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Magellan officially ramps up retail offering

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 10 AUG 2017
Alongside its annual results which report a slight dip in net profit, Magellan Financial Group officially highlighted its plan to launch an initial public offering for a new ASX-listed investment vehicle. The Magellan Global Trust will target a 4% cash ...

Aura appoints new head of distribution

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 10 AUG 2017
Having recently boosted its financial planning network through an acquisition, Aura Group is also welcoming a new head of distribution. Chris Faddy joined Aura in May from Vantage Point Asset Management, where he was head of distribution and client ...

Less room for mid-tier asset managers: Stern

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 AUG 2017
Standard Life Investments head of multi-asset and macro investing, Guy Stern, believes the asset management industry will soon stratify into trillion-dollar players and boutiques - with not much room for a middle ground. Speaking to Financial Standard ...

CBA contemplates CommInsure sale

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 AUG 2017
Commonwealth Bank confirmed in its annual results presentation that third parties are discussing an acquisition of the bank's life insurance business. Describing CommInsure as a "strong business with scale, expertise, competitive products and access ...

Managed accounts forum unveils new format, adviser focus

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 8 AUG 2017
... Stanford Brown Wayne Lear - chief wealth strategist, Conscious Money Rainmaker executive director, research and compliance, Alex Dunnin said managed accounts are growing three times faster than the broader platform market. "It's no surprise that there ...

Magellan scores major consumer partnership

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 8 AUG 2017
Magellan is set to dramatically boost its retail footprint with a new sponsorship agreement. The three-year partnership with Cricket Australia will see Magellan sign on as the naming rights sponsor for the Australian domestic Test series, commencing ...

Environment to reshape real estate investment: LaSalle

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 4 AUG 2017
New research from LaSalle Investment Management suggests environmental factors will have a significant impact on real estate investment portfolios in the future. LaSalle's report conceded that while most investors are unwilling to "sacrifice return ...

Blue Sky partners for property investment

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 4 AUG 2017
Blue Sky Private Real Estate entered into a joint venture to finance a 428-bed Adelaide student accommodation project. Working alongside Goldman Sachs and the Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) - the latter of which has committed debt finance of ...

Bennelong appoints new CSO in leadership shuffle

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 4 AUG 2017
Bennelong Funds Management made a round of new appointments, including a chief strategy officer. Promoted to chief strategy officer is Hamish Wood. He was previously Bennelong's head of finance, having joined the firm in 2012 as head of operations and ...

Suncorp hails diversity amid profit boost

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 3 AUG 2017
Suncorp chair Ziggy Switkowski praised the group's 49% female leadership while announcing a 3% boost in net profit to $1.075 billion. The update on the banking and wealth management firm's diversity figures forms part of Suncorp's new corporate responsibility ...