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VicSuper CIO steps down

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUN 2016
The chief investment officer of VicSuper has revealed plans to retire from full time executive roles. Oscar Fabian will step down from the role on 31 August 2016, having spent six years with the superannuation fund. During his time at VicSuper, Fabian ...

IFM Investors' timely ISGM partnership

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUN 2016
IFM Investors is adding to its private capital portfolio by announcing a major investment in an Australian contractor management company. The global fund manager will become a 50% shareholder in ISG Management, replacing the previous cornerstone investment ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUN 2016
US flash manufacturing PMI The Markit flash US Manufacturing PMI shows factory activity improved to its highest in three months. The PMI rose to a preliminary reading of 51.4 in June from 50.7 in the previous month - better than expectations for a slight ...

Cbus hiring 30 advice professionals following service launch

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUN 2016
Cbus has launched a new financial advice model to deliver to fund members. Prioritising tailored member engagement via advice over the phone, the $33 billion super fund will commence hiring for "30 specialist financial advice service roles" to grow ...

Bennelong appoints new director

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUN 2016
Bennelong Funds Management has appointed a new non-executive director. Andrea Waters currently sits on the boards of Chartered Accountants Australia New Zealand, Citywide, CareSuper and the Lord Mayor's Charitable Foundation. Prior to this, she was ...

Alternatives delivering for infra and PE

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUN 2016
Strip infrastructure and private equity out of superannuation funds' alternatives investments and the asset class struggles to deliver its current growth-like returns. This is one of the key pieces of analysis provided by Frontier Advisors at its annual ...

Fixed income, smart beta need better access

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUN 2016
An Australian ETF provider is moving its focus towards fixed income and smart beta in the view that the local market is currently underserving investors. iShares Australia chief executive Jon Howie told the recent Bloomberg Buy-side Forum in Sydney ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUN 2016
Australia leading index "Leading Index improves but still points to below trend momentum". This is the header of Westpac's media release on the latest update of the Westpac-Melbourne Institute Leading Index of Economic Activity. The index tracks future ...

Two advice firms to get managed accounts

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUN 2016
Advice firms Choice Capital and Ashfords Wealth Advisors will have access to a diversified suite of SMAs managed by Beulah Capital. Non-institutional platform provider, Netwealth, has teamed up with Beulah Capital, to launch two new private label managed ...

Cbus grows investment strategy team

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUN 2016
Cbus expanded its investment strategy team with the creation of a new senior equities research analyst role. Ramanan Sooriyakumar joins the $33 billion industry super fund from Goldman Sachs in Melbourne where he was an executive director and lead equities ...