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Future Fund boosts alternatives assets

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 8 NOV 2018
The Future Fund has increased its stake in alternative assets and appointed two new fund managers in a bid to combat the tailwinds coming from the global equities market. Australia's sovereign wealth fund increased its allocation in private equity ...

IOOF expands managed accounts offering

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 12 OCT 2018
IOOF is expanding its managed account offering to give advisers access to direct equities. Its managed discretionary account solution Managed Portfolio Service (MPS) will now include multi-asset models that combine direct equities with managed funds ...

Advisers divided over health programs

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 23 AUG 2018
... Investment Trends senior analyst King Loong Choi said the report suggests "there is a significant opportunity for insurers to bridge the gap between the perceived benefits and value of these programs for both clients and planners." He did say the majority ...

Centrepoint Alliance bolsters distribution team

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 26 JUL 2018
The former head of advice partnerships and membership at the Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA) has linked with Centrepoint Alliance. Jason Tattershall has been appointed as the second growth manager at the advice services group, taking ...

Australia should consider Islamic finance to bridge infrastructure gap

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 4 JUN 2018
If super funds continue to spurn local infrastructure investment in favour of offshore assets, Crescent Wealth managing director Talal Yassine believes the Islamic finance market should help make up Australia's shortfall. Yassine called on the Federal ...

Chief economist update: We're headed for surplus (if assumptions hold)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAY 2018
No one can escape it, even if we try. The media - radio, TV, print, social - is full of it. Reports, assessments, and implications of Australia's Federal Budget 2018-19. There's the usual flood of "Budget winners and losers" and the "what's in it for ...

Netwealth sells Pathway

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 13 APR 2018
Netwealth has offloaded its Pathway subsidiary to a large financial services technology provider. Pathway Licensee Services was acquired by IRESS for an undisclosed amount on 1 April. The platform provider confirmed the sale in a quarterly update to ...

Pengana drives WHSP finance portfolio up 43pct

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 22 MAR 2018
The performance of Pengana Capital Group, which was created following the Hunter Hall merger last year, drove Washington H. Soul Pattinson's 1H18 portfolio up 43.3%. Pengana delivered a $1.9 million contribution to WHSP's net profit during the period. ...

Findex names new managing partner

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 22 MAR 2018
Findex has named the Crowe Horwarth managing partner of South Queensland. Mary Driscoll was previously a senior partner with Findex who oversaw the business advisory team. Before that, she was a principal at William Buck and a manager at DFK Australia ...

Netwealth partners for engagement

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAR 2018
Netwealth is partnering with a cloud-based wealth platform to assist financial advisers in improving client engagement. Advisers using the myprosperity portal can now view Netwealth client account investment and portfolio data on the platform and receive ...