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Is your CEO smart or just lucky?

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 27 AUG 2020
... executives gain more power for strokes of luck, especially if the boards watching them have weak governance. University of North Carolina academic Turk Al-Sabah probed the question in recently published his research titled CEO Power and Luck: Impact ...

QIC portfolio manager moves to Funds SA

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 27 AUG 2020
The $34 billion public investment manager has hired a new portfolio manager for debt and liquid alternatives from QIC. Petar Bogdanovic spent 15 years at QIC, working in a variety of roles across fixed interest portfolio management, interest rate strategy ...

Chief economist update: Comeback COVID

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 25 AUG 2020
"One, two, Freddy's coming for you Three, four, better lock your door Five, six, grab a crucifix Seven, eight, ya better stay awake Nine, ten, he's back again." Just replace "Freddy" with "COVID" and this Nightmare on Elm Street remake of the ...

Dividend cuts not as bad as expected

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 21 AUG 2020
Most people expected dividends to fall by 30% this year, but company payouts this earnings season have been decent, says Ausbil. Ausbil's Michael Price, who manages its active dividend income fund, said in general, the firm has been pleasantly surprised ...

Northern Trust launches ESG capability

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 21 AUG 2020
Global custodian Northern Trust announced it has redeveloped its environmental, social and governance analytics capabilities to now include key environmental data categories. Northern Trust's clients, many of which are asset owners such as pension and ...

Law firm demands Pahari documents from AMP

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 20 AUG 2020
... misleading efforts" from AMP to diminish the sexual harassment allegedly perpetrated by Pahari. Szlakowski was in charge of the North American distribution for AMP Capital's infrastructure debt and equity strategies in 2016, reporting to Pahari who was ...

QIC appoints committee chair

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 AUG 2020
... Marcus Simpson, who retired as the head of global private capital. Stephen Whatmore moved into the role after leading the North American team and setting up the QIC global private capital office in San Francisco. QIC's chief risk officer of seven years ...

CareSuper awards custody mandate

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 AUG 2020
NAB Asset Servicing has lost its custody mandate for CareSuper after more than 20 years with the industry superannuation fund. CareSuper has appointed J.P. Morgan as custodian of the $16 billion fund, having proven itself to be "the most suitable custodian ...

Tax fraud goes from paradise to prison

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 18 AUG 2020
A key promoter of a tax evasion scheme who had been living in Vanuatu for several years to avoid arrest has been jailed for six years following a 19-year joint investigation by the ATO and Australian Federal Police. Philip Northam was sentenced in the ...

Warakirri launches retail funds

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 AUG 2020
Melbourne's Warakirri Asset Management has launched new retail funds from its freshly-minted partnership with Northcape Capital. Warakirri is launching a new global emerging markets fund that invests in 20-40 stocks. It is managed by Northcape, whose ...