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Former Macquarie exec joins IRESS

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 16 JUN 2014
Share market and wealth management systems provider IRESS has appointed Matthew Rady as its new group executive, financial markets. Rady was previously at Macquarie Group, where he was executive director of banking and financial group services. His ...

BNP Paribas adds global manager to range

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUN 2014
BNP Paribas Investment Partners has expanded its global strategy capability, adding a US-based global value equity manager to its range. The asset manager has inked an exclusive deal to distribute global value equity specialist, Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney ...

Wall Street slips on oil slick

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUN 2014
"Plus ASa change, plus c'est la mAame chose!" Pardon my french, Virginia. But nah, I'm not swearing... it's an honest to goodness French phrase that translates to "the more things change, the more they stay the same." This came to my balding head as ...

MAX Preview: Beyond value of advice

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 12 JUN 2014
... Delaney said that what's emerged from pre-event discussions with panelists is the resonance of advertising campaigns that focus on adviser needs as business owners. There was a lot of talk around the effectiveness of thematic campaigns (around SMSFs ...

Blue Sky raises $60.4 million for first listed alternatives fund

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 12 JUN 2014
Blue Sky Alternative Investments has raised $60.4 million in the initial public offering of shares in its Blue Sky Alternatives Access Fund Limited (Alternatives Fund). The new Listed Investment Company (LIC), set to debut on the Australian Securities ...

Investors beware IPOs

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JUN 2014
... listing, long-term investors would do better to analyse upcoming floats in the same way they would any potential stock, with a focus on the fundamentals and a long-term horizon. As a fund manager focus on Australian small caps, Hyperion conducts a range ...

Zurich global growth fund added to Securitor APL

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JUN 2014
... a global growth manager investing in potentially fast growing companies in recovering economies with a proven underlying focus on earnings," he said. He added that there were a large number of long-only global equity managers available to Australian ...

Bridges brings another advice business under IOOF umbrella

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUN 2014
... arm "is too small to offer the full range of services customers might need." Selling CUA Financial Planning "enables us to focus on the growth of our core business," he added. As part of the buyout agreement, current CUA Financial Planning advice and ...

Russell reshuffles implementation business

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUN 2014
Russell Investments has appointed John Venardos to head its implementation services business in the Australasian region. Beginning in his new role in Sydney on 18 June, Venardos replaces Daniel Birch, who will shift across to join Russell's Australian ...

NAB business growth manager joins Fortnum

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUN 2014
... recently-launched e-Clipse unified managed account (UMA) to the independent adviser market. "Growth continues to be a key focus, and we're looking for profitable, fee-for-service businesses that want to grow in a supportive and collegiate environment," ...