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BlackRock hires mark entry to fundamental equities

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAY 2015
BlackRock has expanded into fundamental Australian equities with the appointment of two senior investment professionals. Charlie Lanchester and Madeleine Beaumont join as head of Australian fundamental equities, and as senior portfolio manager, Australian ...

Advice firm ditches platform, adopts MDA

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAY 2015
A Synchron financial planning practice has stopped using wrap platforms and has partnered with a managed discretionary account provider for its investment transactions. MEDIQ Financial Services will transition the majority of its clients to the managedaccounts.com.au ...

Zurich beefs up strategic accounts team

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 25 MAY 2015
Zurich Financial Services Australia has made two appointments to its retail life risk strategic accounts team, adding weight to the team dedicated to managing key relationships with dealer group partners. Kevin Canning will lead the team as national ...

New MetLife hires to drive growth spurt

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 25 MAY 2015
MetLife Insurance, the Australian arm of the US giant, has brought its total number of 2015 hires to 25 as it gears up for growth in this market. In the year to date, MetLife has announced 10 senior hires, all moving to the company from executive roles ...

Blue Sky raises $20m for LIC

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2015
Blue Sky Alternatives Access Fund Limited recently completed a $20 million capital raise through a one for three non-renounceable entitlement offer. The funds raised will be used to build on the listed investment company's actively managed portfolio ...

BNP launches EM equity fund in Australia

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2015
BNP Paribas Investment Partners has launched a Global Emerging Market Equity fund for institutional and retail investors in Australia. The fund uses a bottom-up approach to build concentrated, high conviction portfolios. It focuses on investing in small ...

Netwealth rolls out Model Office improvements

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2015
... based on adviser feedback. The developments were made over 18 months and involved 20 financial advisers and 16 specialist staff. Simon Micallef, head of netwealth Advice Group, said: "Model Office will continue to evolve based on adviser needs and we ...

Investec launches multi-asset fund for instos

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 18 MAY 2015
Investec Asset Management has launched a total return global multi-asset strategy aimed at institutional investors. The Investec Diversified Growth (Australian) strategy will be managed within Investec's multi-asset strategies, with Michael Spinks and ...

BNP Paribas names new country head

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 18 MAY 2015
BNP Paribas has appointed a new country head of Australia and New Zealand and chief executive of its Sydney branch. On 15 June, James Gibson will succeed Didier Mahout who has been made head of Central Europe based in Budapest, after eight years in ...

Club Super partners CommInsure

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 18 MAY 2015
CommInsure, the insurance arm of Commonwealth Bank, has been appointed to provide insurance for Club Super. Club Super is the industry super fund for sporting and recreational clubs and associated industries. It has around $480 million in assets under ...