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Top performing Aussie equity funds unveiled

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 14 AUG 2020
Australian Unity, Lakehouse and Plato were among the Australian equity wholesale managed funds that managed to outperform the index in the latest Rainmaker Information analysis to June end. Australian Unity Platypus Australian Equities came out on top ...

Advisers bolt to cash, gold

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 14 AUG 2020
Advisers seeking to de-risk portfolios have sparked mass inflows to defensive assets and an almost equal amount in outflows of riskier assets, namely Australian equities. The BetaShares Australian High Interest Cash ETF (AAA) and ETF Securities Physical ...

Contango dumps investment strategy, opens raise

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 13 AUG 2020
Martin Switzer's Contango Income Generator (CIE) fund has been forced to change its investment strategy due to underperformance as a result of lower dividend yields, saying its strategy is no longer appropriate. The manager of the fund, Contango Funds ...

Navigator takes stake in investment portfolio

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 13 AUG 2020
Navigator Global Investments has entered into an agreement with Neuberger Berman subsidiary Dyal Capital Partners to acquire minority ownership interests in six of its funds. The ASX-listed parent of US-based Lighthouse Investment Partners will take ...

SME insolvencies set to increase

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 AUG 2020
The signs of resilience from small to medium enterprises (SMEs) may be short lived when government support starts to taper off leading to higher numbers of insolvencies, according to CreditorWatch. The number of SMEs defaulting on payments fell by 13.2% ...

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 ...

Catherine Brenner case dropped

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR, ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 11 AUG 2020
ASIC has confirmed that it notified former AMP chair Catherine Brenner that it will not be taking any further action against her. A spokesperson for ASIC said that while Brenner was notified her case would not be pursued, the regulator continues to ...

Cbus adds to leadership

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 11 AUG 2020
The $54 billion fund has hired Natalie Hannemann as head of service, member and employer experience, commencing in September. Hannemann joins from World Vision where she spent the last eight years in a number of roles including most recently chief ...

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 ...

Wheelhouse names new partners

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 10 AUG 2020
Wheelhouse Partners has completed its transition to its new independent structure after agreeing to acquire Bennelong Funds Management's stake in its business, naming a new chief operating officer, co-investor and distribution partner. The revised structure ...