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PSK completes acquisition of Sydney firm

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 16 AUG 2016
PSK Financial Services has acquired a Chatswood-based financial planning firm, bringing the group's total funds under advice to $2 billion. Founded more than 20 years' ago, Legan Financial Services is currently responsible for $420 million of funds ...

Magellan full year profits up 14%

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 11 AUG 2016
Magellan Financial Group has seen its net after tax profit increase 14% to $198.4 million in the last financial year. Funds under management rose 11% to total $40.5 billion at 30 June with 83% of assets in global equities and 17% in infrastructure equities. ...

Morningstar research director returns from Chicago

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 5 AUG 2016
A director at research and ratings house Morningstar has returned to a role in this region after a two-year stint with the company in Chicago. Chris Douglas is taking up the role of director of manager research ratings for the Asia-Pacific region. Reporting ...

Magellan eyes 'exponential growth' from second machine age

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 2 AUG 2016
Magellan's positions in Tesco and Lloyds Banking Group have hurt the group's flagship Global fund as the pound has plunged in the wake of the Brexit vote, but chief executive and chief investment officer Hamish Douglass has his sights on more exciting ...

PIMCO names new CEO

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUL 2016
PIMCO has named its new chief executive officer and at the same time appointed a portfolio manager and a US economist. Emmanuel (Manny) Roman will commence the role on 1 November, with current PIMCO chief executive Douglas Hodge to assume a new role ...

Magellan launches third ASX-quoted active fund

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 19 JUL 2016
Magellan Financial Group is launching an ASX-quoted version of its top-performing listed infrastructure fund. The Magellan Infrastructure Fund (Currency Hedged) is expected to commence trading on the ASX with the code MICH on 22 July 2016. The new exchange-quoted ...

Fordham sets sight on growth

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUL 2016
Perpetual's Fordham Business Advisors has appointed six new partners, including one internal appointment. Five new partners will join Fordham in New South Wales: Darren Hill, Stephen Waite, Stuart Le Cornu, Jennifer Nairne and Michael Doughty. Neil ...

CalPERS names new chief executive

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUL 2016
... College. She will start her new role with CalPERS on October 3, 2016, replacing Anne Stausboll who retired at the end of June. Doug Hoffner will serve as interim chief executive. CalPERS is the largest defined-benefit public pension in the US with market ...

Time to review MySuper effectiveness

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUL 2016
A superannuation advisory group says now is an opportune time for funds and members to review MySuper offerings and question whether it's the solution they were looking for. One of superannuation's largest reforms, the transition of default members ...

CalPERS appoints interim CEO

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUN 2016
... to the interim chief executive role is CalPERS' deputy executive officer for operations and technology, Douglas Hoffner. "Doug is a natural choice and will do an excellent job leading CalPERS until we name a permanent CEO. Our recruitment is going extremely ...