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Japanese broker enters Australian market

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUL 2013
Japanese brokerage firm Invast Securities has launched its Australian operation after gaining its licence from the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC). Under chief executive Brendan Gunn, Invast Australia will offer various trading ...

Blue Sky invests $20m in Oak Tree retirement villages

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUL 2013
A fund managed by Blue Sky Private Equity (BSPE) has taken a significant minority stake in Australian retirement community operator Oak Tree Group, investing more than $20 million. The Oak Tree Group will use the investment to fund the development of ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUL 2013
The Australian market looks set to open lower, after Wall Street snapped a three-day streak of records as investors looked ahead to Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke's testimony to Congress. At 0700 AEST on Wednesday, the September share price index ...

Russell appoints Mercer COO to head insto business

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUL 2013
Former Russell Investments assistant director of product and current Mercer COO for the Pacific region, Jodie Hampshire, has returned to the firm as its new head of institutional business in Australia. Hampshire joined Russell in 2000 and held a number ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUL 2013
The Australian market looks set to open higher, following Wall Street's lead after the Dow Jones and the S&P 500 closed at all-time highs for the third straight session as in-line Chinese economic growth data offset disappointing US retail sales figures. ...

Research houses flag 'rating shopping' to advisers

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 15 JUL 2013
Research houses Zenith, van Eyk and Morningstar will make it easier for advisers to see when a fund manager pulls out of the rating process following new regulatory guidelines aimed at preventing investment houses from shopping around for favourable ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 15 JUL 2013
The Australian market looks set to open higher after Wall Street edged higher to new highs following strong banking earnings that offset a profit warning from UPS and fresh trouble for Boeing's Dreamliner aircraft. At 0820 AEST on Monday, the September ...

IOOF appoints BDM to AET

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUL 2013
... the IOOF group, has appointed Mark Tisdell as its new business development manager for NSW. He will be responsible for the sale and distribution of AET's Small APRA Fund and SMSF solutions. In a career in financial services spanning two decades, Tisdell ...

BetaShares partners FTSE in new ETF launch

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUL 2013
Australian exchange traded product provider BetaShares has chosen the FTSE RAFI Australia 200 Index as the basis of its first Australian equity fundamental index ETF, which launches on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) today. The BetaShares FTSE ...

Morningstar investment advice subsidiary makes four appointments

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUL 2013
Morningstar's Investment Management division has appointed four people to its investment advisory subsidiary, Ibbotson Associates Australia. Scott Mclennan has joined as senior relationship manager, Katharine Jackson and Brent Finneran have joined as ...