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PROFILE: Blue Sky managing director Mark Sowerby

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 19 OCT 2015
Slathered in Vaseline and leaping from a tiny pilot boat to embark on a gruelling 14 hour swim of the chilly English Channel might seem a far cry from running an alternative investment business out of sunny Brisbane, but Blue Sky founder and managing ...

Board gender diversity further scrutinised by ACSI

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 16 OCT 2015
The Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI) has released new governance guidelines which consider recommending against the re-election of directors in companies which perform poorly on board gender diversity. The guideline dealing with ...

FEATURE: Investing in a world on hold

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 16 OCT 2015
The US Federal Reserve's decision to postpone the rate rise is keeping the world on hold. With volatility set to increase ahead of the rate hike, Laura Millan looks at the global investment opportunities. Just when everyone thought it would happen ...

Voting opens on SelectingSuper Consumer Choice award

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 15 OCT 2015
Voting has opened for the SelectingSuper 2015 Consumer Choice award division of the SelectingSuper fund and product awards. This is the third year SelectingSuper has run the Consumer Choice award, with past winners being UniSuper in 2013 and EnergySuper ...

FPA helps advisers with life insurance

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 OCT 2015
The Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA) has launched a guide helping its members identify and address common omissions and errors in providing life insurance advice. The FPA's comprehensive Life Insurance Advice guide had input from members ...

UBS releases mFund basket

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 13 OCT 2015
UBS Asset Management has added a suite of funds to the ASX's mFund settlement service. Eleven UBS funds are now available through mFund. These are: the UBS Australian Small Companies Fund, UBS Microcap Fund, UBS HALO Australian Share Fund, UBS Australian ...

AMP Capital appoints NZ property manager

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 13 OCT 2015
AMP Capital has appointed a new portfolio manager for its New Zealand property fund. Nick Cobham joins AMP Capital from New Zealand property investment firm Property for Industry Limited, where he was joint general manager. He has also held management ...

Shaw and Partners appoints foundation members

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 13 OCT 2015
Shaw and Partners has set up a committee for its charitable foundation and appointed 12 private wealth advisers and executives to the new division. The advice firm established the foundation in June this year and will aim at encouraging staff and clients ...

SelectingSuper fund award nominees announced

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 12 OCT 2015
SelectingSuper has announced the nominees for the 2015 annual super fund and product awards to be held on 18th November at the RACV Club in Melbourne. The annual awards which are sponsored and supported by La Trobe Financial, acknowledge the best funds ...

SQM gives high marks to William Blair fund

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 12 OCT 2015
SQM Research has given a William Blair fund a "superior" rating. The William Blair Dynamic Diversified Allocation Fund has been awarded 4.25 stars from SQM because of its "effective blend of quantitative methods," which SQM's statement said were "grounded ...