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DomaCom raises $8m in pre-IPO capital

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 5 FEB 2016
Investment platform operator DomaCom plans to publicly list on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) in the third quarter of 2016 after collecting $8 million in a pre-IPO capital raising. DomaCom, owner of Australia's first regulated fractional property ...

Nikko returns global equities to overweight stance

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 DEC 2015
Nikko Asset Management's global investment committee (GIC) has lifted its stance on global equities to moderately overweight from neutral, citing healthy economic growth prospects in the United States. The Tokyo-based company's investment committee ...

Over 30% SMSFs hold low balances: research

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 7 DEC 2015
... $99,999, while a further 13% hold between $100,000 and $199,999. According to the Australian Securities and Investment Committee (ASIC), "in many cases, a recommendation for a retail client to set up an SMSF with a starting balance of $200,000 or below ...

Sunsuper hires AustralianSuper portfolio construction manager

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 26 NOV 2015
Sunsuper has appointed a new senior member to its investment team from AustralianSuper. Chris Tse joins in the role of investment manager, portfolio construction and will be based in the company's Sydney office. He comes to the superannuation and retirement ...

Man Diversified Alternatives recommended by Zenith

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 23 NOV 2015
... classes. Zenith rated a universe of 19 multi strategy funds based on a range of quantitative metrics. Its investment committee then provides a qualitative overlay that takes into account the structure of the manager's investment team, information resources ...

Cbus appoints former AMP Capital chief

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 20 NOV 2015
Cbus has appointed the former chief executive of AMP Capital as the chair of its investment committee. Stephen Dunne, who announced his retirement in May after 12 years heading up AMP Capital, said he is joining Cbus because "[it has] always done a ...

Super funds predict Aussie dollar fall

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 NOV 2015
... underperformed by 8.6% 2015 FX exposure in emerging markets rose to 44% in 2015 from 25% in 2013 In 56% of funds, the investment committee now has the most influence on currency issues, back to 2005 levels There is a rise in the use of dynamic hedging ...

Colonial First State appoints independent super director

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 2 NOV 2015
... is also a trustee director for The Australian Catholic Superannuation and Retirement Fund and chair of the investment committee; a non-executive director of the Australian Chamber Orchestra and Kaldor Public Art Projects; a member of the advisory council ...

GFC drove advisers to managed accounts

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 8 OCT 2015
... advice isn't really about "having great skills in whether to buy Rio or sell BHP." "We have an independent investment committee with a house view, and then we outsource the management of that via mandates. But the managed account structure allows us ...

Lonsec launches investment solutions division

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 6 OCT 2015
Lonsec Fiscal has launched a new business division, Lonsec Investment Solutions, which will be led by Lukasz de Pourbaix in the chief investment officer role. The new division will be responsible for building model portfolios for advisers. It has been ...