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Pinnacle hires retail distribution lead

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 7 FEB 2022
... of the retail business in February, Pinnacle confirmed. Before his new role, Brookman spent one year at Altive, an alternative investment platform backed by Pacific Century Group. He worked at Macquarie Group for 13 years in senior roles working across ...

Mantis in new distribution partnership

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 7 FEB 2022
... specialises in traded endowment policies or TEPs, which are second-hand conventional life insurance policies. Considered an alternative to fixed interest, TEPs offer attractive and predictable returns, backed by insurance companies' statutory funds and ...

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 ...

Morningstar launches ESG focused managed accounts

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 31 JAN 2022
... (such as Australian shares, international shares, Australian and international bonds, listed property, infrastructure, alternative investments and cash) and use a range of investment types (such as direct shares, ETFs and managed funds). MIM head of ...

Inquiry criticises gaps in CSLR

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 31 JAN 2022
... case exposed a significant gap in the compensation options available to many investors and highlights the need for an alternative mechanism to protect both advised and unadvised investors. This is particularly relevant to self-managed super fund investors ...

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 ...

Frontier recruits two senior consultants

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 27 JAN 2022
Frontier has appointed two senior consultants this month in response to a growing client base. Priya Patel will join the asset consultant's responsible investment group on January 31. Patel hails from the Victorian Funds Management Corporation, working ...

Fidelity hires from Mercer

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 27 JAN 2022
Fidelity International has bolstered its institutional capability, hiring Mercer's head of Australian equities research. Mark Vrkic has been appointed as director, institutional business, based in Sydney for Fidelity International. He joins from Mercer ...

CBA Group Super overhauls service providers

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 25 JAN 2022
... another that was awarded in December to Fulcrum Asset Management as part of changes made to CBA Group Super's alternative assets portfolio. "We anticipate that Fulcrum's expertise, track record and competitive fees will add value to our broader ...