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Contango continues to grow investment team

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 15 SEP 2016
Contango Asset Management has bolstered its investment team with the appointment of two new associate analysts. Xia Wu and Eric Tan joined the Melbourne firm last month, marking another stride in its growth strategy. Wu holds a Masters in Finance from ...

Fund managers must offer genuine partnerships

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 SEP 2016
Pricing too aggressively and paying nothing more than lip service to the notion that your clients are your partners is a slow route to profitability, according to GQG Partners chairman and chief investment officer Rajiv Jain. The global equities portfolio ...

Infocus sets sights on culture

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 9 SEP 2016
Queensland based Infocus Wealth Management has launched a national masterclass, which focuses on client engagement and the delivery of quality advice. The on-going masterclass titled 'Building a High Performing Advice Business' has seen more than 100 ...

A former PM, a Harvard professor and an adventurer to headline AFA conference

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 9 SEP 2016
The Association of Financial Advisers has revealed its seven plenary keynote speakers, with just 26 days until the National Adviser Conference kicks off. Headlining the conference is former Prime Minister John Howard, who will outline his vision for ...

Enrolments point to adviser growth

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 SEP 2016
... last month. The data also suggests students are embracing higher education, with more than 1000 students enrolled in the Master of Financial Planning, a 42% increase compared to August 2015. Of the students enrolled in Kaplan Professional financial services ...

Mastering the art of ignoring crises

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 29 AUG 2016
The promise of outsized - but very infrequent - returns in financial markets can, like casinos, lead investors to trade in ways that destroys their wealth. That's the view of Capital Fund Management president Philippe Jordan who says investors who get ...

Majority of Australians without financial plan

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 23 AUG 2016
... the majority of Australians continuing to identify as risk adverse (55%). The four financial personality types are: Poker master (12% of respondents) - more willing to take substantial risks for significant gains, 46% are female and 54% are men Movers ...

US funds launch lawsuit against big four banks

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 19 AUG 2016
... and other investment banks for their alleged rigging of the bank bill swap reference rate (BBSW). The Sonterra Capital Master Fund, Frontpoint Financial Services and derivatives trader Richard Dennis filed the claim. Several banks have made ASX statements ...

AU wins Herston Quarter mandate

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 15 AUG 2016
The Queensland Government has confirmed Australian Unity as the preferred tenderer for the $1.1 billion Herston Quarter project in Brisbane. Australian Unity plans to develop and play a continued role in an integrated health, ageing and research precinct ...

Independent body will make new standards simpler: FPA

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUL 2016
The establishment of an independent standards body will make the professional standards transition clearer and easier to comply with, according the Financial Planning Association (FPA) chief executive Dante De Gori. Speaking at the Sydney FPA roadshow ...