Lonsec supports managed account growth with key business development hire

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Lonsec is pleased to announce that Tony Nejasmic will be joining the team as Head of Wealth Management Sales. Due to the rapid expansion of our managed accounts business, coupled... Read more continue reading

Count Plus makes transformational acquisition of Count Financial

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CountPlus Limited (ASX: CUP), together with a special purpose subsidiary of a discretionary trust established by CUP for the benefit of Count Member Firms (CMFT), will acquire the Count Financial... Read more continue reading

State Street Global Advisors now offering ETF Model Portfolios through Praemium

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State Street Global Advisors, the asset management arm of State Street Corporation (NYSE: STT), has announced it has partnered with leading Managed Accounts platform Praemium to offer a suite of... Read more continue reading

Peak Re develops a new cancer multi-protection solution for Vietnam – Part of the Company’s strategy to narrow underinsurance gap in emerging Asia

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Peak Reinsurance Company Limited (“Peak Re”), a Hong Kong-based global reinsurer, has developed a unique multiple cancer benefits reinsurance solutions for Vietnam. It is part of the Company’s strategy to... Read more continue reading

Five new appointments at Frontier Advisors

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Frontier Advisors has announced the appointment of five new hires in their consulting team, in the same month as three other recently appointed staff join the expanding firm. The new... Read more continue reading

AMP recognises outstanding financial advice and advisers

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Outstanding financial advisers and advice practices in AMP’s network have been recognised in the AMP Adviser Awards. Advisers were awarded for outstanding examples of financial advice and their contribution to... Read more continue reading

Aberdeen Standard Investments announces senior hire for investment team

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Leading global asset manager, Aberdeen Standard Investments (ASI), has appointed experienced investment specialist, Nick Schoenmaker, to provide expert investment support  for its equity and multi-asset capabilities in Australia. Mr Schoenmaker... Read more continue reading

Christian Super appoints Robeco for enhanced indexing mandate

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Robeco has been selected for a $100-million mandate by Christian Super for its Enhanced Indexing strategy. The expertise and experience of Robeco in integrating environmental, social and governance (ESG) criteria... Read more continue reading

Ausbil appoints National Manager, Institutional Business

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In response to increasing demand both domestically and internationally, Ausbil Investment Management (Ausbil) has appointed Camila Skalberg as National Manager, Institutional Business. Ms Skalberg will be responsible for existing and new relationships with institutional clients and consultant relations. Ausbil, which has $11.7 billion in assets under management[1], has a mix of retail and institutional investors, including industry super funds, government funds and not-for- profits. Ms Skalberg was most recently... Read more continue reading

UNSW Business School to examine reverse mortgages

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Researchers from UNSW Business School will investigate behavioural and other issues behind the low uptake of reverse mortgages in Australia. A reverse mortgage is a loan that enables homeowners to... Read more continue reading