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Challenger adds firepower to annuities business

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 25 AUG 2014
Challenger's $530 million capital raising program is likely to tighten the company's already firm grip on the lucrative annuities market. The figure will be raised from a combination of a $250 million institutional share placement and a $30 million ...

Movers and shakers

Surprise exit for van Eyk asset consulting team Van Eyk's three person asset consultant team has left the company, the company has confirmed. Head of asset consulting Jonathan Ramsay and asset consultants Fil Andronaco and Jonathan Tolub resigned their ...

Treasury Group announces double digit growth for full year

ALICE URIBE  |  THURSDAY, 21 AUG 2014
Treasury Group has announced double digit growth in its profits and funds under management after strong growth from RARE Infrastructure (RARE) and Investors Mutual Limited (IML) in its full year results. In a statement to the ASX the investment management ...

IOOF completes SFGA buyout

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 AUG 2014
IOOF has effectively completed the acquisition of 100% of the shares in SFG Australia, following the buyout proposal made public in May. As part of the scheme of arrangement, SFGA shareholders could elect to receive IOOF shares only or a cash alternative ...

QV Equities raises $180m

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 18 AUG 2014
Investors Mutual has raised more than $180m for its new listed investment company (LIC), QV Equities (QVE). The launch of the product last month targeted self-managed super funds (SMSFs) and high net worth investors looking for a diversified share portfolio ...

Fear me not

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 18 AUG 2014
Geopolitical tensions ease, geopolitical tensions boil, geo-political tensions ease, geo-political tensions boil, geo-political... Financial markets continue to seesaw on this, just like they did with QE (I, II and III) on/QE (I, II and III) off and ...

Putin pontificates peace

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 15 AUG 2014
... bad news continued overnight. US initial unemployment claims increased by more than expected to 311K in the week ended 9 August - the highest level since late June this year. Bad news but not all bad - even taking into account the previous week's upward ...

GBST delivers first SuperStream contributions to SMSFs

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 AUG 2014
GBST, a SuperStream Gateway provider for self-managed super funds (SMSFs) has delivered its first live SuperStream electronic choice contributions messages destined for SMSFs. This initial SuperStream "cohort" which commenced live contributions on 4 ...

MyState appoints GM from Westpac

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 AUG 2014
Banking and wealth management group MyState Limited has appointed a new general manager of sales and distribution. Huw Bough will drive MyState Limited's sales and distribution strategy across MyState Limited's retail banking brands, The Rock and MyState ...

BOQ CEO resigns for overseas role

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 AUG 2014
BOQ chief executive Stuart Grimshaw will depart the bank at the end of August to pursue a non-banking opportunity outside Australia. Chief operating officer Jon Sutton will take over as acting chief executive from 1 September 2014. The Board is currently ...