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Industry fund awards emerging markets mandate

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 MAY 2018
An investment manager fast approaching US$10 billion in assets under management and advice recently won an emerging markets equities mandate from an industry superannuation fund. ClariVest Asset Management will manage the $75 million mandate from the ...

Only 17pct of Aussie families seek advice: St.George

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 15 MAY 2018
Latest research from St.George Bank highlights only 17% of Australian households seek financial advice. The bank's research also said 70% of parents taught themselves how to budget, however 43% did say there was some prior learning from their parents. ...

NSW Treasury appoints productivity commissioner

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 14 MAY 2018
A former ATO deputy commissioner and the current chair of Sydney Financial Forum has been appointed a top role at New South Wales Treasury. Joining the NSW Government as its first productivity commissioner is Peter Achterstraat. His mandate is to "bust ...

Spaceship beefs up senior management

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 14 MAY 2018
The millennial super fund which now manages about $180 million in funds has added two industry veterans to its top brass among four new appointments. The move tightens its compliance and governance. Andrew Moore will now serve as chairperson on Spaceship ...

$50 billion super fund appoints new analyst

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAY 2018
A top super fund that manages $50 billion on behalf of two million members has appointed a new senior analyst, after the incumbent moved to a boutique manager. Rest is welcoming Steven Green as a senior analyst, replacing the outgoing William Riggall. ...

Chief economist update: BOE fails market expectations

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAY 2018
The Fed is on track for another two more of its forward guided three interest rate hikes this year. This is the message from the just-released US CPI report for April. Despite the continued improvement in the US unemployment rate - down to 3.9% in April ...

AMP to fight class actions, prioritise performance

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 10 MAY 2018
AMP confirmed it will vigorously defend two class action lawsuits brought against it by shareholders in the wake of the Financial Services Royal Commission. In an ASX announcement on the morning of its AGM, AMP stated it had been served with two class ...

Contango LIC slashes cash allocation after acquisition

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 10 MAY 2018
Contango Asset Management is reducing the cash allocation in its listed income fund, aiming to have 95% of its net tangible assets fully invested. For the past 12 to 18 months, the $100 million Contango Income Generator listed investment company (CIE) ...

ANZ appoints two senior executives

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 10 MAY 2018
ANZ has chosen the top executive from its wealth division to serve as the bank's deputy chief executive. It is one of two senior appointments announced yesterday. Both positions became open after ANZ's deputy chief executive Graham Hodges announced ...

Zenith hires former asset management chief

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 10 MAY 2018
Zenith Investment Partners appointed the former chief executive of an Australian equities fund manager as its national sales manager. David Parr joins Zenith at a time the investment research firm is broadening its managed accounts capabilities, on ...