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UniSuper wins in court judgement on board

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 10 DEC 2020
The Victorian Supreme Court on Tuesday decided in favour of the $83 billion industry fund after a union asked the court to decide on its rights in nominating a director for the UniSuper board. The Community and Public Sector Union (CPSU) on September ...

Firetrail dips toes in global equities

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 10 DEC 2020
Firetrail Investments wants to build a global equities team, after gathering over $5 billion in its Aussie equities strategies in under three years, Financial Standard understands. The boutique was launched by Macquarie Investment Management's long/short ...

Moelis to create hospitality precinct

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 10 DEC 2020
Moelis Australia has acquired two adjoining pubs in Sydney with the aim to transform the location into a hospitality precinct. Moelis has exchanged contracts to acquire Darlinghurst pubs, Kinselas Hotel for $45 million and the Courthouse Hotel for $22 ...

Aberdeen Standard pulls plug on Aussie fixed income

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 DEC 2020
Aberdeen Standard Investments will stop offering Australian fixed income strategies, after a strategic reconfiguration of the business. The team is currently led by Garreth Innes as head of Australian fixed income, including a $180 million income fund ...

ASIC takes iSignthis to court

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 8 DEC 2020
ASIC alleges iSignthis breached the Corporations Act by failing to disclose material information in relation to three integration arrangements and failing to tell the ASX that VISA terminated its relationship over suspicious transactions. The corporate ...

Super SA to close growth option

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 8 DEC 2020
The $30.5 billion government superannuation fund for South Australia will close its growth option. From 25 January 2021, Super SA will also be closing the growth investment option. Investments in this option will automatically be switched into the high ...

Chief economist update: China turns crisis into opportunity

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 8 DEC 2020
"When written in Chinese, the word 'crisis' is composed of two characters. One represents danger and the other represents opportunity." Although already debunked as incorrect by Sinologists, this quotation attributed to John F. Kennedy regained ...

AMP Capital APAC managing director exits

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 4 DEC 2020
AMP Capital's managing director for the Asia Pacific region has departed as the investment giant realigns its focus. A spokesperson for AMP Capital has confirmed the exit of Craig Keary, saying the role of Asia Pacific managing director is no longer ...

ASIC consults on consumer remediation

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 3 DEC 2020
ASIC has released a consultation paper to update the regulatory guide on client review and remediation conducted by financial advice licensees. Regulatory Guide 256: Client review and remediation conducted by advice licensees will be clarified through ...

FASEA reveals October exam results

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 26 NOV 2020
The majority of financial advisers who sat the most recent exam passed, according to the Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority. FASEA has released the most recent exam statistics, which show 76% of advisers passed the October sitting. There ...