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Financial Standard wins prestigious award

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 6 APR 2017
Financial Standard journalist Alex Burke has been honoured for a series of feature articles on retirement income, winning an award at the Australian Citi Journalism Awards for Excellence. Burke was judged winner of the Markets and Investment category ...

Global VC fund opens Australian office

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 MAR 2017
A global venture capital fund is partnering to expand into the Australian market, opening its first office in Melbourne. 500 Startups, which has already made investments in 20 Australian companies - including Canva, HappyCo and UpGuard - is working ...

Omega unveils equity income fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 28 FEB 2017
Melbourne investment manager Omega Global Investors appointed John Moore as portfolio manager of its new Omega Australian Equity Income Fund. Moore aims to target after-tax returns designed for specific outcomes, which include low volatility, low drawdown ...

Impact Investing Australia chief to depart

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 20 FEB 2017
As the impact investing market continues to gain momentum, Impact Investing Australia will farewell its chief executive. Daniel Madhavan is leaving the organisation after three years to explore new opportunities in the impact sector, to be replaced ...

Vale George Vassos: Omega Global Investors

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 5 DEC 2016
Omega Global Investors co-founder and managing director George Vassos has died following unforeseen medical complications. Vassos, aged 47, passed away last week and is survived by his wife Shannon and three young daughters. The directors and co-workers ...

FPA philanthropic arm donates $147k

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 25 NOV 2016
Future2 has given more than $147,000 in grants this year to community not-for-profit organisations with programs designed to help young Australians. The total sum is up about 30% from last year's $115,000 grants. This year's recipients were selected ...

Omega appoints former Northward director

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 24 NOV 2016
Omega Global Investors has appointed a new portfolio manager. John Moore joins Omega from Northward Capital, where he was executive director and portfolio manager for Northward's Equity Income and Ethical Equity Income funds. Before Northward, he held ...

ASIC bans former AMP adviser

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 21 NOV 2016
A former authorised representative of AMP Financial Planning has received an eight year ban after engaging in misleading conduct. James McCarthy of South Australia has been banned from providing financial services until 14 November 2024. He is the sole ...

Omega hires Vanguard, NAB vets

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 NOV 2016
Omega Global Investors has appointed a portfolio manager and an investment research analyst. Prior to Omega, portfolio manager Evelyne Meier was a quantitative analyst at Triple 3 Investment Management and a senior analyst at Vanguard. Omega co-founder ...

Infocus celebrates success

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 NOV 2016
Infocus Group has celebrated the successes of leading businesses providing exceptional financial advice across the Infocus and Patron Australian Financial Services Licensees. Announced at the group's annual conference in Singapore, a total of 18 awards ...