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First Super makes board appointment

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 7 SEP 2017
A $2.6 billion industry superannuation fund has appointed an employee representative to its board. Joining the First Super board is Scott McDine. The appointment was effective 1 September. McDine replaces outgoing director Dave Kirner as an employee ...

Mercer names new chief investment officer

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 7 SEP 2017
Mercer strengthened its investment leadership with the appointment of a new chief investment officer for the Pacific. Long serving TCorp senior manager Kylie Willment will join Mercer from 25 October, overseeing the investment performance of Mercer's ...

Female Excellence Award finalists announced

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 7 SEP 2017
The five finalists in the 2017 Female Excellence in Advice Award have been named. Presented by the Association of Financial Advisers and TAL, the FEIA Award recognises the significant contributions made by women in the financial advice profession, their ...

Latin America: the best-kept investment secret

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 7 SEP 2017
With strong growth characteristics and increasing diversification of trade, Latin America's Pacific Alliance presents many opportunities for investors. The alliance - comprising Colombia, Chile, Peru and Mexico - was described as a "secret well kept" ...

Cooper Investors opens door to retail

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 5 SEP 2017
With its first rating from Lonsec and a responsible entity mandate from Equity Trustees, $12 billion fund manager Cooper Investors is ready for the retail market. Lonsec has rated both the Cooper Investors Global Equities Fund (Hedged) and Cooper Investors ...

Grant Thornton bolsters dedication to retail clients via merger

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 4 SEP 2017
Diversified advisory and wealth management firm Grant Thornton Australia will merge with a Melbourne-based global retail consultancy in an effort to further build on its growth advisory capabilities. Joining forces with GNC Group Consulting, the move ...

Female SMSF investors more focused on securing retirement

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 4 SEP 2017
Female investors are increasingly using self-managed superannuation funds to build wealth, with women aged between 35 and 50 displaying different share trading habits to men. According to the latest CommSec SMSF Trading Trends Report, a comparison of ...

MainstreamBPO given green light for offshore acquisition

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 4 SEP 2017
MainstreamBPO has received regulatory approvals from the Central Bank of Ireland and the Cayman Investment Monetary Authority to acquire an international fund administrator for US$5 million. As previously flagged in May, MainstreamBPO entered into a ...

US shares dominating other asset classes

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 4 SEP 2017
US shares have delivered a 9.4% return per annum over the last 30 years, well ahead of other asset classes, according to Vanguard's 2017 Index Chart. Putting this in perspective, Vanguard said that an initial US shares investment of $10,000 made in ...

Hastings loses $2.1bn fund mandate

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 1 SEP 2017
Unitholders including large super funds, insurance companies and family offices voted to remove Hastings Funds Management as the portfolio manager for a $2.1 billion infrastructure fund. Following an extraordinary meeting with trustee Gardior, unitholders ...