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AMG to take Abax stake

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 10 NOV 2015
Global asset manager AMG has entered into an agreement to acquire an equity stake in Abax Investments. Based in Cape Town and formed in 2003, Abax is a South African investment management firm with over $7.6 billion in assets under management. It specialises ...

BT adds active managers to Panorama

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 9 NOV 2015
BT has added managed funds by Evans and Partners, UBS Asset Management, Antares and Hyperion to its Panorama platform. Managed funds were launched on Panorama in September, joining cash, term deposits and managed portfolios. The addition of the four ...

Target date funds just 3% US retirement assets

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 9 NOV 2015
Much is made of the popularity of lifecycle investing in the US yet it comprises just 3% of their retirement system. According to figures released by the Investment Company Institute (ICI), lifecycle investment funds, referred to under the broader category ...

ASIC bans SMSF adviser

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 9 NOV 2015
ASIC has permanently banned a former self-managed superannuation fund adviser. Marion Joan Pearson, who provided SMSF advice to clients from November 2007 to October 2013, now resides in New Zealand. She is the sole director of and shareholder in Colisa ...

Super trustee bill before the Senate

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 9 NOV 2015
The Senate Economics Legislation Committee is expected to table its report on new superannuation trustee governance laws today ahead of debating a proposed bill in the Senate tomorrow. If passed the bill will require all Australian Prudential Regulation ...

Family offices well ahead on gender equality

LAURA MILLAN  |  SUNDAY, 8 NOV 2015
Data collected for the first time shows that family offices are more than seven times more likely to be led by female chief executives than the companies of the S&P500. The 2015 FOX Family Office Compensation and Benefits Report by Family Office Exchange ...

Life insurers must address group risk schemes: APRA

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 6 NOV 2015
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) believes an unexpected increase in the cost of insurance for superannuation fund members has come from life insurers not addressing underlying structural issues in group risk schemes. In APRA's 2015 ...

Chi-X to launch own indices, ETFs

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 6 NOV 2015
Chi-X will launch its own indices and a series of exchange traded funds (ETFs) targeting retail investors with long term objectives. Chi-X chief executive John Fildes confirmed that the trading venue will launch its first set of index series in March ...

REST creates two new management roles

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 6 NOV 2015
REST Industry Super has created two new management roles in a bid to further drive the $37 billion fund's customer service and investments arms. Joining REST as general manager customer service is Beth Parkin, who will report to chief operating officer ...

Martin Currie hires small cap analyst

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 6 NOV 2015
Equity fund manager Martin Currie Australia has appointed a small and microcap research analyst. Anthony Porto joined the Australian investment team in October 2015, reporting to chief investment officer Reece Birtles. He has more than 10 years of investment ...