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Watermark closes IPO for market neutral LIC

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 13 DEC 2016
Watermark closed its initial public offering for Australia's first global market neutral listed investment company. The Watermark Global Leaders Fund Limited raised more than $90 million, close to the initial goal of $110 million, from investors at ...

Equity Trustees flags acquisition

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 12 DEC 2016
Equity Trustees is considering an acquisition of a bank's estates business. Sandhurst Trustees - owned by Bendigo and Adelaide Bank - provides investment, funds and estate management, superannuation, commercial loans and custodial services. It is also ...

N1 hires eight for new subsidiary

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 12 DEC 2016
Wealth management and mortgage broking firm N1 Holdings expanded its distribution footprint with eight new hires after acquiring 23 Sydney rental properties. The new distribution, sales and marketing team have joined N1 from property sales and project ...

YBR lending chief departs

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 12 DEC 2016
Yellow Brick Road's chief executive - lending will leave the company on December 31. Tim Brown leads YBR and Vow Financial's lending services, having previously been chief executive of Vow before YBR acquired it in May 2014. He will take on a new role ...

Coin flipping better than macro forecasts

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 9 DEC 2016
Using macroeconomic forecasts to predict global politics isn't too far from flipping a coin, according to Prime Value Asset Management portfolio manager ST Wong. Pointing to the Brexit surprise and Donald Trump's election, Wong said: "You may have more ...

Individual risk sales flat for three years

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 9 DEC 2016
Growth in life insurers' individual risk business was "virtually static" in the three years to 30 June 2016, research reveals. The Health and Wellness Report, published by Strategic Insight (formerly Plan for Life), highlights that while individual ...

ASIC bans life insurance adviser

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 9 DEC 2016
ASIC banned a Queensland-based financial adviser for seven years. Mateen Mohammed, who was an authorised representative of Synchronised Business Services from 2010 to 2015, is alleged by the regulator to have not maintained nor understood the "duties ...

NZ manager launches QROPS scheme

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 8 DEC 2016
A New Zealand asset manager now offers a qualified recognised overseas pension scheme for Australian and NZ migrants. Lifetime Asset Management's Garrison Bridge Superannuation Scheme has been added to Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs' QROPS list and ...

Tasplan launches lifecycle default super

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 8 DEC 2016
Tasplan now offers a lifecycle default super option, becoming one of the select industry funds to provide such a service. The new option, Tasplan OnTrack, is designed to reallocate members' funds over their lives to gradually reduce sequencing risk ...

Regal FM appoints CEO from Challenger

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 8 DEC 2016
Regal Funds Management is welcoming a new chief executive. Brendan O'Connor joins Regal from Challenger, where he was chief financial officer, funds management. At Challenger he oversaw the development and distribution of investment products across ...