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Industry stalwart Tucker takes stake in Westoz

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 3 JUN 2014
Former MLC chief executive Steve Tucker has become executive chairman and minority shareholder of fund manager Westoz Investment Management. Tucker has a 20% stake in the firm, with the remaining 80% owned by ASX-listed and Western Australian focused ...

Five Oceans to be disbanded

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 3 JUN 2014
Fidante Partners global equities house Five Oceans Asset Management is set to close after more than eight years in business. Principals from the group, which sits under Challenger's boutique funds management business, have written to clients to inform ...

Bloomberg names exec to lead new bond indices business

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 2 JUN 2014
The analyst responsible for managing the suite of UBS Australia Bond indices has joined Bloomberg Indexes to head up the company's AusBond Indexes business based in Sydney. In her new role, Kerry Angel will represent the Bloomberg Indexes business in ...

Australian investors prepare for market sell-off

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 2 JUN 2014
Australian equity investors are positioning themselves for a pullback in the market, trading volumes in BetaShares exchange traded products (ETPs) show. According to BetaShares' data, the average daily value traded of the BetaShares Australian Equities ...

AMP on hunt for new senior researchers after departure

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 30 MAY 2014
AMP Financial Services has reshuffled its AMP Advice Research team and is on the hunt for two execs after a key staff departure. Manager of fund research in the AMP Advice Research team Jeff Poe has departed to become a partner at Platinum Accounting. ...

Market Vectors Property ETF receives SQM rating

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 30 MAY 2014
The Market Vectors Australian Property ETF has received a four-star superior rating from SQM Research. Market Vectors ETFs is the exchange traded fund business of Van Eck Global. "The rating confirms the robust nature of our Market Vectors Australian ...

Fresh Orient Capital acquisitions expand European operations

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAY 2014
Australian investor services provider Orient Capital has pushed further into the European market with the acquisition of London-based capital markets intelligence business King Worldwide Investor Relations. The group has also acquired a 50% interest ...

Survey reveals investors greatest fear in 2014

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAY 2014
A hard landing in China is the risk investors are most concerned about in the second half of 2014, according to a recent Credit Suisse survey. The financial services company collected data via snap polls of attendees at its fifth annual Global Macro ...

AMP head of corporate super to depart

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAY 2014
AMP head of corporate superannuation Libby Roy has decided to leave the company less than two years into the role. A departure date is yet to be set and AMP confirmed Roy would be staying on to ensure a smooth transition of her responsibilities. "During ...

Going solo: Australian equity houses at risk of talent exodus

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAY 2014
Large Australian equity houses are at risk of losing their most talented stockpickers to solo projects, according to van Eyk Research. With a number of well-established Australian small cap managers at or close to full capacity, the investment research ...