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BT Financial Group divests Ascalon

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 28 SEP 2018
BT Financial Group is offloading Ascalon Capital Managers to an ASX-listed financial services firm. Westpac has entered into an agreement that will see ownership of the funds management business transition to Generation Development Group, formerly known ...

Boutique investment bank expands in Australia

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 6 NOV 2017
A specialist investment bank is boosting its Australian footprint with two senior appointments at its new offices in Sydney. Nelson Lam joins Berkshire Capital Australia as principal and executive director; at the same time, Glenn Dunn has joined as ...

Prospectus lodged for ethically screened LIC

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 13 MAR 2017
Morphic Ethical Equities Fund Limited, the first ethically screened global equity listed investment company in over a decade, is undertaking an initial public offering of ordinary shares after lodging its prospectus with ASIC. The company, which provides ...

Former Ascalon head joins boutique firm

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 18 NOV 2016
Blue Quay Investment Management has strengthened its leadership team, appointing a former Ascalon executive. Rob Lance, most recently head of Australia for Ascalon, has taken on the role of principal, sales and strategy at Blue Quay. With more than ...

BTFG navigates wealth management headwinds

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 7 NOV 2016
BT Financial Group's cash earnings contribution to Westpac has fallen by 4% to $876 million in the past year, indicating an increasing pressure on the big four banks' wealth management divisions. Cash earnings for BTFG's funds management division dropped ...

Regal FM appoints Macquarie vet

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUN 2016
Regal Funds Management has appointed a new portfolio manager. Craig Collie joins Regal FM from Macquarie Bank, where he was lead healthcare equity analyst. Prior to that, he was a project leader at the Boston Consulting Group and a physician with NSW ...

BTIM board replaces Cooper

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 1 MAR 2016
Industry executive Brad Cooper has stepped down from his role as a non-executive director at BT Investment Management. BTIM announced its board change to the Australian Securities Exchange today, and has replaced Cooper's position with current BT Financial ...

Perpetual appointed RE for Regal

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2015
Perpetual has been appointed responsible entity (RE) of the retail feeder fund for Regal Funds Management's Australian Long Short Equity Fund following a unitholder meeting in March. The appointment followed the retirement of Ascalon Capital Managers ...

BTFG restructures investment business

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 DEC 2014
BT Financial Group has reorganised to bring a number of separate investment business units under the same umbrella. BT Investment Solutions, as the division will be known, ties together Advance Asset Management, Westpac Online Investing and BT's own ...

Morphic global fund added to the Macquarie Wrap

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 19 SEP 2014
The Morphic Global Opportunities Fund has been added to the Macquarie Wrap Platform, shortly after it was listed on the BT Wrap. The fund is a long-short global equities strategy with a mid-cap focus that aims to provide flexible hedging strategies ...