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Perpetual hires former Count CEO

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 10 FEB 2017
A new group executive will take the reins at Perpetual Investments in April. Before this role, David Lane was chief executive of Count Financial - the wealth management business established by industry luminary Barry Lambert in 1980. Prior to that ...

Contango AM launches growth LIC

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 10 FEB 2017
Contango Asset Management will launch Contango Global Growth Limited, an ASX listed investment company actively investing in a portfolio of global listed securities. The global equities specialist fund manager, with approximately A$21.1 billion in assets ...

BTIM appoints new portfolio manager

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 10 FEB 2017
A former TCorp senior manager joined BT Investment Management this week. BTIM appointed Alan Polley as a portfolio manager in an expansion of its diversified strategies capability. Polley has more than 16 years' experience in investment management and ...

Bonds aiding not-for-profit investors

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 10 FEB 2017
Bonds are increasingly popular among not-for-profit and charity organisations as they seek to make returns on donations in the face of low interest rates. The combination of scarce donor capital and historically low rates has placed NFP trustees and ...

Suncorp begins life business optimisation

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 9 FEB 2017
Suncorp is implementing an optimisation program for its Australian life insurance business in a bid to improve competitiveness and achieve better customer outcomes. Announcing its half-year results today, Suncorp said it was rolling out the optimisation ...

Advice licensees must think digital

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 9 FEB 2017
The need for financial advice licensees to increase digital and social media education was uncovered in the latest industry survey. The survey of 153 advisers showed only 12.8% believed their licensee was providing adequate education when it came to ...

Australian Unity partners for managed account solution

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 9 FEB 2017
Australian Unity has joined forces with a major managed accounts provider to offer a private label to its clients. Australian Unity, which holds $6 billion in funds under management, is the latest firm to partner with netwealth for a private label solution ...

AMP cops short-term pain

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 9 FEB 2017
AMP's wealth management inflows took a hit in 2016 as its adviser network felt the impact of legislative reform. Cashflows in to the wealth management division were impacted by regulatory uncertainty which caused investors to be wary of contributing ...

Margin lending investors keen to borrow more

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 FEB 2017
Margin lending investors are voicing stronger intent to borrow more through their margin loans, indicating the group is becoming savvier as risk managers. The positivity comes amidst an industry-wide surge in attention to risk management, according ...

Assets mispriced by monetary policy: Nikko

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 FEB 2017
Even as the world tilts back towards inflation and an emphasis on fiscal policy, assets appear to be priced for a lower-for-longer deflationary environment. Speaking at Nikko Asset Management's 2017 Market Outlook in Sydney, global head of multi-asset ...