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Tens of thousands flock to Omaha

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAY 2014
More than 40,000 Berkshire Hathaway investors flocked to Omaha, Nebraska for the company's annual general meeting. Legendary investor and Berkshire chairman Warren Buffett, 83, sat with his 90-year old business partner Charlie Munger for more than five ...

The Infrastructure Fund looking to add to Port of Newcastle purchase

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAY 2014
Australian industry super investment vehicle The Infrastructure Fund (TIF) is on the hunt for more quality infrastructure assets following its purchase of the long-term lease of the Port of Newcastle, the world's largest coal export port. Last week ...

ECP Asset Management expands to Sydney

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAY 2014
Boutique Australian equities manager, ECP Asset Management, has announced that it has established its national office in Sydney. ECP, which launched less than 12 months ago, has also appointed Andrew Dale to the investment team as a portfolio manager ...

Certitude appoints adviser relationship manager

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAY 2014
Certitude Global Investments has appointed former SuperIQ executive Tim Williams as an adviser relationship manager. In this role, Williams will be responsible for the development and maintenance of Certitude's relationships with its financial advisers ...

Saxo Capital Markets adds share options to platform

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 5 MAY 2014
Saxo Capital Markets Australia has enabled stock options trading on its platform for both retail and institutional investors. The launch will enable clients of Saxo Capital Markets to both consolidate their existing portfolios by allowing them to trade ...

BT Financial Group posts 21% profit rise

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 5 MAY 2014
The performance of BT Financial Group has boosted Westpac Group's half-year results, with the division reporting cash earnings of $438 million, a 21% increase on the same period last year. BT Financial Group chief executive Brad Cooper attributed the ...

Age Pension to rise to 70 by 2035

MARK SMITH, JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAY 2014
Treasurer Joe Hockey has confirmed that he plans to raise the Age Pension eligibility age to 70 by 2035 in the upcoming Budget. Confirmation came in an interview with Alan Jones on 2GB radio in which the two men were discussing the Commission of Audit's ...

Growth of institutional infrastructure demand revealed

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAY 2014
Global institutional investors have plunged $439 billion into direct infrastructure projects in the last four years, according to research from alternatives research house Preqin. Preqin's latest research estimates that institutions have invested directly ...

Macquarie Bank names managing director

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAY 2014
Mary Reemst will replace Greg Ward as managing director and chief executive of Macquarie Bank from 1 July. Reemst has been with the company for 15 years and is currently head of credit in the risk management group, a role she has held for the past 11 ...

Perpetual Private creates new head of investment research role

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAY 2014
Perpetual Private has appointment Kyle Lidbury as head of investment research. This is a new role which combines Perpetual Private's multi-manager and model portfolio research teams into a large research platform to support the evolving needs of its ...