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Nikko AM brings global equity fund to Australia

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUL 2015
Nikko Asset Management has brought its Global Share Fund to Australia following an increase in appetite for international equities. The fund aims to deliver total returns before fees, expenses and taxes of 3% above the MSCI All Countries World ex Australia ...

CommInsure annuities listed on CFS wrap platforms

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 30 JUN 2015
CommInsure annuities are now available via the FirstChoice and FirstWrap platforms as the provider aims to bring them to the broader consumer market. The move, which was revealed by Colonial First State in May, allows advisers to combine more than one ...

TCorp becomes $70bn investment giant

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 29 JUN 2015
NSW Treasury Corporation (TCorp) has become one of Australia's top 10 asset managers after State Super outsourced its funds management activities to the now $70 billion investment giant. This is the latest phase of an amalgamation process that started ...

Joining AIIB unlocks billions of infra investment

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUN 2015
Industry superannuation funds may deploy up to $15 billion additional capital over the next five years after Australia joined the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB). Industry Super Australia (ISA) chair, Peter Collins, said activities of the ...

Westpac adviser sets up private wealth firm

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUN 2015
A Westpac financial adviser has left the group to start his own private wealth firm, licensed under Securitor. David Simon has set up Integral Private Wealth, which will provide wealth management services under BT Financial Group-owned Securitor. Simon ...

SG Hiscock appoints head of research

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUN 2015
SG Hiscock & Company (SGH) has appointed a head of research from Goldman Sachs to head the SGH20 concentrated equity team. Hamish Tadgell joins SGH from Goldman Sachs, where he was chief investment officer for Australia's global investment research ...

PROFILE: IOOF managing director Chris Kelaher

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUN 2015
IOOF managing director Chris Kelaher's trajectory has awarded him the labels of serial acquirer and M&A veteran. He has been behind the takeover of 30 companies in the last decade alone. But Kelaher's career in financial services started far away from ...

Statewide hands COO acting chief executive role

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2015
Statewide Super has made longstanding chief operating officer, Nicolle Rantanen, its acting chief executive officer. Rantanen began the role in May following the departure of John O'Flaherty, who led the fund for five years and oversaw significant growth ...

Macquarie profit beats forecast

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2015
Macquarie Group has seen its net profit after tax rise 27% to $1.604 billion for the full year to 31 March and assets under management jump 14%, beating forecasts. Profit for the second half of the year was $926 million, up 37% on the first half. The ...

Virgin and Mercer announce super partnership

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAY 2015
Virgin Money Australia has announced the next step in the development of its superannuation fund. After appointing Greg Boyle as the company's chief executive last month, the company has entered a long-term partnership with Mercer. The partnership will ...