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QIC appoints global fixed income director

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 1 SEP 2016
QIC has appointed a new director - global fixed income and absolute return. Based in London, Paul Nicholson joins QIC from Vontobel Asset Management, where he spent five years as head of absolute return bond strategy. Prior to that, he was a portfolio ...

Rubik continues strong growth trend

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 AUG 2016
... and amortization (EBITDA) came in at $6.5 million, up from $4.9 million last year. This was largely driven by an increased focus on service fees and the cost benefits of recent restructures. Operating cash flow returned to positive $1 million after last ...

Spring FG CEO steps down temporarily

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 AUG 2016
... period for full recovery and full return to work commitments. "Frank's appointment will enable Keith to take some time off to focus on his recovery knowing the company is in good hands to then return to a full schedule gradually over the next few months," ...

IRESS integrates stockbroking tool

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 AUG 2016
IRESS has integrated a stockbroking service into its Private Wealth Management platform. OpenMarkets will now provide clearing and execution services through the IRESS platform. This will enable advisers to generate bulk orders for client portfolios ...

Bridges advice head resigns

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 30 AUG 2016
... willingness to challenge the status quo and represent the interests of our advisers and their clients has helped Bridges and IOOF focus on putting the client first. His leadership and strategic insight has built a platform from which Bridges will continue ...

MLC appoints product manager from AMP

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 30 AUG 2016
MLC has appointed a new strategic product manager. Megan Clements joins MLC from AMP, where she was a client relationship manager. Prior to that, she held multiple roles at AXA, including business development manager - group insurance, client relationship ...

Industry fund expands investment team by 74pct

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 29 AUG 2016
An industry super fund says it will expand its in-house investment team from 34 to 59 this financial year and implement a newly-defined strategy aiming to capture several scale advantages. Growing its investment team by 74%, Cbus says it is preparing ...

OneVue boss pleased with market position

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 29 AUG 2016
Listed platform and fund services provider OneVue has a $4 million loss for the 12 months to 30 June, despite lifting services revenue by 19%. The $4 million loss this year follows a reported $220,000 loss in 2015. Though services revenue rose to $26.4 ...

FIIG bolsters managed bonds service

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 29 AUG 2016
FIIG Securities has introduced a Conservative Income Strategy option to its Managed Income Portfolio Service (MIPS) program. The new offering will provide investors with simplified access to professional management of investment grade senior and subordinated ...

Vocus founder partners to launch new fund manager

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 29 AUG 2016
... whom he has now created MHOR Asset Management. Speaking to Financial Standard, Spenceley explained the firm will initially focus on delivering growth in the small-cap sector, but that there was "more of a hedge fund product" coming in the future. He ...