Vertium Equity Income Fund added to Hub24 and FirstWrap

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The Vertium Equity Income Fund has been added to Hub24 and FirstWrap’s IDPS and superannuation menus. Launched last year, the triple-objective fund aims to deliver investors more income and higher... Read more continue reading

Clearview launches innovative payment facilities for advisers

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Listed diversified financial services company ClearView has launched an innovative online payment facility that enables financial advisers to charge and process a flat fee for life insurance advice, as it... Read more continue reading

BlackRock appoints Kimberly Kim, Head of Financial Institutions Group, Asia Pacific

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BlackRock has appointed Kimberly Kim to the newly-created post of Head of Financial Institutions Group, Asia Pacific, effective April 2018. Based in Hong Kong, Kimberly will formulate and execute an... Read more continue reading

Seek out: ‘Growers’, ‘Compounders’, ‘Cows’ and ‘Yielders’ to build income in 2018

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Australian investors need to consider a higher allocation to Australian equities with strategies focused on sustainable and growing income generation to maximise income in 2018 and beyond according to DNR Capital portfolio... Read more continue reading

Blackstone owned Credit Specialist begins to expand Distribution Team

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Australia’s leading Credit Specialist, La Trobe Financial, has announced a key appointment to its Sydney credit distribution team, with industry veteran, Mark Simmons joining as Senior Manager Client Partnerships. With... Read more continue reading

Manulife Enters Australian Real Estate Market

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Manulife Real Estate has announced that it has acquired 800 Collins Street, a 14-storey, 317,335 square foot, Class A office tower located in Melbourne, Australia. 800 Collins Street was built... Read more continue reading

WDE: early interim dividend announcement and on-market share buy-back details announced

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A combination of strong investment performance coupled with a reduction in the cost of providing protection over the past year, has allowed Wealth Defender Equities Limited (ASX:WDE) to declare a... Read more continue reading

Zurich Investments welcomes Sigma as its new Small Companies Fund manager

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Zurich Investments has announced the appointment of Sigma Funds Management (Sigma) as the strategic investment partner to manage the Zurich Investments Small Companies Fund. Focused purely on Australian small companies... Read more continue reading

Cromwell Phoenix top-performing fund reaches capacity

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Cromwell Funds Management Limited (Cromwell) has announced the Cromwell Phoenix Opportunities Fund (the Fund) has closed to further investment, after reaching the self-imposed cap of $40 million. The benchmark-unaware Fund... Read more continue reading

TAL strengthens group insurance business development team

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TAL, Australia’s leading life insurance specialist, today announced the strengthening of its group insurance Strategic Business Development team with the appointment of Lisa Larkin to the role of National Manager.... Read more continue reading