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Wealth firm appoints chief financial officer

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 20 MAR 2018
... formerly known as Austock is in the final stages of its rebrand, welcoming a new chief financial officer and formalising its new ASX code and website. Generation Development Group, the parent firm of Generation Life (formerly Austock Life) appointed ...

Smart beta emerging markets ETF launches

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 20 MAR 2018
... the MSCI EM universe based on four factors: quality, value, momentum, and low size. The smart beta ETF will be listed on the ASX as "EMKT". "The index EMKT tracks is a rules-based smart beta strategy that has a strong history of outperformance compared ...

IOOF replaces group head of research

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 20 MAR 2018
... Scheme (EISS). He is also an experienced buy-side investment analyst, with skills in stock selection and sector research on ASX and global listed equities. Olsen said: "Joining IOOF at this point in its evolution is a great opportunity to contribute ...

Climate change a real risk for investors: Poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 19 MAR 2018
Climate change is a growing concern for the majority of investors polled in Financial Standard's latest survey. Despite investors' worry, Australia's top companies are failing to improve climate risk disclosures. Seventy-one per cent of respondents ...

Aurora calls out 8IP directors

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 19 MAR 2018
... LIC. Among the concerns, Aurora is petitioning to remove 8IP chief investment officer Kerry Series. In a statement to the ASX, Aurora said Series' involvement in 8EC becoming a shareholder in Big Unlimited is concerning. It is alleged that in November ...

Long-standing Djerriwarrh executive retires

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAR 2018
... an active options market." The firm has a current market capitalisation of about $730 million and was first listed on the ASX in June 1995. The company has outsourced its management and operations function to Australian Foundation investment Company ...

REITs the saving grace on SPIVA scorecard

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 MAR 2018
... small-cap and real estate investment trusts. REITs were the only funds to beat their benchmark index, outperforming the S&P/ASX 200 A-REIT index by 1.1 percentage points. "Evidently, the vast majority of A-REIT funds tended to be more defensive than ...

Centuria flags acquisition strategies

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 12 MAR 2018
... manager. ESR, a logistics real estate investment firm which has offices in China, Japan and Singapore, has holdings in both the ASX-listed companies. Centuria proposed to acquire Propertylink in September 2017, but was rejected by PLG's directors. PLG's ...

Listed wealth group appoints state manager

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAR 2018
An ASX-listed financial services firm is welcoming a new state manager for NSW/ACT to grow its share of the independent financial adviser market. ClearView has promoted business development manager Michael Fox to the role, charged with building support ...

More female clients requires more female advisers

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAR 2018
... the year. "We'll need sustained momentum of this kind if we are to reach our goal of 30% female representation across the ASX 200 by the end of the year. The boards of our largest companies have 10 months to prove to the community that they take the ...