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Savills IM expands with $90m acquisition

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 6 APR 2017
Savills Investment Management broadened its reach with its first acquisition of Australian property assets for the Savills IM Asia Pacific Fund. The assets, Quest East Perth and The Station Oxley in Brisbane, were purchased for about $90 million in ...

Legg Mason appoints Sydney head from UBS

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 27 MAR 2017
As part of its Australian expansion, Legg Mason appointed the head of its newly opened Sydney office and its national key account manager. Matt Stovold joins Legg Mason's new Sydney team from UBS Wealth Management, where he was a managing director. ...

Life insurance industry rebuts need for greater reform

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 6 MAR 2017
... CommInsure scandal and provide the Committee with a copy of the Deloitte report released last Tuesday. "Now, we are not perfect and mistakes were identified. For those mistakes that were made, we apologise and we will make it right. Also, at our request ...

Value investors facing short-term headwinds

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 2 MAR 2017
... these companies continued to outperform, which he says he never understood why, because when the share price reaches a perfect point, it doesn't take much for it to get hit, but get hammered. Companies such as Lendlease, BHP, Rio Tinto and Woodside Petroleum ...

YBR partnership drives wealth renewal

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 2 MAR 2017
In transforming its wealth division Yellow Brick Road will work with an industry software provider to benefit its network of franchisee owners. YBR will roll out Rubik's scaled advice software Provisio to its franchisees, enabling them to write 80% ...

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 ...

IFM sees value in handbags

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 24 FEB 2017
... Wardman-Browne added that the investment demonstrates the effectiveness of IFM's private equity model. "This transaction is a perfect example of how our private equity approach can benefit companies through long-term investment coupled with a partnership ...

Centrepoint hires Citigroup executive as CIO

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 20 FEB 2017
ASX-listed advice group Centrepoint Alliance created a new chief investment officer role, appointing a former Citigroup executive in the process. The new CIO, Toby Lewis, was previously Citigroup's head of investment advisory and research. He oversaw ...

Ignition Wealth launches goals-based investing

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 FEB 2017
... are inherently consumer-first," Jacques said. "Ignition Wealth, as an innovative digital financial advice business, is a perfect fit for the SiResearch pioneering goal-based investment solution." The full suite of investment models will be available ...

Bonds aiding not-for-profit investors

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 10 FEB 2017
... compliant with internal treasury policies, but they generate low returns. For Simpson, bonds offer NFPs' portfolios the perfect complement as they don't increase risk and usually generate one to 2% higher returns than term deposits. "When considering ...