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Industry fund eyes KiwiSaver accounts

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUL 2020
A $3.4 billion industry superannuation fund has struck an exclusive partnership which it hopes will help it attract 3000 new members each year. First Super, which traditionally services the paper and timber industry but is public offer, will now be ...

Schroders readies private assets offering

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUL 2020
The global manager's Australian business has launched a private equity fund for sophisticated investors, with a private debt fund launch chalked in for the second half of the year. The Schroders Specialist Private Equity Fund (SSPEF) is an Australian-domiciled ...

Favour turns to active management

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUL 2020
Amid the market volatility the COVID-19 pandemic ushered in, a new survey has revealed that sentiment is turning in favour of active investment management. The Natixis Investment Managers survey found that 79% of finance professionals globally and 78% ...

New appointment to TAA board

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUL 2020
The Adviser's Association (TAA) has made a new appointment to its board. Jennifer Mogg, operations manager, company secretary and a director of Invest Blue, has joined the board. Invest Blue is an advice firm licensed by AMP Financial Planning. TAA ...

Chief economist update: The post-pandemic problem

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUL 2020
"This is a once-in-a-100 year type event, we haven't seen this sort of thing in Australia since the end of the first World War..." This was how Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison described the coronavirus outbreak shortly after the World Health ...

Super reform should happen, but not now: Grattan

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUL 2020
The Grattan Institute has warned that now is not the time to enact sweeping reforms as the nation battles the economic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. Chief executive of the Grattan Institute John Daley said policy priorities need to reflect the new ...

Gordon Brothers appoints Aussie executive

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUL 2020
The global asset and investment advisory firm has named a head of Australian valuations, as it sees its local business grow. Brendan Smyth will lead the Australian valuations team, facilitating a high-touch and targeted service to local clients. Gordon ...

Chant West, Zenith agree on acquisition

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUL 2020
Chant West is shelving its legal proceedings against Zenith, as the latter comes back to the table on its planned acquisition, which will see Chant West chief executive Brendan Burwood exit the business. The two companies completed a business sales ...

Perpetual wins government fund mandate

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUL 2020
A new fund from the federal government has appointed a Perpetual subsidiary as its trustee while a consortium of global managers has won the investment management mandate. The Emerging Markets Impact Investment Fund (EMIIF) will invest in small to medium ...

AMP approved product list under fire

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUL 2020
The approved product lists AMP financial advisers are beholden to have come under fire from the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Economics. Labor MP Andrew Leigh questioned AMP chief executive Francesco De Ferrari on how the institution ...