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Macquarie finalises Waddell & Reed acquisition

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 4 MAY 2021
Macquarie Asset Management has completed the acquisition of NYSE-listed Waddell & Reed Financial. Overall, Macquarie paid $2.3 billion for Waddell & Reed Financial, an asset management and financial planning company based in Kansas, flagging the acquisition ...

New firm joins Count Financial

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 4 MAY 2021
Count Financial has announced the latest firm to join its national advice network. StrategyOne Advice Network has joined Count Financial, the 16 th new firm to join since the start of 2021. Based in Northern Sydney, StrategyOne was previously part of ...

Milford hires from Macquarie

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 4 MAY 2021
New Zealand-based investment firm Milford Asset Management has appointed a head of wholesale distribution and more as it expands its team. Murray Pell has been appointed head of wholesale distribution, joining from Macquarie Bank where he was responsible ...

Russell adds to senior leadership

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 4 MAY 2021
Russell Investments has named a longstanding Goldman Sachs managing director as its global chief investment officer and appointed a president from Morgan Stanley to oversee sales and support. Kate El-Hillow spent over 16 years at Goldman Sachs Asset ...

Crestone expands national footprint

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 4 MAY 2021
Crestone Wealth Management has made several hires as it expands into the South Australian market. It bolstered its South Australian presence by hiring a local team of investment professionals, based in Adelaide. Kieran Purcell will be manager of advisory ...

Bellmont adds to distribution team

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 3 MAY 2021
Bellmont Securities has made a new hire to its distribution team in Perth. Paul Reilly leads the adviser solutions team, joining from Financial Framework where he was a director and financial adviser for over seven years. Reilly was previously a senior ...

Proxy advisers under scrutiny

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 3 MAY 2021
Proposed new legislation will see proxy advisers forced to be much more transparent on how and why they vote on matters put to shareholders. The government is proposing to reform proxy voting by requiring superannuation funds to disclose more detailed ...

AMP Capital shutters dud fund, Naeimi departs

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 29 APR 2021
AMP Capital has shut down the AMP Capital Dynamic Markets Fund, launched by Shane Oliver in 2011, following poor performance. A spokesperson for AMP Capital confirmed to Financial Standard that the fund will be terminated. Dynamic Markets Fund portfolio ...

Former AMP Capital managing director joins Ignition

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 APR 2021
AMP Capital's managing director for Asia Pacific who left the firm late last year has joined Ignition Advice as its chief executive for Asia. The digital advice firm has tasked Craig Keary with growth in Asia, including China, Japan, Singapore and South ...

Advisers laud Xplan software

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 APR 2021
Xplan has emerged as the leading financial planning software among financial advisers, a new Investment Trends survey finds. Iress' Xplan took out the nod for its comprehensive functionality, compliance technology and ability to support advice firms ...