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IOOF gains $225m in net inflows

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 25 FEB 2010
... merged the two investment committees and appointed former Telstra Super investment executive, Dan Farmer, as Australian equities portfolio manager during the half year. The group's main focus in the past six months has been the transition of its IOOF ...

Perpetual FUM up as flows steady

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 25 FEB 2010
... funds outflow we, and the industry, experienced during 2008 and 2009 to get back to a net flat funds flow position for equities in the half." The Private Wealth division's funds under advice (FUA) increased significantly, rising 19 per cent to over $8 ...

Nephila wins $166m in mandates

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 FEB 2010
... based on physical events instead of market events, they offer investors a haven from the current market volatility in equities markets, or bonds. In July 2008, Nephila sold a 25 per cent stake in its management company to Man Group. Man now offers Nephila's ...

Austock appoints former Merrill chief

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 23 FEB 2010
... managing director of the group. Masi has held a number of investment positions at BZW during the 1990s including head of equities. In 2000, he joined Merril Lynch Australia as head of Australian sales and was promoted the next year to head of Australian ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 23 FEB 2010
... way in France and Germany and in the offing in Britain. The slide in Europe followed a bargain-hunting urge for Asian equities. The London FTSE 100 index shed 6.1 points, by 0.11 per cent, to 5,352.07. FRANKFURT - The DAX 30 fell 33.61 points, or 0.59 ...

Integrity appoints new portfolio manager

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 22 FEB 2010
Michael Murray reunites with former colleague Paul Fiani when he left AMP to join Fiani's Aussie equities boutique firm, Integrity Investment Management. Michael joins Integrity after nearly nine years with AMP where he was a senior portfolio manager ...

Instinet adds four to Sydney office

PRESS RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 22 FEB 2010
Instinet has appointed three sales traders and an equities IT specialist to its Sydney office. Scot Burton was hired as a senior sales trader while Alex Lai and Dan Heavener were both appointed sales traders. Chris Vella, was appointed to the equities ...

Guggenheim buys Security Benefit

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 19 FEB 2010
US-based Guggenheim Partners has agreed to acquire Security Benefit, owner of Bennelong Funds Management's global equities provider, Security Global Investors. Security Benefit is the 100 per cent owner of Bennelong's global equities manager, SGI. The ...

HOSTPLUS $1bn mandate up for grabs

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 18 FEB 2010
... nearly a billion into equity markets last year - $550 million into international and probably $350 million into Australian equities. "We have pretty strong cash flows, and we have another billion to spend this year," he said. The fund wrapped up its ...

Powerwrap to ease corporate actions hassles

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 FEB 2010
... to have their say heard in the boardroom. Managed account services provider Powerwrap yesterday launched a new direct equities administration services for planners and their clients. The new service helps planners manage their clients' equities portfolios ...