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Platinum sells $24m Asia stake

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 14 DEC 2017
Platinum Investment Management is selling $24 million worth of shares in its Asia listed investment company, the underlying strategy of which was recently rated as one of the top-performing funds of its ilk by Morningstar. Platinum Asia Investments ...

Listed advice firm loses major shareholder

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 14 DEC 2017
A listed financial planning and broking firm with over $40 billion in funds under advice told the ASX that a major shareholder and global financial services group has sold down its stake in the company. UBS owned 15.8% of Bell Financial Group; Bell ...

J.P. Morgan secures $3.5bn custody mandate

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 DEC 2017
Cementing its position as Australia's largest provider of custodial services, J.P. Morgan has won a mandate to manage $3.5 billion in insurance investment assets following a competitive tender process. Genworth Group, which offers mortgage lending insurance ...

Australian hedge fund manager eyes bigger slice of NZ telco pie

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 11 DEC 2017
An Australian hedge fund manager has received court approval to acquire more than 10% of New Zealand's largest telecommunications company. L1 Capital, in respect of certain funds, has been granted approved by the New Zealand Crown to acquire a relevant ...

America is full

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 11 DEC 2017
There is nothing in the November US labour numbers to stop the Fed from delivering its "promised" third rate hike finale for 2017 this week. US employment increased by 228K in November following a 244K gain in October. This is greater than market expectations ...

US firm hires QIC analyst in Australian expansion

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 30 NOV 2017
A Silicon Valley-based firm co-founded by a former QIC chief strategist has recruited a new head of quantitative modelling. David Priest joins Jacobi Strategies from QIC, where he was a quantitative strategist. Prior to that, he was a quantitative analyst ...

No big deal or not yet?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 27 NOV 2017
Perhaps 'twas because of the Thanksgiving holiday or it could be that everybody and their dogs were busy gearing up for the Black Friday sale that the big drop in China's stock market last Thursday got just a little hoo-ha last week. Even the S&P/ASX ...

Macquarie listed equities chief departs after 28 years

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 24 NOV 2017
The head of Macquarie's listed equities group has departed after 28 years with the company. Patrick Hodgens joined Macquarie in 1989 following the acquisition of boutique equities manager Risk Averse Money Managers, having previously worked at Citibank ...

What price Brexit certainty?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 20 NOV 2017
At least people of the world know what the Fed has in store for them come December - another 25 basis point increase in the fed funds rate come the 13th of the month. 'tis not the same for the UK where Brexit negotiations remain up in the air... and ...

Where in the cycle is Australia?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 17 NOV 2017
"In the next 5000 kilometres, turn right." Even the now-ubiquitous GPS (global positioning system) will ask you're starting point before it gives directions to your destination. But what if you don't know where you presently are? Such is the problem ...