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AMP Capital starts new team, appoints two leads

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 25 JAN 2019
... portfolios," Pahari said. "Having established ourselves as a global mid-market sector specialist, supported by a number of landmark deals across multiple geographies, we understand how important it is for our large clients to increase their access to ...

MLC Centre goes on the market

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JAN 2019
... GPT's Sydney office exposure drop by 5% to 60% while its weighting to Melbourne would grow from 30% to 34%. Considered a landmark in Sydney, the MLC Centre comprises 66,829 square metres of office space; 6,013 square metres of retail space; a theatre ...

ASIC and Westpac court battle sees mixed outcome

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 4 JAN 2019
A landmark Federal Court judgment has provided greater clarity between general and personal financial advice, ruling in favour of Westpac's position. Yet the bank still managed to breach the Corporations Act. Judge Jacqueline Gleeson said ASIC failed ...

Foreign owners take over life insurance: KPMG

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 21 AUG 2018
... be seen whether Australia will finally see an improved performance of the bancassurance channel on the back of recent landmark third party bank-insurer strategic alliances." Over the last five years, the proportion of life insurance written inside superannuation ...

Super funds suit up for Royal Commission

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 6 AUG 2018
... - including administration and insurance - as opposed to third-party providers. Early this year, ASIC handed down its landmark vertical integration report, which found that some trustees and their financial advisers were pushing in-house products at ...

BetaShares shareholder buys $13 billion fund manager

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 20 FEB 2018
... success of the combined business globally." Mirae Asset's global head of ETFs, Taeyong Lee, described the merger as a landmark event for development of the Mirae Asset Global ETF business. "With Global X on board, we are now connecting one of the most ...

Macquarie Wrap SMAs accrue landmark FUM

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 15 JAN 2018
In just three years Macquarie Wrap's separately managed accounts have amassed more than $1 billion in funds under administration. Reflecting strong interest from advisers and clients seeking flexibility and efficiency, Macquarie Wealth Management head ...

Financial Standard's top stories of 2017

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 22 DEC 2017
... click-worthy stories of this year. The biggest stories of 2017 spanned new super funds, major strategic partnerships, landmark ASIC investigations, long-serving industry executives passing the baton and sweeping reforms. The top 10 stories were: 1.GROW ...

US investment giant buys La Trobe Financial

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 18 DEC 2017
Melbourne-based La Trobe Financial, one of the largest non-bank lenders in the country, struck a landmark deal with New York-based private equity giant Blackstone. In a deal announced this morning, Blackstone has taken an 80% stake in the privately-owned ...

O'Dwyer urges AFCA consultation

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 3 NOV 2017
... of 1 July 2018, is a free, fast and binding dispute resolution service for consumers and small businesses. "AFCA is a landmark reform that will overhaul how financial disputes are dealt with in Australia," Minister for Revenue and Financial Services ...