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A tale of three PMIs

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 FEB 2017
Two accelerations and one of moderation - this is the story painted by the latest updates on US, Eurozone and Japanese purchasing managers' index (PMI). While it still remains above the 50-expansion/contraction mark (for the 12th straight month), Markit's ...

Fox urges advisers to become professionals

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 21 FEB 2017
Professionalism, trust, and gaining public confidence were the key takeaway messages from AFA chief executive Brad Fox at this year's Genxt Connect Tour. Speaking to a crowded Sydney ballroom, Fox plead financial advisers to take the financial standards ...

BNY Mellon secures former PM Capital head

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 21 FEB 2017
PM Capital's former head of distribution has moved to an adviser-focused role with an investment management subsidiary of BNY Mellon. Insight Investment, which reported assets under management of about $700 billion in 2016, has appointed Rob Thompson ...

Global fintech heralds Australian expansion

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 21 FEB 2017
A global provider of regulatory reporting and risk management solutions is boosting its local footprint by appointing a country manager for Australia. Andrew Wood joins AxiomSL from IMF Bentham, where he held an interim consultant role. Prior to that ...

Penklis returns with $275m private equity fund

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 20 FEB 2017
Quadrant co-founder George Penklis, who stepped back from the industry in 2014, has returned to launch a new private equity fund in partnership with three other professionals. Odyssey Private Equity, which recently concluded a $275 million institutional ...

AMP super trust adds $450m corporate fund

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 20 FEB 2017
A $450 million corporate super fund will transfer to AMP's SignatureSuper master trust. The Water Corporation Superannuation Plan represents more than 3500 members. The decision to move to AMP followed a tender process which determined SignatureSuper ...

BNY Mellon strengthens insto team

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 20 FEB 2017
Multi-boutique asset manager BNY Mellon Investment Management is welcoming Denis Gambi as director of institutional business, Australia. Gambi will focus on the institutional, corporate, government and ultra-high net worth segments, providing investment ...

Centrepoint hires Citigroup executive as CIO

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 20 FEB 2017
ASX-listed advice group Centrepoint Alliance created a new chief investment officer role, appointing a former Citigroup executive in the process. The new CIO, Toby Lewis, was previously Citigroup's head of investment advisory and research. He oversaw ...

Blue Sky expands board with new directors

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 20 FEB 2017
A former Perpetual group executive has taken on a directorship with Blue Sky Alternative Investments. Michael Gordon has been appointed as an independent, non-executive director, bringing with him more than 30 years' financial services experience across ...

Impact Investing Australia chief to depart

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 20 FEB 2017
As the impact investing market continues to gain momentum, Impact Investing Australia will farewell its chief executive. Daniel Madhavan is leaving the organisation after three years to explore new opportunities in the impact sector, to be replaced ...