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Australian investment firm opens London office

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 25 AUG 2017
A Sydney-based global asset management firm is seeing in the new financial year with the opening of a research office in London. Antipodes Partners, which first launched in 2015 through former deputy chief investment officer of Platinum Asset Management ...

Platinum's AUM and profit take a hit

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 24 FEB 2017
Platinum Asset Management reported a significant drop in assets under management and profitability in the six months to December 2016. Total AUM of $23.2 billion was hit with a $1.7 billion net outflow, down 13% on the previous corresponding period ...

AMP Capital senior manager joins CFS

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 28 NOV 2016
A senior manager among AMP Capital's multi-asset group will leave for a new role at Colonial First State in December. AMP Capital senior manager, platforms, tailored investment solutions Jodie Tapscott will leave the firm after more than four years. ...

MainstreamBPO makes hire for European expansion

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 15 SEP 2016
Fund administration provider MainstreamBPO has hired a 30-year veteran of the financial services industry to drive its expansion into Europe. To further establish its presence in Europe and the UK the group has opened serviced offices in London and ...

Martin Currie completes PK Investment Management deal

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JAN 2016
Active equity manager Martin Currie has now received the necessary approvals to complete its acquisition of the assets and investment management team of London-based long/short Japanese equity boutique, PK Investment Management. Once the deal is completed ...

Lazard launches new alternatives fund

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 6 OCT 2015
Lazard Asset Management has launched a new long/short European equity fund. The Lazard European Alternative Fund, which is UCITS compliant, comprises a liquid portfolio of around 60 European large and mid-cap stocks, both long and short, selected on ...

OPINION: Why ditching the monarchy makes sense in the Asian century

ANDREW BRAGG, DIRECTOR OF POLICY AT THE FINANCIAL SERVICES COUNCIL  |  MONDAY, 21 SEP 2015
Like most of Australia's major industries, the future prosperity for the financial services sector clearly lies in Asia. Australians constantly talk of the economic opportunity presented by the three billion people that will be in the Asian middle class ...

Aberdeen launches $700m liquid alternatives fund

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 1 SEP 2015
Aberdeen Asset Management has launched its $700 million Aberdeen Alternative Strategies Fund (AASF). By using what Aberdeen described as an "Undertakings for Collective Investment in Transferable Securities (UCITS) regulated investment structure," the ...

Nikko announces Americas sales head, new products

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 27 JUL 2015
... markets. The Nikko AM Global Share Fund, a recent new offer for Australian retail investors is substantially invested in the UCIT global equities strategy. The Tokyo-based asset manager has plans to launch more UCITS funds in the coming months in order ...

Cross-border distribution low despite initiatives

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2015
Only a small percentage of Australian fund managers have developed their off-shore distribution despite joint initiatives to promote international expansion from the Federal government and industry bodies. Of the $2.5 trillion in assets under management ...