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New fixed income boutique launches

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 9 NOV 2020
Former UBS fund manager Chris Baylis, billionaire investor Alex Waislitz and ASX-listed cash platform Cashwerkz have teamed up to launch a new funds management businesses. Fortlake Asset Management is offering four funds, across retail, wholesale and ...

The hits you don't see hurt the most: Aviva

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 9 NOV 2020
... Amazon warehouses and equivalents, and multi-family residential assets," Phoenix Group head of illiquid asset origination Chris Palmer said. "We are doing a lot more residential lending, including more lending to local authorities for social and affordable ...

Pengana shutters income-focused fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 5 NOV 2020
... income fund." The fund was managed by Pengana's investment team including Rhett Kessler, Anton Du Preez, Mark Christensen and Chris Tan. The flagship Australian equities fund, which Pengana says has similar exposures without the income focus, has delivered ...

Citi expands fixed income offering for wholesale

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 5 NOV 2020
Citi Australia is offering wholesale clients access to high-yield bonds, hybrids and capital notes, as it expands its fixed income services. It said it will also offer access to the instruments via the primary market, adding potential or preferential ...

ATO prepares for end of ERS

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 5 NOV 2020
The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has announced the end of year shutdown and program closure arrangements for the early release of super (ERS) scheme. Since April 3.3 million Australians have taken over $34 billion out of their retirement savings ...

Climate change greater threat than COVID: Report

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 2 NOV 2020
... to 1.5 degrees Celsius, could add $680 billion and grow the economy by 2.6% in 2070. Deloitte Australia chief economist Chris Richardson said climate change is a bigger threat to the economy than COVID-19. "COVID shows the cost of overlooking catastrophic ...

IOOF appoints executive, continues growth push

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 29 OCT 2020
... executive Renato Mota has announced the appointment of a chief transformation officer, promoting general manager, ClientFirst Chris Weldon to the role. The position is to assist with the integration of the MLC business after IOOF announced it would be ...

AMP Capital bets on AI

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 23 OCT 2020
... predictions, which he said was crucial given the current times. AMP Capital head of sustainability and platform operations Chris Nunn, said: "This market-leading technology is another step towards reducing our carbon footprint, taking us closer to our ...

Alternatives win big mandates

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 22 OCT 2020
Alternatives asset managers won the most mandates last financial year, marking their best period yet, according to new research. Rainmaker's Mandate Chaser shows the last 12 months to June 2020 were busy for alternatives managers, experiencing a ...

Super fund chief to retire

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 19 OCT 2020
... next year. The decision brings to an end 13 years of leadership for McRobert, who took over in November 2007. MIESF chair Chris White described McRobert as the driving force behind the fund's competitive "investment performance, very low costs and personalised ...