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Pacific Current sells stake in insto investment firm

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 1 FEB 2018
Boutique multi-manager Pacific Current Group sold its stake in an institutional investment firm for $2.9 million, ending a nine-year partnership. Goodhart Partners, based in London, manages Japanese equity, global equity and emerging markets equity ...

Older Aussies failing to account for longevity risk

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 1 FEB 2018
Only half of Australia's over-50s have made financial plans in anticipation of living longer, according to National Seniors Australia. A new report shows while 85% of over-50s surveyed are aware their life expectancy at age 65 has increased by about ...

Consistent growth fuels Future Fund cyber fears

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 1 FEB 2018
The constant risk of a cyberattack on the Future Fund's investment portfolio is among its top concerns. Future Fund chairman Peter Costello said in a portfolio update this morning that the sovereign wealth fund considers cybersecurity risk to be a major ...

Chief economist update: RBA stuck in slow inflation lane

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 1 FEB 2018
"Plus ca change, plus c'est la meme chose." Jean-Baptiste Aphonse Karr's immortal epigram - translated as "the more things change, the more they stay the same" - best describes the goings-on over the past 24 hours. There were no surprises at the Fed's ...

BTIM chief retires, successor named

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 1 FEB 2018
The chief executive of BT Investment Management Australia is retiring and a former First State Super executive is taking over. BTIM Australia announced the retirement of Michael Bargholz, effective 30 July 2018, and former First State Super chief investment ...

Advisers flock to IOOF

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JAN 2018
More than 40 financial advisers joined IOOF in the 12 months to 31 December 2017, adding $1.6 billion in funds under advice. In an update provided to the ASX outlining the group's funds under management, administration, advice and supervision, IOOF ...

Channel Capital appoints distribution director from Janus Henderson

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JAN 2018
Channel Capital appointed a new distribution director for its specialist investment management partners. Byron Slessar joins Channel Capital from Janus Henderson, where he was a sales director for wholesale clients and intermediaries in NSW and ACT ...

Chief economist update: The spook on Wall Street

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JAN 2018
Uh-oh. This shouldn't be happening! No, no, no. Only a few days after Fundstrat Global Advisors co-founder Tom Lee went public and declared the stock market in a "parabolic rise" - a bullish signal for the remainder of the year and which has failed ...

Fortnum manager becomes planning coach

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 30 JAN 2018
A financial planning industry veteran is joining a specialist coaching firm with plans to expand the planning arm of the national business. Joining Slipstream Coaching is Phil Little. He has more than 30 years' financial services experience and most ...

Cultural bias heavily discounts female artwork

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 30 JAN 2018
Art buyers and investors pay female artists up to 50% less for their work compared to men on average, latest academic research has found. A study of more than a million art auction sales across 40 years found a 47.6% price gap between male and female ...