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Schroders appoints head of private debt

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 14 AUG 2020
Schroders has hired from RBC to appoint a head of private debt for Australia, as it builds out a private assets offering for local investors. Nicole Kidd was previously RBC's head of corporate banking Australia and institutional client management ...

Synchron compliance lead resigns

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 AUG 2020
Synchron's general manager of legal, risk and compliance Michael Jones has resigned, with a new appointment to lead the dealer group's compliance. Synchron director Don Trapnell thanked Jones for his contribution to the dealer group. "We have ...

Emerging market debt rebounds

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 AUG 2020
Emerging-market (EM) debt rebounded strongly in the second quarter across hard currency sovereign and corporate credit as well as local-currency debt, according to Eaton Vance. Eaton Vance institutional portfolio manager director and alternative and ...

Impact investing seeks to address racial inequality

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 11 AUG 2020
A new initiative in the US, with $4 million in backing from J.P. Morgan Chase, has seen a small business lender and an impact investor come together to address racial inequality. CDC Small Business Finance and Capital Impact Partners, which describes ...

Brisbane broker permanently banned

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 11 AUG 2020
ASIC has permanently banned a Brisbane-based broker from engaging in credit activities, after the corporate watchdog found he had falsified a letter of approval for a home loan. Jeffry Leonard Gordon has been barred from the industry and his Australian ...

MLC Wealth hires risk chief from QIC

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 10 AUG 2020
MLC Wealth has hired QIC's long-standing chief risk officer in a similar role. David Clarke will join MLC Wealth in October as chief risk officer. Clarke joined QIC in 2007 and has led the risk function for the past seven years. Prior to this, he ...

Perpetual opens retail raise

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 4 AUG 2020
Perpetual has opened its share purchase plan to retail shareholders in an attempt to raise $40 million to fund the acquisition of US manager Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss (Barrow Hanley). Eligible shareholders are able to purchase up to $30,000 ...

Canadian pension fund pursues global growth

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 3 AUG 2020
One of Canada's biggest pension funds is restructuring to better position itself for international opportunities, including in the Asia Pacific region. Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec (CDPQ) is shifting to an integrated structure for international ...

Franklin Templeton completes acquisition

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 3 AUG 2020
Franklin Templeton has officially completed its acquisition of investment manager Legg Mason, creating one of the world's largest specialist managers. Franklin Resources, a global investment management organisation with subsidiaries operating as Franklin ...

Sydney boutique expands team

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUL 2020
A global equities boutique started by Evans & Partners' former head of international equities has added two members to its investment team. Aoris Investment Management was established by Stephen Arnold in 2017. It runs a concentrated portfolio of ...