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Australians demanding robo-advice from super funds

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAY 2016
Over a third of Australians (36%), who otherwise wouldn't or couldn't afford to see a financial planner, want their super funds to provide robo-advice services, according to the Investment Trends 2015 Direct Client Report. The report, based on a survey ...

Contango announces multi-asset tech partnership

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAY 2016
Contango Asset Management has announced a partnership with a financial information provider to develop multi-asset strategies. Bloomberg will provide its buy-side order management system (AIM), portfolio attribution and risk system (PORT), broker-neutral ...

Blue Sky announces $66 million equity raising

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAY 2016
Blue Sky Alternative Investments has announced it will conduct a $66.8 million equity raising. The initiative consists of a $30 million placement to institutional, professional and sophisticated investors at $6.50 per share and an accelerated non-renounceable ...

Instreet partners with investment advisory for ethical platform

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAY 2016
Instreet Investment has announced a strategic partnership to develop its ethical investment platform, the Emerald Wrap. Following its acquisition of The Emerald Club in January 2015, Instreet has been developing the Emerald Wrap as a tailored investment ...

Foreign direct investors turning to Australia for growth

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 9 MAY 2016
Foreign investors are increasingly optimistic about Australia's economic future - 32% more so than last year. The A.T. Kearney Global Foreign Direct Investment report, based on a survey of "senior executives of the world's leading corporations" conducted ...

Willis Towers Watson appoints investments director

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 9 MAY 2016
Willis Towers Watson has appointed a new director of investments for Australia. Martin Goss, who has been with Willis Towers Watson since 2007 and was chair of the Australian investment committee, will take on the new role with immediate effect. As ...

Hyperion hard-closes flagship small-cap fund

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 9 MAY 2016
Hyperion Asset Management has announced it will hard-close its small-cap Australian equities fund, the Hyperion Small Growth Companies Fund. Having originally soft-closed the fund at the beginning of April, Hyperion will now pay out distributions in ...

ANZ won't make LIF transition until bill is restored

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAY 2016
ANZ advisers won't transfer to Life Insurance Framework remuneration arrangements until the relevant legislation is restored, according to ANZ Wealth managing director Alexis George. Speaking at a media event in Sydney, George referenced the Corporations ...

RBA appoints next governor

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAY 2016
The RBA has appointed its next governor. Philip Lowe, who will take up his new role in September, has been deputy governor at the central bank since February 2012. He is also deputy chair of the RBA board and chair of the RBA's risk management committee. ...

Future Generation appoints CEO

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAY 2016
Future Generation Global Investment has appointed its chief executive. Formerly joint chief executive, Louise Walsh has become sole chief executive following the resignation of joint CEO Chris Donohoe. Donohoe will remain on Future Generation's investment ...