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JPM awarded industry fund research mandate

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 NOV 2015
J.P. Morgan Asset Management will provide research, investment and economic insights to one of Australia's largest industry superannuation funds. Sunsuper will be able to access the managers "investment specialists, portfolio managers and research teams," ...

Fiducian acquires practice, launches impact fund

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 3 NOV 2015
Fiducian Group will acquire a financial planning business in Tasmania with $55 million in funds under advice. The business will merge with Fiducian's existing operation in Tasmania and will be sold for $1.35 million funded by excess cash. The acquisition ...

AXA IM targets under-researched stocks

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 3 NOV 2015
Tapping into small caps through a strategy focused on value can give investors access to opportunities in the most under-researched part of the market, AXA Investment Management says. Director of investment strategy at AXA IM's Rosenberg Equities, Kathryn ...

Macquarie set to pay $14m to advice clients

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 2 NOV 2015
Macquarie Equities Limited (MEL) has identified 163 clients who received inadequate financial advice and are eligible for $14 million compensation. Macquarie Group confirmed that the enforceable undertaking dictated by the Australian Securities and ...

FSC, Deloitte name Future Leader Award winner

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 2 NOV 2015
... management at Commonwealth Bank (CBA) is the winner of this year's Financial Services Council/Deloitte Future Leader award. Laura Bielinko was awarded for her creative approach to retirement income, which included a proposal backed by research. "Laura's ...

Perpetual grows global equities team

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 2 NOV 2015
Perpetual Investments has appointed two analysts to its global equities team as it looks to grow its global equities strategy. Tim Cheung joins from Morphic Asset Management, where he was principal and head of research. Cheung has 11 years' of equities ...

Towers Watson boosts hedge fund research team

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 30 OCT 2015
Towers Watson has appointed three people to its global hedge fund research division, including a senior investment consultant in Sydney. Aongus O'Gorman joins Towers Watson's team in Sydney from boutique consultancy Round Tower Solutions, where he was ...

Managed accounts usage to grow 38%

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 30 OCT 2015
The number of independent financial advice practices using managed accounts is set to grow by over 38% over the quarter, Managed Accounts Holdings (MGP) said. The managed accounts provider said that an additional 10 boutique licensees are in the process ...

MLC insurance sale to cost NAB $1.5bn

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 29 OCT 2015
National Australia Bank (NAB) has agreed to sell 80% of MLC's insurance business for $2.4 billion, but it estimates it will lose over $1.5 billion in the transaction. The bank told investors that the transaction would involve an indicative loss of $1.1 ...

Global strategy drives BTIM results

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 29 OCT 2015
BT Investment Management reported a record result for the year to 30 September 2015, with the manager's US equity funds attracting strong inflows. BTIM confirmed a cash net profit after tax (NPAT) of $132.5 million for the year, and a statutory NPAT ...