New Appointments for BT Investment Solutions

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Building on its diverse investment capabilities across BT Financial Group (BTFG), BT Investment Solutions (BTIS) has made two key senior appointments. Both positions will form part of the BTIS investments... Read more continue reading

AMP Capital’s Ella Brown announces retirement

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AMP Capital has announced the retirement of Ella Brown. Ms Brown will retire in July 2015 following a 26-year career in investment management including four years with AMP Capital.  She will... Read more continue reading

Boutique advisory brings new service to IFA market

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Melbourne-based financial advisory and investment consulting firm DFS Advisory has launched its proprietary risk-based multi-manager portfolios into the broader IFA market, after recently being selected to manage five portfolios for... Read more continue reading

Promontory Financial Group provides an update on the Open Advice Review program

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Commonwealth Bank notes the release of Promontory Financial Group’s second report on the Open Advice Review program, which provides an update on the program’s overall progress. The report has acknowledged... Read more continue reading

AllianceBernstein Managed Volatility Equities Fund added to netwealth platform

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The AllianceBernstein Managed Volatility Equities Fund has been added to the netwealth investment platform. This follows other recent AB activity in the Australian retail market including the addition of the... Read more continue reading

Harding Loevner Emerging Markets Equity Fund now available to Australian investors

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Harding Loevner LP, a leading US-based global equities manager, yesterday announced the launch of its first Australian-domiciled unit trust, the Harding Loevner Emerging Markets Equity Fund. “Australian investors are looking for... Read more continue reading

OnPay revolutionises revenue management

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OnPay, an innovative cloud-based revenue management platform, has been launched to help Australian licensees and advisers take control of their fee and commission data in the new world of increased... Read more continue reading

Acadian LLC buys Colonial First State’s stake in Acadian Australia

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Global asset manager Acadian Asset Management LLC (Acadian LLC) has agreed to purchase Colonial First State Investments Limited’s (Colonial First State’s) 50 per cent holding in Acadian Asset Management Australia... Read more continue reading

PIMCO Hires David Erdonmez as Senior Vice President and Account Manager

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PIMCO, a leading global investment management firm, has hired David Erdonmez as Senior Vice President and Account Manager to head PIMCO Australia’s Investment Due Diligence Group (IDDG). Mr. Erdonmez will... Read more continue reading

BlackRock appoints Australian Fundamental Equities team

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BlackRock has announced the appointment of Charlie Lanchester as Head of Australian Fundamental Equities, and Madeleine Beaumont as Senior Portfolio Manager, Australian Fundamental Equities. The appointments represent an expansion of BlackRock’s... Read more continue reading