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AIMA helping super funds plan HF moves

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUL 2012
The Alternative Investment Management Association will be working with local super funds on scenario analyses for moving more funds to suitable Australian alternative managers. Recent data from administrator GlobeOp showed that in June hedge funds globally ...

SFG rolls out FOFA-ready MDA

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 19 JUL 2012
SFG Australia has rolled-out FOFA-ready managed portfolio and dynamic portfolio update services to its advice network. Colonial First State Custom Solutions is administering the new offerings via the Symetry Endeavour Portfolio Service. The rollouts ...

AFA releases draft code of conduct

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 19 JUL 2012
The Association of Financial Advisers has released a member consultation paper outlining their draft professional adviser code of conduct. The draft was released with a view to it being finalised before the Australian Securities & Investments Commission ...

Treasury heavy handed on portfolio disclosure

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 19 JUL 2012
Portfolio disclosure remains a contentious issue for superannuation funds, after it was first flagged in the 2010 Cooper review. It will be a major issue explored at the Financial Services Council annual conference, to be held on 1-3 August at the Gold ...

DomaCom appoints general manager

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  THURSDAY, 19 JUL 2012
Internet-based fractional property investment trading platform DomaComs has appointed CARM GPS founder Matthew Lock as a general manager of business systems. Prior to his new role, Lock spent nearly a decade developing CARM Guided Planning System, which ...

Premium acquires stake in the Emerald Club

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JUL 2012
Financial planning group Premium Wealth Management has taken a 25% stake in the Emerald Club as part of a strategic alliance with the responsible investment solutions group. The alignment reflects strong philosophical agreement between the two groups ...

LUCRF expands in-house investment team

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JUL 2012
LUCRF Super has expanded its internal investment team, which oversees the $3bn fund. Duncan Graham, senior property specialist, and Daniel Grioli, senior investment analyst have both joined the fund. "The growth of the team strengthens the funds internal ...

Aust lags in financial job market

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 17 JUL 2012
Australia is lagging the rest of Asia Pacific in financial services job opportunities. The latest quarterly data from eFinancial Careers showed that while Australia experienced a 37% decline in the number of opportunities in Q2, the average for the ...

Hastings wins UK infra mandate

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 17 JUL 2012
Hastings Funds Management has been selected by the RBS Group Pension Fund to develop their private market infrastructure assets, with an initial $1.1bn investment. The mandate is to source and manage core infrastructure investments in the United Kingdom ...

Northern Trust continues expansion

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 17 JUL 2012
Northern Trust has reaffirmed Australian expansion plans, with a new hires in its Melbourne office. Christopher Thomson has joined as a business development manager, in line with plans for 54% staff growth in 2012. Northern Trust said that Thomson's ...