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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 ...

Instos doing little to protect portfolios

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2015
Global institutional investors are unperturbed by the threat of a market correction and continue to pile into equities. That's according to new investor behaviour research by State Street Global Advisors (SSGA), which conducted the research in January ...

Morphic added to Macquarie platforms

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2015
Morphic Asset Management's Global Opportunities Fund (MGOF) has been added to the Macquarie Wrap Super and Pension Platform. The MGOF was already available on the Macquarie Wrap Investment service, BT wrap and Netwealth, and the fund manager said it ...

Equity Trustees appoints WA estate planning lawyer

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2015
Equity Trustees recently expanded its estate planning team in Western Australia with the appointment of Brigitte Hollett as estate planning lawyer. It follows the recent appointment of Stephanie Smith as estate planning solicitor which created Equity ...

Goldman ordered to pay $100m to NAB

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2015
Goldman Sachs has been ordered to pay US$80 million, plus around US$20 million in interest, to National Australia Bank for breaking rules related to the sale of mortgage-linked securities before the financial crisis. The US Financial Industry Regulatory ...

Register for the MAX Forum now

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2015
With the speakers and nominees for the 2015 MAX Forum and Awards announced, now is the time to register your place at the event. On Thursday 4 June, leading industry figures including CIFR chief executive Professor David Gallagher, Mercer consumer marketing ...