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Platinum launches Asia LIC

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUL 2015
Platinum Asset Management has launched Platinum Asia Investments, a listed investment company (LIC) that gives investors exposure to listed companies in the Asia region, ex Japan. Platinum has already lodged the prospectus with the Australian Securities ...

Aligned execs join Fortnum in advice arm restructure

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 27 JUL 2015
Fortnum Financial Group has restructured its financial planning business and appointed four executives from IOOF-owned Shadforth Financial Group, Commonwealth Bank and AMP-owned Genesys and Charter Financial Planning. As part of the restructure, Fortnum ...

SMSF Association launches accreditation

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2015
The SMSF Association has launched an accreditation program for financial services workers willing to know the basics of self-managed super funds (SMSFs). The SMSF Practitioner (SSP) program is a practical, foundation-based SMSF designation aimed at ...

FSC Annual Conference kicks off August 5

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2015
The 2015 FSC Annual Conference will be back on the Gold Coast from 5-7 August. The two and half day conference includes a program featuring some on the nation's most powerful politicians as well as home-grown and international industry leaders. The ...

NSW Advisers Big Day Out kicks off next week

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUL 2015
... invite to your colleagues, you'll get more out of the day with your colleagues learning alongside you. Dates: A A 4th August - 20th August Time: A A A 8:00am - 3:15pm Cost: A A A A A Complimentary, including morning tea and lunch CPD points: A A A A ...

Activist shareholders agitate AMP China fund

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUL 2015
Asian hedge fund manager LIM Advisors called for shareholder action to force AMP Capital to take steps to narrow the 26% discount on its China Growth Fund. LIM Advisors said it will call an extraordinary general meeting to take the matter to unitholders ...

AMP expands US credit research team

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUL 2015
AMP Capital has appointed four people to its Chicago-based credit research team in a bid to increase its understanding of US high yield markets. Alexander Shire will join the team on 20 July 2015 as senior portfolio manager. He has 15 years of research ...

HUB24 doubled FUA in 2014

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUL 2015
HUB24's investment and superannuation platform doubled its funds under administration during the year to June 30, 2015. Funds under administration were $1.7 billion, up 100% from the year before and 14% more than the previous quarter. The platform also ...

Executive appointment round-up

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2015
The biggest industry moves this week include John Waller retiring as a National Australia Bank board member and Standard Life chief executive David Nish stepping down after six years in the role. Qantas Super chief executive to retire - Jane Perry will ...

Standard Life chief to resign

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUN 2015
Standard Life chief executive David Nish has announced he will step down on August 5 after six years in the position. In his place, following what Standard Life's statement described as a "rigorous succession planning process," Standard Life Investments ...