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QIC adds to global infrastructure team

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 14 FEB 2019
QIC's $11 billion global infrastructure business has hired two investment managers, taking its total team to 43 employees. Selina Sugiarto joined QIC's London office as an infrastructure investment manager earlier this year. She was most recently ...

K2 posts losses, signs on distributor

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 14 FEB 2019
K2 Asset Management has signed a new distribution agreement for its funds as the business posted close to $560,000 in after-tax losses for the six months to December 31. Principals Funds Management will distribute K2's funds. The company specialises ...

Perfect storm smashes AMP

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 14 FEB 2019
AMP suffered a 97% profit drop in 2018 and it's flagging a reshaped financial advice network into 2019. AMP recorded statutory net profit of $28 million last year, but the result is worth 3% of its 2017 full-year profit of $848 million. Discussing ...

InvestSense hires head of adviser solutions

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 14 FEB 2019
InvestSense recently appointed the former head of distribution at Russell Investments as the director and head of adviser solutions. Paul Carrington spent 13 years at Russell Investments and prior to that worked as a financial adviser at Carrington ...

Janus Henderson hires from CFSGAM

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 14 FEB 2019
Janus Henderson Investors hired a new senior investment manager and promoted a portfolio manager within its global natural resources team. Tal Lomnitzer was appointed as senior investment manager, responsible for co-managing global natural resources ...

Chief economist update: Unchanged RBNZ stance would force it to change stance

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 14 FEB 2019
"Despite the weaker global impetus, we expect low interest rates and government spending to support a pick-up in New Zealand's GDP growth over 2019. Low interest rates, and continued employment growth, should support household spending and business ...

Challenger adds new boutique

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 FEB 2019
Challenger's multi-boutique asset management business has taken a minority stake in a new alternatives manager. Fidante Partners will take over the distribution and marketing of London-based FME Asset Management (Financial Markets Engineering), in line ...

Westpac mulls sale of in-house planners

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 FEB 2019
Westpac has confirmed it is exploring options for its in-house financial planning division, following questions from Financial Standard about a potential sale of 50% of Westpac Financial Planning. Financial Standard understands Westpac is in talks with ...

Cardena Private Wealth names managing director

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 FEB 2019
Cardena Private Wealth has appointed Ray Djani as managing director. Djani was nominated to the newly created role after holding a position on the board of the boutique wealth management and advisory firm and working as a consultant for the past three ...

Centuria Life launches new bond offering

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 12 FEB 2019
Centuria Life is launching a new suite of products, anticipating a resurgent popularity in investment bonds. Centuria LifeGoals will comprise 22 professionally managed fund options, including sector, diversified and index funds. Asset classes covered ...