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Wasatch adds APAC distribution lead

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 AUG 2020
US-based investment manager Wasatch Global Investors has appointed former ANZ Private Banking and Advice head of research and governance, Amelia Kennedy, to a newly created role leading distribution in the Asia-Pacific region. During her six-year tenure ...

AIST veteran tenders resignation

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 AUG 2020
An Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees executive has announced her departure after more than 15 years with the organisation. Maryann Mannix-White, who had most recently served as AIST's chief membership officer, has tendered her resignation ...

Yarra Capital adds to distribution team

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 AUG 2020
Yarra Capital Management announced a new research and investment consultant manager has joined its distribution team. The firm said Tracy Brown will take the position effective immediately, bringing over 20 years' experience in the financial services ...

Chief economist update: Forecasting is futile

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 AUG 2020
Be afraid... The National Australia Bank's (NAB) business confidence index dropped to a reading of -14 in July from zero in the previous month. "Confidence fell in all industries led by mining which saw a sharp decline. With the exception of retail ...

Global manager launches China A-shares fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 11 AUG 2020
Ninety One, formerly known as Investec Asset Management, is touting a new China A-shares fund to local institutional and wholesale investors. Its China A-shares fund holds a portfolio of 30-50 stocks, with at least two thirds of the assets in mainland ...

PAN-Tribal signs distribution deal

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 11 AUG 2020
The funds management distribution house has signed an exclusive agreement to tout an infrastructure manager in the Australian wholesale market. ATLAS Infrastructure will now be distributed in the segment by PAN-Tribal. The firm was founded in 2017 with ...

FSC calls for scaled advice model

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 11 AUG 2020
The Financial Services Council (FSC) has called on the government to implement a two-year trial of a scalable advice model, in a bid to increase access to affordable advice to Australians at a time when they need it most. The COVID-19 crisis has seen ...

Impact investing seeks to address racial inequality

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 11 AUG 2020
A new initiative in the US, with $4 million in backing from J.P. Morgan Chase, has seen a small business lender and an impact investor come together to address racial inequality. CDC Small Business Finance and Capital Impact Partners, which describes ...

ISA, Grattan find common ground

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 11 AUG 2020
Industry Super Australia has found some common ground with the Grattan Institute in regards to its report on the effects of the government's Early Release of Super (ERS) scheme. Part of Grattan's modelling found that millions who accessed the COVID-19 ...

ASIC puts investment managers on notice over valuations

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 11 AUG 2020
The corporate regulator is ramping up its focus on reviewing valuation practices amongst investment managers to ensure they are reliable during the pandemic. ASIC's Interim Corporate Plan 2020/21 is reminding entities to ensure that the valuations of ...