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VFMC COO jumps ship to new GSAM company

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 5 DEC 2016
Victorian Funds Management Corporation's chief operating officer has taken on a new role at a Goldman Sachs Asset Management business. GSAM's new Australian equities business, soon to be announced, has appointed Brett Davidson as its new COO. Of the ...

Bennelong fund added to two platforms

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 25 NOV 2016
The Bennelong Concentrated Australian Equities Fund has been added to the Macquarie and BT Wrap platforms. Managed by Bennelong Australian Equity Partners (BAEP) the fund has achieved an average annual return of 17.49% since inception. The Concentrated ...

Shadow Treasurer slams governance bill

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 NOV 2016
Shadow Treasurer Chris Bowen believes a reintroduction of the super fund governance bill does not pass the commonsense test. Speaking at The Superannuation Opportunity conference in Canberra yesterday, Bowen slammed Kelly O'Dwyer's comments about super ...

AMG CEO says alpha is all about people

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 18 NOV 2016
Chief executive of the NYSE-listed, $950 billion Affiliated Managers Group, Sean Healey, says the secret to his firm's success was recognising people and culture drive alpha generation. Healey, who joined AMG in 1995 from Goldman Sachs, was visiting ...

Goldman Sachs M&A head makes partner

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 15 NOV 2016
The Australian head of mergers and acquisitions for Goldman Sachs has been promoted to partner. Nick Sims was the only Australian-based employee invited to become a partner from the 84 individuals selected globally. Sims has been head of mergers and ...

ASFA board changes

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 14 NOV 2016
... memberships. The board composition was revealed following ASFA's annual general meeting at the 2016 ASFA Conference on the Gold Coast. Michael Easson is independent chair, HOSTPLUS chief executive David Elia and REST chief executive Damian Hill are the ...

Company director jailed after mishandling funds

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 14 NOV 2016
A former Gold Coast company director has been jailed for four years after he pleaded guilty to mishandling millions of dollars of company funds. Frederick Hansen pleaded guilty in the Southport District Court to two counts of dishonestly using his position ...

Digital advice as commonplace as internet banking

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 11 NOV 2016
... Jan Kolbusz. Speaking to Financial Standard at the 2016 Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia Conference on the Gold Coast, Kolbusz said banks and super funds are uniquely placed to capitalise on digital advice, given that "people will always ...

Markets fear Trump effect on global trade

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 10 NOV 2016
... election, AMP Capital chief economist Shane Oliver said that a Trump victory could mean a rally in safe havens like bonds and gold as investors fret particularly about his protectionist trade policies. "Australian shares would be particularly vulnerable ...

How advisers are managing US election concerns

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 10 NOV 2016
Investment updates, meetings and phone calls will be the order of the day for financial advisers as their clients worry about what the US election-driven market turbulence means to them. Fitzpatricks Private Wealth senior financial adviser Leonard Gennusa ...