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Veteran WTW investments head departs

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 6 JUN 2017
Willis Towers Watson's head of investments for Asia-Pacific will leave the company after 23 years, and a successor has been appointed. Naomi Denning originally joined WTW in 1994. She also worked as an asset consultant at Mercer for five years, and ...

Hunter Hall funds and LIC receive makeover

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 6 JUN 2017
... Fund (PIEF), employing a 'benchmark-unaware' strategy with freedom to invest across all international equity markets and company sizes and focused on investing in growing businesses at reasonable valuations. "An integral element of our portfolio construction ...

Education key in combatting elder financial abuse

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 6 JUN 2017
... awareness and assist in developing strategies to deal with senior and elder financial abuse effectively and efficiently. The company believes financial planners are in a unique position to assist in protecting seniors and their wealth as they assist ...

Five minutes of sunshine tomorrow?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 6 JUN 2017
... Australian economy weakened sharply - if not outright contracted -- in the first quarter of this year. Yeah, 'twas good. Company gross operating profits increased by another 6.0% in the March quarter on top of the previous quarter's 20.1% surge. This ...

Link Group acquires robo-advice business

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 5 JUN 2017
Link Group is entering the digital advice sector with the acquisition of a company previously owned by Lonsec. Adviser Network provides digital advice services to Australian institutions, and will be incorporated into Link Group's Information Digital ...

Distribution reshapes globalisation: Capital Group

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUN 2017
... Sydney media briefing, Budden said the changing shape of globalisation is seeing the emergence of a different type of company. "What we're seeing this century and what we're seeing this decade is a very different type of globalisation - it's much more ...

Manager lists after $3bn merger

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUN 2017
... Hunter Hall and other fund managers triggered by then-Hunter Hall chief executive Peter Hall's surprise departure from the company in December last year. During that time, Hunter Hall received takeover bids from Pinnacle Investment Management, WHSP and ...

Prime Financial Group acquires 35th practice

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUN 2017
... Rugby League player. Securing a 100% shareholding in Altezza Partners, the transaction marks the 35th firm the ASX-listed company has taken a stake in and now provides Prime with a Brisbane office from which to conduct operations. Sold by former Brisbane ...

IRESS partnership aids RG 97 compliance

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 MAY 2017
... clients analyse trades efficiently and become more RG 97 compliant. Clients of both IRESS and global financial technology company ITG will benefit from a faster and more comprehensive analysis of trading costs. Clients are faced with increasing demands ...

Change of pace for Countplus

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 MAY 2017
... chief executive Matthew Rowe confirmed the sale of CBC Financial Advisers, which it had acquired in August 2010. "The company has successfully sold its shareholding in CBC Financial Advisers, representing an over $800,000 profit for Countplus. The sale ...