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PROFILE: Magellan chief investment officer Hamish Douglass

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 SEP 2015
... deputy chief investment officer Dom Giuliano, chief operating officer Nerida Campbell and general manager of distribution Frank Casarotti. The attention to detail Douglass puts into the culture hints at the obsessiveness with which Douglass manages the ...

New SMSFs slowing as boomers retire

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 7 SEP 2015
Net establishments of new self-managed super funds have steadily declined since mid-2014, according to ATO and APRA data. Specifically, net establishments have fallen by 24% to 22,822 in the 12 months to June 2015. While this can be partly attributed ...

PROFILE: AvSuper chief executive Michelle Wade

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 31 AUG 2015
The head of a large Australian superannuation fund once complained that a young employee at AAS didn't know anything about the super industry. Little did they know almost a decade later that same employee would be chief executive at AvSuper. Darren ...

Record IOOF inflows

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2015
IOOF has seen a record $1.7 billion in net fund inflows to its flagship platforms in the 12 months to 30 June, up 19% on last year. Underlying net profit after tax (NPAT) was also up strongly on last year, rising 41% to $174 million. Statutory NPAT ...

Countplus profit hit by end of loyalty payments

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 27 AUG 2015
Countplus has seen its after-tax profit fall 12.2% as loyalty payments paid by Commonwealth Bank ended. Net financial planning revenue was down 15.9% due to payments to 16 member firm franchisees expiring. Excluding the impact of these payments and ...

Folkestone builds on strong foundations

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 27 AUG 2015
Real estate investment manager Folkestone has more than doubled its profit in the 12 months to 30 June. Net profit after tax stood at $7 million, up 122.6% on the same period last year. Earnings per share of 1.1 cents were up 57.1% on FY14 and funds ...

Kinetic Super appoints acting chief

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 AUG 2015
... forward to working with her closely to ensure a smooth transition to the new leadership team," said Kinetic Super chair Frank Gullone. He added, "Ms Thomas' extensive background in superannuation and executive leadership is particularly impressive. She ...

Centrepoint's wealth business up 10pc

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 24 AUG 2015
Centrepoint Alliance's wealth business recorded an underlying pre-tax profit of $7.1 million for the last financial year, up 10% on the year prior. Announcing its full-year results to the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) on Friday, Centrepoint also ...

Hedge funds face brain drain

LAURA MILLAN, MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 24 AUG 2015
... CalPERS was among the first to enter the space, and the first to leave it in September 2014. At the same time, the Dodd-Frank reforms in the United States and the European Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive have heightened the regulatory ...

Kinetic Super chief executive steps down

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 21 AUG 2015
... chapter in her career and the board decided it was time to move forward under a new leadership," Kinetic Super chairman Frank Gullone said. "During her time at Kinetic Super, Bolton led the Fund through a number of strategic initiatives, including a ...