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FICAP Rockstar winners announced

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2015
The winners of the 2015 Finance Industry Community Aid Program (FICAP) Who Wants to be a Rockstar competition were crowned last night, with BlackRock's Adam Hess given the highest honour for his fiery performance of The Killers' Mr Brightside. Hess ...

EQT appoints funds management GM

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2015
Equity Trustees (EQT) has appointed a general manager for its funds management business, which includes SG Hiscock, LaSalle and Dundas. Eliza Weaving will be reporting to EQT executive general manager of corporate trustee services Harvey Kalman. Weaving ...

PIMCO brings distribution in-house

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAR 2015
PIMCO has internalised the distribution operations of its Australian fund business. Equity Trustees, which previously handled fund distribution, will transfer responsibility over to PIMCO over the coming months, though it will continue to act as the ...

Vanguard is Morningstar Fund Manager of the Year

ALEX GAMBOTTO-BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2015
Vanguard Investments Australia has been awarded 2015 Fund Manager of the Year by Morningstar Australasia. Morningstar chose Vanguard due to its "disciplined approach, low costs and low portfolio turnover" delivering strong investor outcomes in a year ...

Equity Trustees boosts profit

ALEX GAMBOTTO-BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 27 FEB 2015
Equity Trustees (EQT) has boosted its net profit to $7.6 million in the six months to 31 December 2014, a 41.7% rise on the previous corresponding period. The interim fully franked dividend remains 46c per share. According to EQT chair Tony Killen ...

Contango appoints chief investment officer from UBS

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 17 FEB 2015
Contango Asset Management has appointed George Boubouras as chief investment officer, effective immediately. Boubouras succeeds company founder, David Stevens who the company said will continue to play an "important role" for the Melbourne-based investment ...

Support for FICAP RockStar event swells

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 23 JAN 2015
The Financial Industry Community Aid Program (FICAP) has announced that its annual 'Who wants to be a RockStar' competition, will be held at a new, larger venue this year to accommodate the swelling number of people supporting the event. The invitation ...

AMCIL suffers short-term performance dip

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JAN 2015
Listed investment company AMCIL saw its half-year profit fall 23.8% to $2.8 million in the six months to 31 December but the fund is still ahead of its benchmark over the longer term. Revenue from investments was $3.6 million excluding capital gains ...

Perennial Australian equity trust rated by Lonsec

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 DEC 2014
Perennial Value's Wealth Defender Australian Shares Trust has been given a "Recommended" rating by Lonsec. The rating follows an earlier 'Recommended' rating from Zenith Investment Partners. The Wealth Defender trust is listed on the BT Wrap, Asgard ...

mFund attracts 4 new fund managers

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 15 SEP 2014
The Australian Securities Exchange's (ASX) mFun has added four new fund managers to its current offering, which brings the number of mFunds available to 55. The new funds are Platinum Asset Management's new Platinum Global fund, which aims to provide ...