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Vocus founder partners to launch new fund manager

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 29 AUG 2016
The founder and former chief executive of listed business telco provider Vocus Communications has launched an asset management firm. James Spenceley formed Vocus in 2008; in September last year, it merged with M2 Group to become a major $3 billion player ...

Prime subsidiary acquires accounting firm

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 26 AUG 2016
Prime Financial Group subsidiary MPR Group has acquired an accounting firm, expanding its accounting footprint in the process. Prime already had a minority interest in Melbourne-based Watermans International, but as part of MPR's strategic growth plan ...

Shaw and Partners hires insto sales trader

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 26 AUG 2016
Shaw and Partners has appointed a sales trader in its institutional equities team. Sam Kanaan joins Shaw and Partners from Merrill Lynch, where he specialised in equities trading for institutional clients, focusing on small cap, listed real estate and ...

Easton makes $2.75m acquisition

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 26 AUG 2016
Easton Investments has acquired a provider of corporate, trust and SMSF documentation for $2.75 million. Panthercorp CST's documentation services are primarily used by accounting businesses for clients looking to incorporate businesses or create trust ...

AMP and CSIRO partner for solar project

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 26 AUG 2016
AMP Capital and CSIRO have partnered to invest in a solar energy provider. Evergen develops and sells intelligent home energy systems, using CSIRO technology, to make efficient use of solar power. The systems continuously manage home energy output and ...

Perpetual reports 8pc profit boost

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 25 AUG 2016
Perpetual has reported an 8% boost in statutory net profit in its FY2016 results. The $132 million NPAT was largely driven by the $118.1 million before-tax profit in Perpetual's investment management business, even if this was 6% lower than the prior ...

Argo appoints industry luminary to board

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 25 AUG 2016
Argo Investments has appointed a new non-executive director. Financial services veteran and former Colonial First State chief executive Chris Cuffe has joined the Argo board following the announcement that long-standing director Rob Patterson would ...

Finsia appoints new CEO

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 25 AUG 2016
Finsia has appointed a new chief executive. Chris Whitehead joins Finsia from consulting firm BITPaC, where he was principal. Prior to that, he was chief executive of Credit Union Australia from 2009 to 2015, having been regional director, Scotland ...

AXA IM smart beta fund receives ESG accolades

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 AUG 2016
AXA Investment Managers' ACWI SmartBeta Equity Fund has received multiple responsible investment ratings. The fund recently received a High Morningstar Sustainability Rating and a Responsible Investment Certification by Responsible Investment Association ...

Sentry Group slams LICG's "opportunistic attack"

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 AUG 2016
Sentry Group chief executive and chair Murray Hills has criticised the Life Insurance Consumer Group's "attack" on the Association of Financial Advisers in an open letter. Directed to the financial services industry, the letter admitted that Sentry ...