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Pinnacle NPAT doubles in FY21

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 6 AUG 2021
Pinnacle Investment Management reported a 108% increase in net profit after tax to $67 million in FY21, after strong inflows and good performance. Its boutique partners' total FUM at June end was $89.4 billion, up 52% from FY20. The FUM has grown at ...

Former QIC managing director joins Northleaf

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 5 AUG 2021
... as managing director, business development for Australia and New Zealand, in what is also the Canada-headquartered firm's first Australian business development executive appointment. Working alongside the Melbourne-based investment team, he will have ...

Contango appoints two distribution leads

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 5 AUG 2021
Contango Asset Management is expanding its distribution capabilities in appointing a new lead and head of retail. Andrew Aitken and Cameron Fitter have joined the ASX-listed fund manager, as first reported by sister publication Industry Moves. Aitken ...

Bennelong launches emerging markets strategy

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 5 AUG 2021
A Bennelong Funds Management affiliate is launching its emerging markets fund to Australian investors. The Skerryvore Global Emerging Markets All-Cap Equity Fund aims to generate absolute long-term returns by investing responsibly in emerging markets. ...

Schroders APAC co-head departs

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 5 AUG 2021
After a decade with Schroders, its Asia Pacific co-chief executive has resigned and will depart the firm in October due to a change in family circumstances. Chris Durack is set to depart Schroders. He was first appointed to the role, alongside Susan ...

Australia's first Filecoin fund launches

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 AUG 2021
Holon Global Investments has launched the Holon Wholesale Filecoin Fund, allowing investors exposure to a different kind of digital asset. The fund is seeking to raise $25 million over three months and will not charge a management fee. Filecoin was ...

Retail fund tops MySuper tables for FY21

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 2 AUG 2021
In a year the average fund posted over 18% in returns, CommBank's Essential Super was the top one-year performer. Essential Super Employer - Lifestage 1980-84 returned 26.5% in the year ending June, according to Rainmaker's performance tables ...

RI Advice failed oversight obligations: Court

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 2 AUG 2021
The Federal Court found that RI Advice Group's failure to provide rigorous oversight over a former financial adviser resulted in bad advice to consumer detriment. The court said the licensee failed to take reasonable steps to ensure that its former ...

Aware Super, VISSF merger to proceed

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 29 JUL 2021
After four months of due diligence, the two super funds have confirmed they will merge before the end of the year. In a joint statement, Aware Super and the Victorian Independent Schools Superannuation Fund (VISSF) said the merger will create the largest ...

AustralianSuper appoints head of private credit

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JUL 2021
... QIC started a private debt team which it has since staffed with former AMP Capital investors. The addition was QIC's first foray into a new asset class since 2016. QIC said its team would start out with infrastructure debt.