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Hamish Douglass takes leave of absence

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 7 FEB 2022
Magellan chair Hamish Douglass will take a medical leave of absence to prioritise his health after a period of intense pressure, the company has said in a statement to the ASX. The leave of absence comes as Magellan reports a loss of almost $2 billion ...

Pinnacle folds boutique

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 3 FEB 2022
Pinnacle Investment Management shuttered one of its affiliates just two years after it acquired a stake. Reminiscent Capital, a discretionary Asian macro strategy, folded in November 2021, resulting in a $1.8 million write off. Pinnacle hoped that Reminiscent ...

Future Fund now over $200bn

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 FEB 2022
Australia's sovereign wealth fund has cracked $200 billion in assets for the first time, its latest portfolio update has revealed. Future Fund continued to grow over the December quarter, contributing to an annual return of 19.1% for the calendar year ...

Fiducian finalises People's Choice Credit Union acquisition

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 FEB 2022
Fiducian Financial Services (Fiducian) has today finalised the acquisition of People's Choice Credit Union's financial planning business (PCCU). Fiducian was selected by PCCU as the successful bidder in November to acquire PCCU's financial planning ...

Australian Ethical launches first ETF

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 1 FEB 2022
The active ETF is now available on Cboe Australia, the rebranded Chi-X. The Australian Ethical High Conviction Fund ETF is a portfolio of 25 to 35 ASX300 companies that meet the manager's Ethical Charter. It was listed today on the Cboe Australia ...

Morningstar launches ESG focused managed accounts

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 31 JAN 2022
The new managed accounts will enable financial advisers to help their clients meet their financial goals while still aligning with their values, according to Morningstar Investment Management (MIM). MIM said the new, hand-picked accounts are diversified ...

VGI chief executive resigns amid takeover

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 31 JAN 2022
The chief executive of VGI Partners will step down as Regal Funds Management prepares to take over the $2.5 billion asset manager. Jonathan Howie resigned less than a year after he was appointed chief executive. This morning, VGI announced that it entered ...

Quality of Advice must consider digital: Ignition

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 31 JAN 2022
Ignition Advice senior adviser Andrew Baker has argued the government's Quality of Financial Advice Review must consider digital advice. In the terms of reference for the Quality of Advice Review, Treasury said it will "consider how the regulatory framework ...

Perpetual holds steady

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 28 JAN 2022
... Management Australia (PAMA) - the third consecutive quarter of net inflows for PAMA," chief executive and managing director Rob Adams said. "It is pleasing to see the positive momentum continuing to build across all areas of Perpetual." In PAMA, Perpetual ...

Fin365 to launch hybrid advice platform

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 27 JAN 2022
Fin365 is planning to launch a robo-advice platform, having acquired miPlan as part of its strategy. miPlan is a privately-owned, self-licensed robo-advice platform for individuals, retirees and small businesses. The acquisition aligns with Fin365's ...