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Blue Sky launches first listed investment company

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAY 2014
Blue Sky Alternative Investments has launched an initial public offering (IPO) to raise up to $100 million to list Australia's first diversified, alternatives-focused Listed Investment Company (LIC) on the ASX. With the listing, the company is aiming ...

New business targets investors' bad habits

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAY 2014
As the number of individual investors skyrockets with the growth of the self-managed super fund (SMSF) sector, a new business is about to be launched which aims to help investors overcome bad psychological habits. Behavioural Finance Australia (BFA) ...

Certitude appoints adviser relationship manager

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAY 2014
... report to Certitude chief executive Craig Mowll. "Each new person to our business adds greater capacity and a stronger client focus to exceed adviser needs and our future growth," Mowll said. "An important part of our value proposition to our clients ...

Regulation tops Australian business risk survey

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAY 2014
... occupies third place in the Aon survey. "The cost of workers' compensation insurance is increasing and has led to a greater focus on injury prevention and early intervention," Lambrou said. "The need to manage these increasing costs is a clear business ...

David Murray gives first insight into FSI

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAY 2014
The Financial System Inquiry (FSI) chairman David Murray said that the committee will focus on ageing, technology and innovation as drivers of change and at how these affect regulation, competition and consumer outcomes. Murray said that the committee ...

CBA likely to appoint from within for CIO role

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAY 2014
... be made in June. "Reflecting the group's strong internal talent development, the appointment of Mr Harte's successor will focus on internal candidates," a bank statement said. Harte joined the Commonwealth Bank as a group executive of enterprise IT in ...

ANZ wealth division profits up 11%

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAY 2014
... and processes that improve productivity and reduce risk, ANZ chief executive Mike Smith said. "Global Wealth continues to focus on improving the customer experience with wealth solutions increasingly integrated with our banking offering and more options ...

Advisers need soft skills first to engage new clients

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 APR 2014
... to build relationships and the trustworthiness. "Selling has become a dirty word in financial services, but with so much focus in recent years on compliance and regulations, there is the danger that first appointments become a tick-a-box exercise," CoreData ...

Kinetic Super to reduce admin fees

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 29 APR 2014
Kinetic Super will reduce the fixed portion of its member administration fee by as much as 10.5%, the fund has announced. While the fund has not committed to a definite figure, it has given the 10.5% as a maximum limit. Currently the fund charges $1.90 ...

Perpetual appoints senior JANA investment exec

ALICE URIBE  |  TUESDAY, 29 APR 2014
... diversified and conservative growth strategies. Michael Gordon, group executive at Perpetual Investments, said O'Dea's client focus and proven investment abilities make him the right choice for the role. "Michael is an experienced investment professional ...