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Ophir high conviction fund added to HUB24

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 26 SEP 2017
Australian small and mid-cap equities manager Ophir Asset Management announced the addition of its Ophir High Conviction Fund to HUB24's IDPS platform. Launched in 2015, the fund provides investors with a concentrated exposure to a portfolio of Australian ...

Frontier Advisors chief executive resigns

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 26 SEP 2017
Frontier Advisors chief executive Damian Moloney has resigned after six years at the helm of one of Australia's largest asset consultants. Moloney assumed the role of chief executive in July 2011, at a time when the firm and the asset consulting sector ...

Local Government Super chair departs, successor named

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 25 SEP 2017
Chair of Local Government Super, Katherine O'Regan, has departed the board after only two-and-a-half months in the position, giving up both her chairmanship and directorship. O'Regan, who served as Deputy Mayor for Woollahra Municipal Council (2012 ...

NZ manager launches retirement product

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 25 SEP 2017
Simplicity, a New Zealand investment manager which provides a KiwiSaver superannuation product, is launching a new fund to guarantee member's income through retirement. From age 65, members of the Simiplitcy KiwiSaver Scheme invested in the guaranteed ...

Kinetic Super CIO departs

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 25 SEP 2017
Kinetic Super chief investment officer Paul Kessell is departing after more than nine years of service and following the fund's decision to merge with Sunsuper. Kessell was a founding member of Kinetic Super's investment team and played a pivotal role ...

Multi-member SMSFs shun risky investments: Research

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 22 SEP 2017
The greater the number of members in a self-managed superannuation fund, the more risk averse they become, according to latest research. A joint report from SuperConcepts and the University of Adelaide's International Centre for Financial Services reveals ...

Former StatePlus MD joins Australian Ethical

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 22 SEP 2017
Two billion dollar superannuation fund Australian Ethical continues to eye growth with the appointment of a new non-executive director to its board. Former StatePlus managing director Michael Monaghan brings more than 30 years' experience to the board ...

Former Attorney General appointed to Dexus board

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 SEP 2017
A former Australian Attorney General was appointed to the board of Dexus Funds Management following Elizabeth Alexander's decision to not stand for re-election as an independent director. Nicola Roxon, who held the position of Federal Attorney General ...

The trillion dollar pension fund

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 SEP 2017
On September 19 one of the world's largest pension funds hit US$1 trillion. "I don't think anyone expected the fund to ever reach US$1 trillion dollars," Norges Bank Investment Management chief executive Yngve Slyngstad said. "Reaching US$1 trillion ...

Passive investors excluded from small business tax cuts

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 19 SEP 2017
Passive investment companies, including property and share investors, cannot access the lower company tax rate, the Government has confirmed. Following the release of draft tax legislation, Minister for Revenue and Financial Services Kelly O'Dwyer said ...