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Hedge fund star joins Merchant Group line-up

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 28 MAR 2017
... will involve him relocating from Hong Kong, where he has spent the past six years, to Melbourne as part of Merchant Group's east coast expansion. He will also eventually take on a joint management role for the group's Merchant Opportunities Fund, which ...

Fund manager appoints managing director

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 28 MAR 2017
A diversified Australian and South-East Asian fund manager boosted its leadership team with the appointment of a managing director, head of funds and wealth management. Former Certitude Global Investments chief executive Craig Mowll joined Aura Funds ...

Less than expected but good

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 23 MAR 2017
... underscored by the sharp increase in imports of mineral fuels (up38.1%) and petroleum (up 69.9%) and mainly from the Middle East (up 46.4%) as purchases from Japan's other major trading partners declined: China (-17.7%), Western Europe (-7.7%), ASEAN ...

MW Lomax grows geographic footprint

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAR 2017
... Lomax, which currently has offices in Sydney and Melbourne, has created "a financial services powerhouse" along Australia's east coast with the acquisition of Westwood Group. It marks MW Lomax's 10th acquisition and its first M&A deal after partnering ...

Steady as she grows

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 MAR 2017
As expected, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) kept the official cash rate unchanged at 1.5% -- where it had been since August last year -- while at the same time offering a positive outlook on the global and domestic economy. Not only has the RBA ...

Home deposits unwelcome in super

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 23 FEB 2017
... here in Sydney and particularly people down in Melbourne. Whether it is in Queensland or other places, particularly South East Queensland there are real challenges there. We want to look at ways that we can improve that situation. It is not just for ...

Australian Ethical aiding tech VC sector

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 14 FEB 2017
... which identifies, invests in and supports high-growth internet and technology companies in Australia, New Zealand and South East Asia. This marks Australian Ethical's second investment made with Right Click Capital, the first of which occurred in May ...

New white labels highlight OneVue growth

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 9 FEB 2017
OneVue will partner for three white labels following record quarterly cashflows. The platform, which recorded inflows of $310 million for the December 2016 quarter, will deliver three white label solutions for MGD Wealth, Prosperum Wealth and an unnamed ...

Three for three

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 3 FEB 2017
... Economic Growth, and the Funds-Supplying Operation to Support Financial Institutions in Disaster Areas affected by the Great East Japan Earthquake and by the Kumamoto Earthquake." In its quarterly review, the BOJ upgraded its fiscal year 2017 growth ...

Equip eyes merger with Rio Tinto plan

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 FEB 2017
EquipSuper and the Rio Tinto Staff Superannuation Fund (RTSSF) are in the final stages of merger talks. The $7 billion super fund confirmed the possible amalgamation; a step that would see its assets almost double to $13.5 billion and membership grow ...