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Magellan expands chairman role, appoints CIO

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 1 DEC 2014
Magellan Financial Group has shifted Brett Cairns from the role of non-executive chairman to that of executive chairman, effective 1 January 2015. Cairns will also be appointed chairman of the group's main operating subsidiary Magellan Asset Management ...

'Bond King' Bill Gross leaves Pimco

AAP  |  SATURDAY, 27 SEP 2014
NEW YORK, Sept 26 AP - The biggest star in the bond market has shocked the financial world by leaving the huge money management firm he has led for four decades and joining a much smaller rival. Bill Gross, who co-founded the investment giant Pimco ...

Putin pontificates peace

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 15 AUG 2014
Is that bad news on your pocket... or you're just happy to see me? Yes Virginia, equity markets are rejoicing as the roll of bad news continued overnight. US initial unemployment claims increased by more than expected to 311K in the week ended 9 August ...

Managedaccounts.com.au adds adviser to sales team

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 8 AUG 2014
... Managedaccounts.com.au has expanded its sales and relationship management team, appointing a former Melbourne- based financial planner. Doug Kirkham has joined the managed account provider from advisory firm, Cameron Walshe Financial Planning, where ...

ASIC cracks down on advisers over PI insurance

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 7 AUG 2014
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has cancelled seven Australian financial services (AFS) licenses that did not comply with professional indemnity (PI) insurance obligations. The review targeted licensees which had not requested ...

PIMCO names new head of Asia Pacific

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JUL 2014
PIMCO has appointed its former global head of PIMCO Advisory as its new head of Asia Pacific, an area that includes the Hong Kong, Singapore, Sydney and Tokyo offices. Reporting to PIMCO chief executive Douglas Hodge, Eric J. Mogelof will continue to ...

Morningstar re-jigs Australasian team

HARRY PAGE  |  THURSDAY, 26 JUN 2014
Morningstar has promoted Tom Whitelaw to director of manager research ratings after seven years with the firm. Whitelaw will work alongside director of manager research Tim Murphy. He will be responsible for managing the research team and schedule and ...

CBA, CSSA promote FoFA legal loophole

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 19 MAY 2014
Corporate super specialist advisers have found a legal loophole that could allow them to maintain a business model that has been banned under the Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) legislation. The loophole, as described by Commonwealth Bank of Australia ...

Prime Super will not appoint HIP directors to board

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAY 2014

First quarter stasis and A$ ADHD

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAR 2014
It's almost over - the first one-fourth of 2014, that is, and what have equity markets got to show for it? They retreated, they bounced back and after (nearly) three months... they did almost zilch. As at yesterday's closing, the All Ordinaries index ...