Fortnum family welcomes Fenning & Son

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Financial services stalwart Tony Fenning, the former managing director of SFG Australia, has joined Fortnum Financial Group as a non-executive director while his son Matthew Fenning has joined Sydney-based Fortnum... Read more continue reading

Lonsec and Zenith maintain ratings for Neuberger Berman ARMS Trust

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Two leading Research Houses, Lonsec and Zenith, have maintained their “Recommended” and “Approved” ratings (respectively) for the Neuberger Berman Absolute Return Multi Strategy (ARMS) Trust. The Neuberger Berman ARMS Trust... Read more continue reading

Open up infrastructure investment to SMSFs, says SMSF Association

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There is an urgent need to open up infrastructure investment to the self-managed super fund (SMSF) sector, says SMSF Association CEO/Managing Director Andrea Slattery. Slattery says that with both the... Read more continue reading

Perpetual Investments expands its global equities offering with two new hires

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Perpetual Investments has announced the appointment of two global equities analysts to further bolster its team as it grows its global equities strategy. Experienced global value investors Tim Cheung and... Read more continue reading

Truly robust smart beta solutions should be grounded in the real economy, says AXA IM

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Research launched from AXA Investment Managers’ (AXA IM) Rosenberg Equities team has identified new ways to consider investment in smart beta within the context of the equity earnings cycle. “Risk premia... Read more continue reading

No limited licence extension

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ASIC has already signalled that it has no intention of providing a further grace period to accountants who don’t act now to become authorised, and only five months remain until... Read more continue reading

Investment expert appointed as Independent Director on Colonial First State and Colonial Mutual Super boards

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Liz Lewin (nee Cacciottolo) has been appointed an Independent Director of Colonial First State Investments Limited, Avanteos Investments Limited and Colonial Mutual Superannuation Pty Ltd, and as Chair of the... Read more continue reading

Future 2 Foundation, Mt Kilimanjaro Climb 2016 – Hiking IS different to running…believe me!

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David and I finally did our first practice hike in preparation for the Future2 Foundation Mt Kilimanjaro Challenge in February 2016. The lovely picturesque seaside location of Anglesea in Victoria... Read more continue reading

Weekly market update – week ending October 30, 2015

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Investment markets and key developments over the past week Shares were mixed over the last week with US shares up 0.2% and Japanese shares up 1.4%, but Eurozone shares down... Read more continue reading

Ignition Wealth appoints Tom Pockett to advisory board

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Automated advice firm Ignition Wealth has announced the appointment of Tom Pockett to the Ignition Wealth Advisory Board. Mr Pockett, who is a non-­executive director of Stockland Group and Insurance Australia... Read more continue reading