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iSelect CEO departs amid takeover bid

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 15 OCT 2015
... the departure of its chief executive and confirmed a buyout proposal from a private equity firm. Outgoing chief executive Alex Stevens has left the company after 18 months in the role; in his place, iSelect commercial director Scott Wilson has been appointed ...

UBS releases mFund basket

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 13 OCT 2015
UBS Asset Management has added a suite of funds to the ASX's mFund settlement service. Eleven UBS funds are now available through mFund. These are: the UBS Australian Small Companies Fund, UBS Microcap Fund, UBS HALO Australian Share Fund, UBS Australian ...

AMP Capital appoints NZ property manager

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 13 OCT 2015
AMP Capital has appointed a new portfolio manager for its New Zealand property fund. Nick Cobham joins AMP Capital from New Zealand property investment firm Property for Industry Limited, where he was joint general manager. He has also held management ...

TAL releases group insurance member tool

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 13 OCT 2015
TAL has launched an online tool for group insurance members. The TAL "Click to Chat" service streamlines the insurance product underwriting process and allows members to speak online directly with TAL "tele-underwriters". "Members have different needs ...

Zenith re-rates BetaShares ETF

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 13 OCT 2015
... without the need for investors to open new bank accounts or lock up cash for extended periods," BetaShares managing director Alex Vynokur said. He added, "With the introduction of the best interests duty under FOFA, and in light of the high allocations ...

SQM gives high marks to William Blair fund

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 12 OCT 2015
... macro themes that may not be accessible via purely Australian markets," said William Blair head of Australia and New Zealand Alex FranASois. "This is something we believe Australians need even more than American and European investors, because of the ...

PM Capital wins Zenith award

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 12 OCT 2015
Zenith has named PM Capital the best fund manager for international equities - alternatives. At the 2015 Zenith Fund Awards, PM Capital's Global Companies Fund was recognised for its 17-year track record and experienced investment team. "The Global ...

AB fund receives Lonsec rating

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 12 OCT 2015
AllianceBernstein (AB) has received a rating from Lonsec for its Global Equities Fund. Made available to Australian investors in July, the fund was recognised by Lonsec for delivering excess returns to clients for over 10 years. According to AB's statement ...

Magellan appoints infra head from AMP

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 9 OCT 2015
Magellan has appointed a new head of infrastructure relationships. Adrian Amores joins the firm from AMP Capital, where he was head of sales strategies for institutional capabilities across absolute return, private and public markets. Prior to that ...

HUB24 considers buyout proposal

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 9 OCT 2015
HUB24 has announced it is considering a proposal from an unnamed "unrelated party" to buy 100% of its shares. In a statement to the ASX, the firm said its directors are evaluating the proposal, which would entail a cash consideration of $2.75 per share. ...