Hastings Funds Management has announced that Colin Atkin, chief executive of the Hastings Diversified Utilities Fund (HDF), will depart his role following the acquisition of the fund by APA Group at the end of this month.
Atkin was acknowledged by Hastings chairman Alan Cameron and chief executive Andrew Day for the "successful transformation" of HDF, which saw securityholder value rise from $600 million to over $1.6 billion in the past three years.
The announcement came as APA Group extended the offer period for its bid for all of the HDF securities to 7:00pm on 31 October.
The rollout of further tariffs in the US from August is expected to decrease economic growth in the US in the longer term, AMP and asset managers warn.
The Australian Retirement Trust is adopting a “healthy level of conservatism” towards the US as the end of the 90-day tariff pause approaches, with “anything possible”.
Uncertainty around tariffs and subdued growth may lead to some short-term constraints in relation to the private credit market, the fund manager has said.
Just three active asset managers are expected to attract net inflows over the coming year, according to Morningstar, with those specialising in fixed income or private markets best positioned to benefit.