEB 2018
... environment." BlackRock's latest research forecasts global institutional investors will significantly ramp up allocations to alternatives and real assets in 2018. In its Global Institutional Rebalancing Survey, 224 institutional clients with US$7 trillion ...

JANA wins $30bn public sector mandate

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 30 JAN 2018
... Frontier Advisors (25.5%, $243.3bn) and Willis Towers Watson (23.6%, $225.7bn). The Rainmaker report also shows that alternatives mandates accounted for 63% of JANA's new mandates, twice the ratio of other asset consultants during the 12 months to 30 ...

Future Fund manager joins Fidante

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 30 JAN 2018
The Future Fund's former debt and alternatives manager has taken on a new role with Fidante Partners. John O'Keeffe joins Fidante as head of boutique strategy and business management. In a statement, Fidante said O'Keeffe will help determine the "strategic ...