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Vontobel expands Australia, New Zealand operations

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 26 FEB 2015
... Prior to Russell, Bobby Bostic was director for institutional and retail distribution a Capital Group in Singapore and Sydney. In his new role, he will assist in the growth of Vontobel's current $9.4 billion in assets under management and advice. "I ...

Super not "a top-up" for Age Pension: FSC

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 26 FEB 2015
... a safety net for those who cannot provide for their own retirement," Loane told an audience of industry stakeholders in Sydney. She argued that eligibility rules for the Age Pension are too loose and added that "the income and assets tests for the age ...

Altair AM signs equity mandates

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 26 FEB 2015
... financial planning group in December and an Australian equities mandate with an undisclosed industry super fund. While the Sydney-based fund manager declined to comment on the mandates, a look at their latest portfolio returns show outperformance against ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 26 FEB 2015
... data for the December quarter, along with average weekly time earnings for the six months to November. In equities news, Sydney Airport is slated to post full year results. Qantas, Nine Entertainment, Billabong International, Ramsay Health Care, Transfield ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 FEB 2015
... or 136.56 points, to end at 18,603.48 on Tuesday, as a weaker yen lifted the benchmark Nikkei to a fresh 15-year high. Sydney closed up 0.32 per cent, or 19.02 points, at 5,927, while Seoul finished the day 0.39 per cent, or 7.73 points, higher at 1,976.12. ...

Women in Super launches executive education scholarships

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 24 FEB 2015
... promoting equal participation for women in study and business. The scholarships were announced at the Women in Super lunch in Sydney last week where Pauline Vamos, chief executive of the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA), was the ...

PM Capital global fund boosts income growth

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 23 FEB 2015
... share of 15.26 cents for the first half of the financial year, compared to 0.87 cents a year ago. The fund is managed by Sydney-based global equity manager PM Capital, and it has a 96% net equity exposure. The fund's top five holdings are Lloyds Bank ...

Beauty in(foreign) beholders' eyes

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 20 FEB 2015
... years - from 6.1% in the previous month. If you think that's bad, try looking into JP Morgan's crystal ball. Last week, the Sydney Morning Herald (SMH) reported that, according to JPM, "The Australian economy is "sliding down the precipice" due to "glacial" ...

Franklin Templeton recruits Towers Watson consultant

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 19 FEB 2015
... portfolio manager from Towers Watson. Felicity Walsh was previously part of Towers Watson's investment consulting team in Sydney and its actuarial consulting team in the UK, Walsh will report to K2 Advisors managing director Samuel Mann and expand Franklin ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 19 FEB 2015
... cent, or 47.20 points,at 24,832.08. Singapore added 0.58 per cent, or 19.75 points, to 3,435.66 in abbreviated trading. Sydney rose 0.98 per cent, or 57.5 points, to close at 5,915.7, with logistics firm Toll Holdings surging almost 50 per cent on news ...