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AMP Capital makes key infrastructure hire

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 5 JUN 2017
AMP Capital appointed a new investment director for its infrastructure equity team. Brent Tasugi joins AMP Capital's New York office from Oaktree Capital Management, where he was a senior vice president overseeing North American transportation, logistics ...

Distribution reshapes globalisation: Capital Group

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUN 2017
Multi-national companies that happen to span the world's emerging markets have entered Version 3.0 when it comes to high-quality distribution models, reshaping the term globalisation. This is the view of Capital Group investment director Andy Budden ...

Global merger creates new listed manager

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 MAY 2017
The completed all-stock merger of equals between two global fund managers has created a new listed entity on the ASX representing $443 billion in assets under management. Janus Capital and Henderson Group will trade on the ASX and NYSE as Janus Henderson ...

ASIC consults on new statement of advice

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 MAY 2017
ASIC is now consulting with the financial services industry on a new example statement of advice for life insurance. The regulator's latest consultation paper seeks feedback on the new example Statement of Advice (SOA) and related updates to the guidance ...

ASIC boosts support for regtech

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 MAY 2017
... monitoring, and assessing machine learning applications. According to a study conducted by financial services technology provider TAS, an overwhelming number of organisations are feeling the pinch when it comes to compliance, with 76% facing rising compliance ...

New national manager for IOOF Alliances

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 23 MAY 2017
A former senior manager at Zurich and SuiteBox Solutions is now the national manager of IOOF's Alliances business. Most recently the regional sales manager Asia Pacific for SuiteBox, Andy Marshall is now tasked with leading and growing the IOOF Alliances ...

Senior ATO official tangled in $165m fraud scandal

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAY 2017
One of the Australian Taxation Office's most senior and long-serving officials is expected to be charged in relation to an Australian Federal Police investigation into an alleged $165 million tax evasion syndicate. Deputy tax commissioner Michael Cranston ...

Tax relief for merging super funds extended

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2017
Tax relief for merging superannuation funds will be extended until 1 July 2020 in an effort to minimise barriers to sector consolidation. As announced in this years' Federal Budget, relief will be available to superannuation funds to transfer capital ...

Treasurer launches new financial system inquiry

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2017
The government is launching yet another inquiry that will investigate the level of competition across Australia's financial system. The Productivity Commission has been tasked to deliver better outcomes for consumers and small businesses, as well as ...

AI will lead next industrial revolution: Sanlam

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAY 2017
From predicting election results to running driverless cars, artificial intelligence (AI) will transform all sectors of business, not least financial planning and wealth management. Sanlam Global Investment Solutions head of investments David Itzkovits ...