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Colonial First State awards $55m mandate

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2015
A Sydney boutique has won a $55 million mandate from Colonial First State. Eight Investment Partners (8IP) was given the nod to manage a small cap Australian equity portfolio for the wealth management group. The boutique was established in 2009 by Kerry ...

Countplus profit hit by end of loyalty payments

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 27 AUG 2015
Countplus has seen its after-tax profit fall 12.2% as loyalty payments paid by Commonwealth Bank ended. Net financial planning revenue was down 15.9% due to payments to 16 member firm franchisees expiring. Excluding the impact of these payments and ...

Folkestone builds on strong foundations

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 27 AUG 2015
Real estate investment manager Folkestone has more than doubled its profit in the 12 months to 30 June. Net profit after tax stood at $7 million, up 122.6% on the same period last year. Earnings per share of 1.1 cents were up 57.1% on FY14 and funds ...

AFA Female Excellence semi-finalists named

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 25 AUG 2015
The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) and TAL have announced the semi-finalists for the 2015 AFA Female Excellence in Advice Award. Next Step Financial Group's Crystal Broadfoot, Perspective Financial Services' Esther Althaus, Carrington Financial ...

Liquidator appointed in suicide case

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 25 AUG 2015
ASIC has appointed a liquidator for six investment management companies linked to a Perth-based promoter, who is believed to have taken his own life after defrauding investors for years. The Federal Court of Australia has made orders appointing EY partner ...

OneVue close to turning profit

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 25 AUG 2015
OneVue has almost doubled its revenue in the last year, helping to reduce its net loss from $5.23 million in 2014 to $220,000 in the year to 30 June 2015. Total revenue of $25.42 million for the reporting period represents an increase of 92% from $13.21 ...

Cameron Harrison added to platforms

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 25 AUG 2015
The Cameron Harrison Anglo-Atlantic Mainstreet Equity Model has been added to the Morningstar Separate Accounts database and the Powerwrap platform. The model, which the investment team have managed since it was set up in 2007, is an international equities ...

Industry gears for new settlement regime

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 25 AUG 2015
Custodians are on track reduce settlement times from three days to two days in time for the official regime change in March 2016. Firms are gearing up to start testing their readiness for the new T+2 Settlement regime in October. "Reducing settlement ...

Ranger brings global equity strategy to Australia

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 24 AUG 2015
The $4 billion US-based Ranger Capital Group has launched its Global Income and Growth fund in Australia through its subsidiary Ranger International, with the Myer Family Company coming on board as a seed investor. Over the past 12 years, the strategy ...

Hedge funds face brain drain

LAURA MILLAN, MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 24 AUG 2015
Hedge funds should be thriving in the unusual low return environment. But instead of turning to the rock stars of funds management, investors are choosing safer and cheaper options. As managers warn about an Australian brain drain, experts talk about ...