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Infocus appoints new director

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 9 AUG 2016
Infocus Wealth Management has appointed a new non-executive director and chair-elect. Roy McKelvie is currently chair of Encompass Corporation, Condor Energy Services and the investment board of AMB Capital Partners. He is also a non-executive director ...

Antipodes to launch global equities LIC

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 9 AUG 2016
Antipodes Partners is launching a global equities listed investment company. It will give retail investors access to the global equities market. The portfolio of the company will be based on the Antipodes Global Fund, which was declared by Morningstar ...

Super funds struggling as member engagement decreases

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 8 AUG 2016
Superannuation funds are finding it increasingly difficult to keep their members engaged, according to CoreData research. The CoreData 2016 Member Engagement Report found that 51.4% of super members surveyed were engaged with their retirement savings ...

AMP Capital details China fund wind-up strategy

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 8 AUG 2016
AMP Capital Funds Management chair Adam Tindall has explained its wind-up strategy for the China Growth Fund (AGF) in an ASX statement. Reiterating that the fund will be wound up "as quickly and as efficiently as we can," Tindall added that the proposed ...

AZ NGA appoints Genesys vet as advice GM

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 8 AUG 2016
AZ Next Generation Advisory has appointed a new general manager, financial planning. Adrian Ashton joins AZ NGA from Financial Keys, where he worked as a financial adviser. Prior to that, he was director of the licensee advice, mergers and acquisitions ...

ASIC compensation plummets despite surveillance success

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 8 AUG 2016
The amount of consumer compensation ASIC secured decreased by 91% in the six months to June 30, 2016, despite increased surveillance outcomes almost across the board. ASIC's latest enforcement report shows that the regulator secured $13.4 million in ...

ABA denies precedent for matching RBA cash rates

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 5 AUG 2016
The Australian Bankers' Association has rejected calls from Parliament to justify its interest rate pricing based on the Reserve Bank's cash rate. Following the RBA cutting the cash rate to 1.75%, Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull told media that "the ...

Real estate debt funds to exceed 2015 growth: Preqin

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 5 AUG 2016
The number of private equity real estate debt funds grew by 25% and aggregate target capital grew by 41% in the year to July 2016, according to Preqin research. From 2013 to 2015, fund managers worldwide raised roughly $75 billion for these strategies. ...

BTFG alternatives head departs

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 5 AUG 2016
BT Financial Group's head of alternatives at BT Investment Solutions has left the company. Chris Thompson joined BT in 2005 as a portfolio manager for multi-manager funds. He was a founding member of the team. He moved onto the head of alternatives ...

Westpac COO departs, management restructures

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 5 AUG 2016
Westpac will reshuffle its executive team following the departure of its chief operating officer who is set to retire from the company. John Arthur joined Westpac in 2008 as group executive, counsel and secretariat. He became chief operating officer ...