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IFM Investors expands to Switzerland

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 23 OCT 2018
The $113 billion money manager has opened its third European office to service its large investor base in the region. It has also appointed a manager for the new Zurich-based office. IFM Investors already manages about $710 million on behalf of Swiss ...

Former Australian cricket captain in crypto fail

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 23 OCT 2018
The cryptocurrency venture once supported by a former Australian cricket captain has folded. Brisbane-based start-up Global Tech was in the midst of an Initial Coin Offering which it says has now ceased in accordance with ASIC requirements. The cryptocurrency ...

Advice dealer group takes out governance award

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 23 OCT 2018
One of IOOF's newly-acquired dealer groups was recognised in the Governance, Risk and Compliance Institute's annual awards. Elders Financial Planning took home the Team of the Year Award at a function hosted in Sydney. Elders Financial Planning general ...

Investors unfazed by market volatility: Spot poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 22 OCT 2018
Recent share market turbulence is not spooking investors as the majority are adamant about holding onto their equity portfolio, Financial Standard's spot poll shows. Most readers (61%) said volatility raging in global and local share markets won't ...

Revised penalties come down hard on white collar crime

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 22 OCT 2018
The Federal Government will this week introduce legislation into parliament to increase the penalties for white collar crimes. In a media release on Sunday, Treasurer Josh Frydenberg said criminal penalties were set to double in some cases, while civil ...

MSCI Australia executive director departs

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 22 OCT 2018
An executive director who helped establish MSCI's Australian presence has left the company after 17 years. Departing the business on Friday, Michael Anderson spoke of how MSCI has gone from a "one person start up" to a company with 20 staff and four ...

Infrastructure manager grows local team

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 22 OCT 2018
A global infrastructure manager has hired from Clearview and Powerwrap as it expands its Australian team. RARE infrastructure has hired Hamish Bell to support its distribution team with investment and technical sales expertise. In his most recent role ...

Chief economist update: China's slowing fast

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 22 OCT 2018
When the going gets tough, China's authorities get going. Fresh data that showed the Chinese economy slowed to 6.5% in the year to the September quarter shouldn't have generated big concerns - despite headlines that it is the slowest growth ...

Diversified group enters custom platform space

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 19 OCT 2018
An ASX-listed financial services company is rolling out its first white-labelled managed account platform to a Victorian dealer group. Fiducian Group was selected by the unnamed group - reported to have about $200 million in funds under advice - following ...

TAL slashes jobs, cuts outbound sales

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 19 OCT 2018
At least 50 staff members at TAL have been made redundant as part of a wider move to scale back its direct life insurance business. TAL said an ongoing program of change has been underway for some time and has so far resulted in reduced staffing requirements ...