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William Blair earns Lonsec rating

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 21 AUG 2015
... conservative approach to capacity management." William Blair head of Australian and New Zealand institutional distribution, Alex Francois said: "We believe emerging markets continue to be an area that in the medium to long term will feature in most people's ...

CBA enlists SuperIQ for SMSF service

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 20 AUG 2015
CBA has partnered with SuperIQ to provide self-managed superannuation fund establishment and administration services. Under the brand Commonwealth SMSF - and using the Member Dashboard software developed by SuperIQ - CBA will issue SMSF trustees with ...

AMP half-year profit up 33%

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 20 AUG 2015
AMP has released its half-year results for 2015, revealing a net profit of $507 million, up 33% on the previous corresponding period. Wealth management - including advice, platform administration, unit linked superannuation, retirement income and investment ...

JPMAM appoints global market strategist

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 20 AUG 2015
J.P. Morgan Asset Management has appointed a new global market strategist for Australia. Kerry Craig joins the JPMAM global market insights strategy team from JPMAM's London offices, where he was a global market strategist. Prior to JPMAM, he was a ...

Infrastructure deals fall as valuations skyrocket

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 AUG 2015
The average deal size for infrastructure investments has risen by 56% in the last three years, according to Preqin research. The average deal size in 2015 is roughly $852 million, compared to $546 million in 2013. Perhaps as a result, the total number ...

AMP Capital takes majority stake in Angel Trains

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 18 AUG 2015
AMP Capital has taken a majority stake in UK train leasing company Angel Trains. After purchasing additional equity in the company from Arcus Infrastructure Partners' European Infrastructure Fund 1, AMP Capital's ownership of Angel Trains has increased ...

SSFS meets client demand for phone advice

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 17 AUG 2015
State Super Financial Services (SSFS) developed its Wollongong-based "client hub" to deliver over-the-phone financial advice based on client research, according to SSFS general manager, financial planning Sean Bradley. Speaking to Financial Standard ...

Insurance literacy on the rise

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 17 AUG 2015
... one basket - which can lead to unpleasant surprises when you need to call on your policy," said Lifebroker general manager Alex Homer. He added, "This represents a change from similar research over recent years and, I would hope, is an example of consumers' ...

Medcraft defends ASIC record

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 14 AUG 2015
ASIC chair Greg Medcraft said the regulator is "effective and efficient within the resources we have" in a speech to the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Corporations and Financial Services. He welcomed the Government's upcoming capability review, saying ...

La Trobe appoints distribution manager

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 14 AUG 2015
La Trobe Financial has appointed a new senior manager client partnership to its wealth and funds management division. Based in Melbourne, Bonnie Hill joins La Trobe from Direct Super Solutions, which she owned and directed. She has also held a business ...