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Uniting Church fund manager appoints investments director

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAY 2016
UCA Funds Management, the Uniting Church in Australia's dedicated ethical funds manager, has appointed a new director, investments. Benjamin Pedley joins UCA Funds Management from HSBC Private Bank Hong Kong, where he was head of investment strategy ...

Saxo appoints Australia CEO and insto head

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAY 2016
Saxo Capital Markets has appointed a new chief executive for Australia and a local head of institutional business. Ben Smoker joins Saxo as its new Australian chief executive. Previously he was country head - Australia at NYSE-listed GAIN Capital, and ...

Risk management firm joins Bombora network

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 16 MAY 2016
A Brisbane-based risk practice has joined the Bombora Advice dealer group. Anthem Risk Management, founded in 2007 by risk adviser David Murphy, will now be a part of Bombora's specialist risk advice network. Commenting on the news, Murphy said: "Bombora ...

Keybridge receives restructure proposal

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 16 MAY 2016
Keybridge Capital has announced it has received a restructure proposal from a major boutique asset manager. Following the proposal from Wilson Asset Management (WAM), Keybridge's board will convene for an extraordinary general meeting, and will consult ...

Ethics and income not incompatible: Martin Currie

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAY 2016
Applying an ethical values screen to investment doesn't need to compromise income objectives, according to Martin Currie research. Commenting on the Ethical Income strategy, distributed by Legg Mason, the Martin Currie research found that the "investment ...

Investa names new CEO and CIO

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAY 2016
Investa Property Group has named its new chief executive and chief investment officer. Following what the Investa board described as an "extensive search process," Jonathan Callaghan has been appointed chief executive, having been with Investa for over ...

ACSA announces custody award winners

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAY 2016
The Australian Custodial Services Association has announced the winners of its annual awards for outstanding members of the custody sector. As per ACSA's statement, the awards are given "based on... support for ACSA and contributions to ACSA's strategic ...

Funds management rife with "dressed up" performance data: Cerulli

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAY 2016
A new Cerulli Associates report suggests fund managers are increasingly "spinning" back-tested data as real performance. The Cerulli Edge - Europe Edition report highlights the lack of clarity investment consultants face when selecting funds; they often ...

AMP holds assets despite Genesys exodus

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAY 2016
AMP has announced in a first quarter update that outflows from Genesys advisers leaving the company "continue to be lower than expected." Net cash outflows from Genesys advisers leaving AMP's Australian wealth management business were $33 million for ...

Charter Hall announces unit registry mandate

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAY 2016
Charter Hall has announced it has selected its unit registry partner for its institutional property funds. OneVue Fund Services, which currently administers over 400 funds representing $400 billion in assets, will now provide unit registry services ...