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Citi appoints government affairs head

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 6 APR 2017
Citi is welcoming a new head of government affairs. James Bond joins Citi from the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia, where he was director external affairs and investment. Prior to that, he was both the president of the Australian Services ...

Savills IM expands with $90m acquisition

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 6 APR 2017
Savills Investment Management broadened its reach with its first acquisition of Australian property assets for the Savills IM Asia Pacific Fund. The assets, Quest East Perth and The Station Oxley in Brisbane, were purchased for about $90 million in ...

Financial Standard wins prestigious award

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 6 APR 2017
Financial Standard journalist Alex Burke has been honoured for a series of feature articles on retirement income, winning an award at the Australian Citi Journalism Awards for Excellence. Burke was judged winner of the Markets and Investment category ...

Plato fund oversubscription heralds income appetite

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 APR 2017
Plato's Income Maximiser listed investment company has exceeded its $220 million target, signalling Australia's soaring demand for income-oriented strategies. Plato's IPO will remain open until April 21, allowing for a further $110 million in investor ...

Henderson appoints investment director

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 APR 2017
Following on from its merger proposal with Janus Capital late last year, Henderson appointed an investment director for its emerging market equities team. Ian Tabberer was previously a part of Henderson's global equities team, which underwent a restructure ...

QIC reorganises SA infrastructure business

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 APR 2017
QIC made two key changes to the South Australian arm of its global infrastructure business. John Rickus will step down from his role as chair of Epic Energy South Australia, transitioning to a senior consultant for QIC Global Infrastructure. Laura Reed ...

BT and Asgard add bond fund

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 4 APR 2017
An active bond fund has been added to the BT Wrap and Asgard platforms. Jamieson Coote Bonds' Active Bond Fund is the retail form of its wholesale Australian government bond strategy; it was recently rated as "recommended" by Lonsec. The fund is distributed ...

Nikko AM restructures fixed income team

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 31 MAR 2017
Nikko Asset Management is merging its Australian fixed income division with its global team, which will see the departure of three local staff members. The Australian operation is integrating with the firm's London-based global fixed income team and ...

AMP reshapes advice businesses, appoints MD

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 31 MAR 2017
AMP is welcoming a new advice leadership team following the decision to bring multiple advice businesses under one roof. Following the restructure, AMP Financial Planning, AMP Advice, AMP Horizons and AMP Direct will be integrated under a new managing ...

Global SMA rated superior

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 31 MAR 2017
... exchanges that meet the Loftus Peak criteria and aims to manage risk while optimising returns. Loftus Peak chief executive Alex Pollak said global fund managers are investing forward by looking backward when buying traditional indices of companies. "Google ...