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Platinum launches Asia LIC

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUL 2015
Platinum Asset Management has launched Platinum Asia Investments, a listed investment company (LIC) that gives investors exposure to listed companies in the Asia region, ex Japan. Platinum has already lodged the prospectus with the Australian Securities ...

Capital Group elects new chair

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUL 2015
Capital Group has elected its new chair following the passing of Jim Rothenberg. Current chair of the company's management committee, Tim Armour, was selected by the investment manager's board of directors. Armour, who is also chair of the group's capital ...

Advisers need to collaborate

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUL 2015
... principal Brendan Cox. Speaking at the 2015 Association of Financial Advisers National Roadshow in Sydney, Cox - whose company won the 2014 AFA Practice of the Year award - said that it was only by having an open discussion with other practices that ...

Market to open higher

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUL 2015
... (1.24 per cent) at 2,093.25, while the tech-rich Nasdaq Composite Index jumped 49.43 (0.98 per cent) to 5,089.21. Shipping company UPS powered up 5.1 per cent after reporting second-quarter net income of $US1.2 billion ($A1.65 billion), up from $US454 ...

Shares increasingly popular for Gen Y

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUL 2015
... new customer base is aged under 35, and more than a quarter of 25 to 34-year-olds directly own shares according to the company's latest analysis. CommSec has undertaken a review of share trading and economic developments in Australia over the last two ...

FEATURE: Alternatives - Taking the plunge

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUL 2015
... fund's strategy). But even this is an oversimplification. Consider BlueSky's Alternatives Access Fund, a listed investment company (LIC) that invests across private equity and venture capital, hedge funds, private real estate and real assets. This product ...

SIV opens door to China for fund managers

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 27 JUL 2015
... will be too risky for the predominantly Chinese investors who have so far shown interest in the scheme. However, Moelis & Company's asset management managing director, Andrew Martin, doesn't believe the rule changes will deter too many investors. "The ...

Executive appointment round-up

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 27 JUL 2015
... Anthony Simpson. NGS Super in hunt for new CIO - NGS Super chief investment officer Mary-Jane Fallon has departed the company, which is now searching for her replacement. J.P. Morgan appoints custody country head - J.P. Morgan has appointed a new head ...

IOOF merges two licences

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2015
... Shadforth in March 2014. Finally, in response to rumours that IOOF's entire research team had gone on leave following the company's recent Senate enquiry, the spokesperson said that only two of the nine-person team were on annual leave.

Macquarie awarded $2bn in mandates

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2015
... information. The group saw performance fees reach $208 million during the quarter, mainly from Macquarie Infrastructure Company and Macquarie Atlas Roads. Macquarie Specialised Investment Solutions also raised over $900 million for Australian principal ...