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Fees still an issue for alternatives: WTW

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JUL 2016
Total assets managed by the top 100 alternative investment managers globally increased by 3% in the past year to US$3.6 trillion, according to new research from Willis Towers Watson (WTW), which found that while inflows remain steady, investors are ...

M&A activity impacted by politics

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 5 JUL 2016
Macquarie Group and Deloitte led the financial adviser merger and acquisition deal count in Australasia during the first half of 2016, according to the latest Mergermarket data. Both firms recorded 14 deals in the six months to 1 July, followed by Goldman ...

Former adviser charged with fraud

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 5 JUL 2016
... clients." In 1999 Birk was made partner of Sa & Birk Accountants and later the Carter Group, located in Brisbane and the Gold Coast. In 2007, Birk was an authorised representative for Professional Investment Services in Bundall and was also an authorised ...

Britons vote 'Adieu EU'

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 27 JUN 2016

Cbus hiring 30 advice professionals following service launch

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUN 2016
Cbus has launched a new financial advice model to deliver to fund members. Prioritising tailored member engagement via advice over the phone, the $33 billion super fund will commence hiring for "30 specialist financial advice service roles" to grow ...

Fixed income, smart beta need better access

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUN 2016
An Australian ETF provider is moving its focus towards fixed income and smart beta in the view that the local market is currently underserving investors. iShares Australia chief executive Jon Howie told the recent Bloomberg Buy-side Forum in Sydney ...

Cbus grows investment strategy team

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUN 2016
Cbus expanded its investment strategy team with the creation of a new senior equities research analyst role. Ramanan Sooriyakumar joins the $33 billion industry super fund from Goldman Sachs in Melbourne where he was an executive director and lead equities ...

BetaShares rolls out global sector ETF suite

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUN 2016
... Dutch Shell, BP and Total. Further global sector ETFs will follow, including products targeting agriculture, healthcare, gold and banks. Commenting on the launch, BetaShares managing director Alex Vynokur said: "According to the BetaShares/Investment ...

Societe Generale appoints director from Goldman Sachs

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUN 2016
Societe Generale has appointed a new director, cross asset solutions. Based in Sydney, Adam Weale joins SocGen from Goldman Sachs, where he was executive director of the pension, insurance and sovereign wealth group and managed sales of funds management ...

Australia on top

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 6 JUN 2016
Woe is us. Australians all, let's not rejoice! The Australian equity market's reaction to the better-than-expected - heaps better - 1.1% quarterly expansion in March quarter real GDP is beginning to plant the seed of doubt in my psyche. Doubt that perhaps ...