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Adviser exam draft legislation released

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 17 DEC 2018
The Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority released draft legislation for the adviser examination, including what it will cost to sit the assessment. Following consultation, FASEA has determined the exam will be a 3.5 hour supervised test ...

NZ Super awards $300m mandate

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 13 DEC 2018
... the customised mandate and its principal strategies group will oversee the investments. The mandate's objective is to generate uncorrelated absolute returns arising from mispricing opportunities related to corporate activity such as mergers and acquisitions ...

Insurer awards $80m mandate

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 10 DEC 2018
... executive Bruno Crastes said: "The share class was created for Australian wholesale investors looking for the ability to generate alpha across FX, rates and credit with a proven process and a 20-year track record in the industry." The fund has delivered ...

Australian Unity fund manager steps down

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 4 DEC 2018
The fund manager of Australian Unity's $450 million office REIT stepped down after nearly seven years on the job. Grant Nichols left as the manager of Australian Unity Office Fund (AOF) on November 30 to pursue other opportunities. He is replaced by ...

Superannuation funds ramp up co-investment opportunities

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 30 NOV 2018
... changing nature of Australia's infrastructure investment landscape. Co-investing is attractive because to be able to generate material returns on their overall portfolio, substantial amount of "buy-in" capital is required to invest in infrastructure ...

Investment manager chair retires

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 30 NOV 2018
... 2005, that was an enormous step for us at the time because we did that really in search of deal flow. We couldn't generate sufficient deal flow in Australia," he said. "It turned out to generate a large number of new clients and an increased deal ...

Melbourne boutique hires deputy CIO

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 NOV 2018
... team is delighted to have Samranvedhya on board at a time where investors are demanding highly skilled managers who can generate defensive returns, both in domestic and global markets. "Kate's [Samranvedhya's] significant experience and skill ...

Inside Bennelong and its UK engine room

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 20 NOV 2018
Thirteen months on from securing its first boutique partners, the UK business of Bennelong Funds Management is ready to scale up. But will Brexit get in the way? Speaking to Financial Standard in London recently, BennBridge chief operating officer Greg ...

Knowledge, action gap puts SMSF savings at risk: Research

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 19 NOV 2018
... of SMSF investors aged 65 or older plan to invest in blue chip shares over the coming 12 months; shares that usually generate strong yields from franking credits. The removal or imposition of limits on refundable franking credits would turn the world ...

Chief economist update: The money is one Fed rate hike next year

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 19 NOV 2018
The tug-o-war between the bulls and the bears continues on Wall Street as 2018 draws to a close. Whether this state of affairs - or better yet, resolved one way of another (up or down) - depends primarily on the end game of the on-going trade stoush ...