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Magellan boosts retail push for Airlie

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 25 OCT 2018
Magellan is close to listing an Australian equities strategy from its recent acquisition of Airlie Funds Management as part of a bid to bring more retail money to the former insto-only strategy. Exchange-traded units of the Airlie Australian Share Fund ...

Bennelong boutique hires analyst

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 OCT 2018
... during a period of strong growth for Quay Global Investors. "Truong's financial services experiences, including real estate funds management and as an equity research analyst, make him a good fit for the role and the team at this crucial point in the ...

Private equity will become bigger than hedge funds: Research

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 OCT 2018
Private equity is poised to overtake hedge funds, becoming the largest asset class in alternatives in the next five years, according to new Preqin research. Preqin predicts assets in alternative investments will hit $19 trillion by 2023, up from $12 ...

Challenger expands distribution reach

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 OCT 2018
... Challenger's distribution reach as Australian retirees look for reliable income streams in retirement. Platforms and superannuation funds are moving ahead of retirement income reforms designed to help provide secure income in retirement, by building ...

Advice firm ramps up managed accounts play

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 OCT 2018
... for the advice industry." Prior to joining Challenger, Anderson spent 15 years at Macquarie and also held roles with ANZ Funds Management and Legal and General Life.

IFM Investors expands to Switzerland

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 23 OCT 2018
... appointed a manager for the new Zurich-based office. IFM Investors already manages about $710 million on behalf of Swiss pension funds in both public and corporate sectors. Chief executive Brett Himbury said the Swiss office shows the institutional fund ...

Former Australian cricket captain in crypto fail

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 23 OCT 2018
... and requests, to the best of its ability." Just last month ASIC issued a warning against misleading ICOs and crypto-asset funds targeting retail investors. The watchdog said it has taken action to stop several proposed ICOs and has also stopped the issue ...

Raiz to launch group insurance products

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 23 OCT 2018
... platform from hackers. Seattle-based Versive will deploy its security engine in the platform. With more than $200 million in funds under management, Raiz said it wanted to increase its level of security. According to Versive, its technology is an upgrade ...

Under the hood of low-fee funds

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 22 OCT 2018
Lower fee multi-asset funds that skimp on alternatives investments can take a beating in market downturns, new research by Zenith has found. Its 2018 multi asset diversified review compared the performance and drawdown of 88 funds, splitting them into ...

Investors unfazed by market volatility: Spot poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 22 OCT 2018
... countries. This should feed through to continued corporate earnings, cash flow and dividend growth." For self-managed super funds, the recent share market volatility is a stark reminder to diversify across a range of asset classes. This is according ...