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ANZ wealth sale marks end of an advice era

ALEX BURKE | FRIDAY, 4 NOV 2016

ANZ's potential sale of its wealth business will send ripples through the succession plans of many advice businesses now that banks can no longer be considered a "buyer of last resort." During a media briefing discussing the bank's full-year results ...

Watermark launches global market neutral LIC

ALEX BURKE | FRIDAY, 4 NOV 2016

Watermark Funds Management has launched its IPO for Australia's first global market neutral LIC. The Watermark Global Leaders Fund uses long and short positions in a global equity portfolio to deliver a fully market neutral strategy, and aims to deliver ...

VicSuper appoints new CIO

ALEX BURKE | FRIDAY, 4 NOV 2016

VicSuper has appointed a new chief investment officer. Before joining the $17 billion super fund, Andrew Howard was chief investment officer at Pacific Current Group (formerly Treasury Group). Prior to that he was chief investment officer Asia-Pacific ...

ANZ mulls selling wealth business

ALEX BURKE | THURSDAY, 3 NOV 2016

ANZ says the sale of its wealth management business is a possible scenario that has been thought about "for some time." In releasing the bank's full-year results today, ANZ chief executive Shayne Elliott told a media briefing its wealth business is ...

ASIC secures $210m in compensation

ALEX BURKE | THURSDAY, 3 NOV 2016

ASIC secured $210.5 million in compensation over FY16, according to its annual report. ASIC noted the figure - substantially higher than the $35.2 million over FY15 - was largely driven by "six matters," which comprised 79% of total dollar compensation. ...

Hong Kong fintech makes senior Australia hire

ALEX BURKE | WEDNESDAY, 2 NOV 2016

... deliver on Quantifeed's business strategy, and achieving growth in a sustainable way," she said. Chief executive and co-founder Alex Ypsilanti added: "These hires demonstrate the company's commitment to helping wealth management businesses in Asia execute ...

IRESS appoints retirement incomes chair

ALEX BURKE | WEDNESDAY, 2 NOV 2016

IRESS has appointed a new retirement incomes chair. David Orford takes on the role having been chair of Financial Synergy, whose acquisition by IRESS was completed on October 31. Orford founded Financial Synergy in 1976, having previously been an actuary ...

BTFG to combine key research divisions

ALEX BURKE | WEDNESDAY, 2 NOV 2016

BT Financial Group is looking to combine parts of its Advice Research business with its Investment Research & Governance division. A spokesperson from BTFG has declined to confirm the development but said they are constantly reviewing their teams to ...

Zurich appoints former Lazard CEO in super role

ALEX BURKE | TUESDAY, 1 NOV 2016

Zurich has appointed a non-executive director to its Zurich Australian Superannuation (ZAS) board. Prior to this appointment Susan Roberts was chief executive of Lazard Asset Management, a position she held for three years. She was also previously a ...

Spire Capital launches second US seniors housing fund

ALEX BURKE | TUESDAY, 1 NOV 2016

Spire Capital has partnered with a US-based private equity fund manager to launch its second US seniors housing fund. Working with Bridge Investment Group, Spire Capital aims to raise around US$2 billion over the next three years, over multiple closing ...

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Mercer Super chief executive steps down

RIDDHIMA TALWANI

Mercer Super chief executive Claire Ross is departing after almost 17 years in senior leadership roles at the retail super fund.

AusFood Super looks to revitalise member engagement

MATTHEW WAI

The $3.5 billion super fund has partnered with InvestStream to launch RetireSmart+, becoming the first super fund to bring an AI-powered engagement experience to some 66,000 members.

L1 Group posts 'marked recovery' in June quarter

RIDDHIMA TALWANI

L1 Group has reported a marked recovery in investment performance in the June quarter.

European PE firm mandates Apostle with Australian distribution

RIDDHIMA TALWANI

Apostle Fund Management has been appointed by European investment firm Triton Partners for the distribution of its credit strategies in Australia and New Zealand.

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