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Guinness Asset Management wins global equities mandate

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 FEB 2018
Guinness Asset Management was awarded a mandate for its flagship global equities strategy.

Boutique aims to tackle retiree housing affordability

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 FEB 2018
A boutique asset management firm is hoping to raise more than $9 million to acquire a Queensland retirement village, providing affordable housing for older Australians receiving government assistance.

Tax strategies boost retirement savings: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 FEB 2018
Tax-efficient strategies can boost retirement savings by more than $200,000 from accumulation to retirement phase, according to Parametric.

Russell revamps ESG scoring system

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 20 FEB 2018
Russell Investments is rolling out a new environmental, social and governance scoring system that aims to identify factors that could materially affect a company's financial performance.

Global manager begins alternative risk premia push

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 20 FEB 2018
A $638 billion global asset manager is adding alternative risk premia capabilities across its entire multi-asset portfolio and has made several hires in the process.

WAM calls to remove Aurora as RE of listed trust

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 20 FEB 2018
Wilson Asset Management submitted a request for an extraordinary general meeting to remove Aurora Funds Management as the responsible entity of an ASX-listed trust.

L1 Capital prepares for LIC IPO

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 20 FEB 2018
L1 Capital appointed a syndicate of broking firms as it prepares to float its Long Short Fund listed investment company.

BetaShares shareholder buys $13 billion fund manager

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 20 FEB 2018
A significant shareholder in BetaShares has added a $13 billion ETF manager to its growing stable.

NAB redundancies in full swing

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 20 FEB 2018
The Finance Sector Union of Australia believes NAB is not doing enough to retrain or reskill the 6000 employees that will be made redundant over the next three years.

J.P. Morgan renews industry fund custody mandate

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 19 FEB 2018
An $11 billion industry superannuation fund reappointed J.P. Morgan as its custodian for another three-year term.