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AIMA appoints new general manager

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 JUL 2014
The Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA) has appointed former hedge fund manager Michael Gallagher as general manager of its Australian National Group. Gallagher replaces Brett Ireland who has decided to focus on a full-time role elsewhere ...

ASIC warns fund managers to fix fee disclosure

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 8 JUL 2014
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has warned fund managers to get their act together to avoid inconsistent or false disclosure of fees to investors. The regulator has issued a report following an investigation into fee and ...

Former BlackRock exec joins Robeco

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 8 JUL 2014
Robeco has appointed Matthew Young as regional manager retail business development in Sydney. He will lead the development of the Netherlands-based asset manager's relationships with financial advisers and promote Robeco's investment strategies, including ...

Allan Gray Australian Equity Fund highly recommended by Zenith

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 7 JUL 2014
The Allan Gray Australia Equity Fund has received a 'Highly Recommended' rating from Zenith Investment Partners. The benchmark-unaware domestic equity fund is focused on companies which Allan Gray believes misunderstood or out of favour, trading significantly ...

Investors Mutual gets in on LIC act

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 7 JUL 2014
Investors Mutual will launch its first listed investment company (LIC) for investors looking for direct access to a ready-made diversified portfolio of Australian shares. QV Equities Limited (ASX: QVE) invests in companies outside the top 20 stocks ...

AMP rebuilds European team with key appointments

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 4 JUL 2014
... Campbell as institutional director for Europe to develop the group's institutional client business. In Sydney, James Holliday-Smith will join the team as portfolio manager and analyst from AMP Capital's fundamental equities team.

FEATURE: In search of the missing asset class

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 4 JUL 2014
... corporate bond market has posed to issuers and investors. But Australia is still some way behind its international peers. Mark Smith finds out what more can be done to improve institutional and retail participation in local fixed income markets. Australian ...

Adviser appetite for infrastructure investments increasing

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 4 JUL 2014
The attractive risk/return profile and high level of income on offer from infrastructure investments mean the asset class is well suited to retail investors, according to Goldman Sachs Asset Management head of Australian infrastructure Geoff Frankish. ...

Nikko AM to launch Singapore's first Chinese onshore bond fund

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 4 JUL 2014
Tyndall Investment Management's parent company Nikko Asset Management will launch the first Chinese onshore bond for retail investors in Singapore in mid-July. The Chinese Onshore Bond Fund is being launched in partnership with the Bank of China and ...

Botte replaces Sheehan as My Adviser managing director

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 3 JUL 2014
Consultum Financial Advisers chief executive Joe Botte has been appointed managing director of My Adviser following the resignation of Philippa Sheehan after almost 10 years with the company. The changes at the two IOOF-owned firms were confirmed by ...