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Blue Sky delivers 68% profit as alternatives rally

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 24 AUG 2015
Blue Sky Alternative Investments has reported record profit and assets under management as investors find growth in alternatives. The manager reported an underlying net profit after tax of $10.4 million for the year to 30 June 2014, 68% up from $6.2 ...

Kinetic Super chief executive steps down

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 21 AUG 2015
Kinetic Super's chief executive stepped down from her role effective immediately and an interim chief executive will be announced shortly. Megan Bolton's departure was mutually agreed between herself and the board, the super fund said in a brief statement ...

Below benchmark performance hurts Platinum

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 21 AUG 2015
Platinum Asset Management reported an increase in net profit after tax of 12.4%, but results for the financial year were impacted by below-benchmark performance. Net profit after tax for the year to 30 June 2015 was $213.5 million, compared to $189.9 ...

Ignition Wealth appoints inaugural chairman

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 21 AUG 2015
Automated investing service Ignition Wealth has appointed a veteran investment banker as its inaugural chairman. Peter Meurer has more than 40 years' experience in financial markets and has been executive chairman of Asian investment bank Nomura Australia ...

Australian managers most focused on ESG

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 20 AUG 2015
Australian professional investors are the world's most concerned about environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues when it comes to making investment decisions. A global CFA survey of investment professionals found that 78% of CFA Institute members ...

PROFILE: SSGA head of Investment Solutions Group Mark Wills

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 20 AUG 2015
... of his career, today State Street Global Advisors (SSGA) head of Investment Solutions Group for Asia Pacific tells Laura Millan that he has learnt to relax watching Youtube videos of economists. "It's almost appalling," Wills says of his secret hobby. ...

Islamic super fund sees 245% FUM growth

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 AUG 2015
An Australian superannuation and investment firm has experienced 245% growth in funds under management for the year to 30 June 2015. Crescent Wealth has exceeded the $100 million FUM milestone, with total member numbers growing close to tenfold during ...

Global bond fund gets first Aussie investor

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 AUG 2015
Alpha Fund Managers has become the first Australian investor in a global asset manager's absolute return bond fund. Standard Life Investments' Absolute Return Global Bond Strategies Trust aims to return cash plus 3% per annum over rolling three-year ...

In wealthy Australia, philanthropy is the biggest loser

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 AUG 2015
Australia has experienced record growth rates and its population is wealthier than ever, but philanthropic giving is now lower than it was 30 years ago. Taxpayers are giving an amount equivalent to only 0.57% of GDP, compared to their counterparts in ...

Industry fund encourages members to claim insurance

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 18 AUG 2015
An industry superannuation fund has started an online campaign to help explain to its members how to claim on their group insurance policies. Energy Super has posted a short YouTube video in which an eight year old named Pete talks about how his father ...