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AFA appoints policy and marketing head

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 19 OCT 2015
The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) has appointed an industry veteran to its newly created general manager of policy, professionalism and marketing role. Samantha Clarke, who has 25 years' financial services experience, will oversee the public ...

SG Hiscock finds value far from ASX big caps

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 19 OCT 2015
Australian small caps appear increasingly attractive to investors who are overexposed to ASX20 companies, but reluctant to increase their international exposure, SG Hiscock portfolio manager Callum Burns said. The SGH ICE portfolio invests in what Burns ...

Findex firm sets up family office division

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 19 OCT 2015
A Findex-aligned firm will set up a family office division and has appointed an executive to lead the development of the new business arm. Adelaide-based Prescott Securities has appointed financial services professional Malcolm Caire as head of advisory ...

HUB24 refuses IOOF takeover

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 19 OCT 2015
HUB24 has turned down IOOF's offer to acquire all of its shares. The platform provider's board considered the proposal and consulted with its advisers. They all concluded that "the proposal is inadequate and does not reflect the underlying value of ...

Mandate tide turns towards global equities

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 19 OCT 2015
Institutional investors are moving fast to protect their portfolios from the risks facing the Australian market. Over a third of the money poured into new mandates last year was in international equities, twice the amount of new funds invested in Australian ...

Property funds acquire Sydney, Perth property

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 16 OCT 2015
Two investment funds have acquired properties in Sydney and Perth worth over $30 million. Folkestone has entered into a 50/50 joint venture with Sydney property developer Lyon Group Australia to acquire development rights over 59.7 hectares in Sydney's ...

Steady funds thrive in low growth world

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 16 OCT 2015
A portfolio of high quality companies that can grow steadily -"not spectacularly"- over the long term is the right strategy to face the challenges of a low growth environment, Morgan Stanley senior portfolio manager Bruno Paulson said. He described ...

FEATURE: Investing in a world on hold

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 16 OCT 2015
... decision to postpone the rate rise is keeping the world on hold. With volatility set to increase ahead of the rate hike, Laura Millan looks at the global investment opportunities. Just when everyone thought it would happen, as the market had priced in ...

Governance Institute pulls support for super bill

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 15 OCT 2015
The Governance Institute has pulled its initial support for the government's bill on superannuation fund boards and is now calling for it to be scrapped. "The process has become overly politicised to the detriment of genuine governance outcomes," a ...

Nikko AM grows distribution team

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 15 OCT 2015
Nikko Asset Management has grown its distribution team and hired two regional sales managers for New South Wales and Queensland. Lia Gunawan joins from the Australian Red Cross, where she was national business partnerships manager. She has also held ...