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Infocus subsidiary adds to multi-manager suite

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 AUG 2017
... investment in an ESG-aligned Australian equities fund. Alpha Fund Managers, which also recently partnered with Investors Mutual and Folkestone, invested in Australian Ethical's Australian Shares Fund. Alpha portfolio manager Julien Brodie explained ...

UK manager partners for Aussie distribution

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 AUG 2017
A UK asset manager specialising in delivering alpha through environmentally-friendly investments is partnering with an Australian business to market its capabilities to wholesale investors in Australia and New Zealand. Osmosis Investment Management ...

Japanese broker targets Aussie SMSFs

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 14 AUG 2017
... as an online brokerage company in 1999. At the time it was purely for Japanese customers to trade Japanese equities and mutual funds. Later it added international products such as FX and US equities. In 2009, Monex acquired BOOM Securities in Hong Kong ...

Insurers require urgent start-up collaborations

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 14 AUG 2017
... highlighted in TAS's recent state of the insurance industry report - is the ability to partner with insurtechs that will lead to mutual synergies for both parties. If incumbents don't accept they need to be consumer-focused, that leaves the door wide ...

AMP prioritises reinsurance, grows advice arm

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 10 AUG 2017
... signed a new agreement with General Reinsurance Life Australia (Gen Re) to reinsure 60% of policies under the National Mutual Life retail portfolio. The move builds on AMP entering in its first reinsurance agreement with Munich Reinsurance (Munich Re) ...

Family office merger sees new chief executive

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 AUG 2017
Newly combined family offices, Mutual Trust and Myer Family Company, announced the appointment of a new chief executive. Phil Harkness has been appointed chief executive of Mutual Trust and chief executive-elect of the enlarged group. Pending completion ...

Former ME Bank chief joins Powerwrap

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 31 JUL 2017
... oversaw the merger of Industry Super Holdings and IFM Investors. Prior to ME Bank, Wamsteker held various roles with National Mutual/AXA over the course of 15 years, and most recently spent three years as the chief executive of Quay Credit Union before ...

Boutique manager selects A-REIT and small-cap specialists

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 27 JUL 2017
... Infocus Wealth Management, has enlisted a further two funds to its multi-manager suite. The first addition is the Investors Mutual Limited (IML) Small Cap Fund, which aims to deliver consistent and long-term returns by investing in quality small-cap ...

Retirement income fund launches

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 24 JUL 2017
A former Investors Mutual senior portfolio manager has re-entered the retirement income market through a multi-affiliate group, launching a fund which offers more choice in the competitive sector. Launching his own funds management firm in partnership ...

AMP Capital appoints independent directors

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUL 2017
... reconstituted Managed Investment Schemes Compliance Committee for AMP Capital's other REs, ipac Asset Management and National Mutual Funds Management.