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Long-short performance justifies fees: Zenith

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 28 NOV 2017
New Zenith research suggests that despite the higher premiums charged to investors, the average return produced by long-short funds justifies the cost. Zenith found in the 12 months to September 30, global long-short managers delivered a 2.3% premium ...

Financial Synergy founder launches new firm

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 27 NOV 2017
The founder of Financial Synergy has partnered with some of Australia's leading actuaries to launch a new business aimed at tackling the ongoing retirement income and longevity risk problem. David Orford's new venture, Optimum Pensions, is rolling out ...

Aurora CFO terminated as $1m vanishes from listed trust

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 27 NOV 2017
Aurora Funds Management has terminated the employment of its chief financial officer after $1 million was withdrawn from the bank account of a listed Aurora vehicle over the weekend. Terminated chief financial officer Betty Poon's involvement in the ...

Macquarie listed equities chief departs after 28 years

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 24 NOV 2017
The head of Macquarie's listed equities group has departed after 28 years with the company. Patrick Hodgens joined Macquarie in 1989 following the acquisition of boutique equities manager Risk Averse Money Managers, having previously worked at Citibank ...

Treasury rolls out ASIC industry funding fee paper

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 24 NOV 2017
The Treasury has released its consultation paper for the specific costs ASIC aims to recover from entities the regulator supervises. These costs will include fees for document compliance reviews, licence applications or variations, applications for ...

Former Lonsec chief executive joins Perpetual

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 24 NOV 2017
The former group chief executive of Lonsec has joined Perpetual Investments. Amanda Gillespie joins Perpetual in the newly-created role of general manager client solutions and strategy. Perpetual Investments group executive David Lane said the new role ...

Leading asset consultant makes specialist hire from NAB

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 23 NOV 2017
One of Australia's largest asset consultants has named a new specialist hire. Nam Tran joins Frontier Advisors as specialist consultant from NAB, where he held multiple roles, most recently as associate director, institutional banking. Prior to that ...

CountPlus appoints CFO after executive search

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 23 NOV 2017
After former chief financial officer John Collier resigned from CountPlus in August, the accounting and wealth firm has confirmed his replacement. Laurent Toussaint will join CountPlus in January; acting chief financial officer will operate in the role ...

Family members greenlit for $60bn industry fund

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 NOV 2017
Following on from obtaining a public offer licence in May, a $60 billion industry superannuation fund is opening its doors to family and former members with a new Personal Accounts product. UniSuper said the move came about as a result of strong demand ...

SSGA dismisses ETF bubble concerns

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 NOV 2017
State Street Global Advisors US head of capital markets David LaValle believes the concerns regarding ETFs causing valuation distortions in equity markets are founded in some fundamental misunderstandings about these investment vehicles. Speaking as ...