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Capital Group appoints ESG head

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2020
The US$1.7 trillion manager has hired Schroders' global head of stewardship as its global head of ESG. Jessica Ground will start in the new role in September and will be based in London. At Capital Group, she will be responsible for incorporating the ...

Platform prototypes compliance capability

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUN 2020
HUB24 is developing a new tech capability, which it says will identify compliance issues before they happen. The specialist platform is currently working with five licensees to build the tool, including its subsidiary Paragem, which will use machine ...

Westpac sells legacy stake in Pendal

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUN 2020
Westpac sold its 9.5% stake in Pendal Group after market close yesterday sweeping clean its stake, and will continue to withdraw from the $14 billion in assets that Pendal currently manages for it. The block trade, which was handled by UBS last evening ...

Sargon buyers announce execs, ditch Sargon name

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUN 2020
The buyers of Sargon's operating businesses have announced its new executive and board lineup and will rebrand it to Certes Corporation, leaving behind the Sargon brand. Former PEXA chief Marcus Price will move into the role of group chief executive ...

Schroders deputy multi-asset head to retire

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 15 JUN 2020
Schroders Australia's multi-asset deputy head is set to retire and the team is adding a New York manager to its local lineup. Simon Stevenson will retire at the end of 2020, after about a decade with the team. "We would like to thank Simon for his outstanding ...

Centuria launches takeover bid

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 15 JUN 2020
The ASX-listed $7.2 billion real estate investment manager has launched a takeover bid for New Zealand-based Augusta Capital, set to acquire the firm's remaining shares for $122 million (NZD$130 million). It comes just over a month after Centuria Capital ...

2020 MAX Award winners named

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2020
The most outstanding efforts in financial services marketing, advertising and sales were recognised in the 2020 Financial Standard MAX Awards, presented via virtual ceremony last night. Big winners in the 15th annual awards include BlackRock, Legg Mason ...

A-REIT winners, losers of the 'new normal'

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUN 2020
Both structural and cyclical headwinds threaten to impact Australia's real estate investment trust sector, with clear winners and losers emerging as the country gradually reopens. That's according to Pengana Capital Group portfolio manager Amy Pham ...

Volatility is not the devil: Pengana

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUN 2020
Volatility, despite its stomach turning swings, should not be feared; instead investors should take time to understand it to take advantage of the opportunities it presents. That's according to Pengana Capital Group executive director and manager for ...

Magellan launches listed active ETF fund

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUN 2020
Hamish Douglass' Magellan Financial Group has launched a listed active ETF fund in partnership with Airlie Funds Management, with promises of reducing friction and costs for investors. The Airlie Australian Share Fund will commence trading on the ASX ...