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Consistent growth fuels Future Fund cyber fears

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 1 FEB 2018
The constant risk of a cyberattack on the Future Fund's investment portfolio is among its top concerns. Future Fund chairman Peter Costello said in a portfolio update this morning that the sovereign wealth fund considers cybersecurity risk to be a major ...

CMC Markets hires head of sales trading

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 1 FEB 2018
CMC Markets announced its new Sydney-based sales trading head for the Asia Pacific and Canada division. Ashley Glover will lead the CMC Markets APAC team to build its high-net-worth and frequent trader client base, as well as focus on delivering customer ...

Unlisted infrastructure assets hit record high

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 1 FEB 2018
The global unlisted infrastructure industry is now three times the size of its GFC levels, hitting a record high of US$418 billion in assets under management, latest Preqin research shows. The year to June 2017 saw a record number of deals take place ...

Chief economist update: RBA stuck in slow inflation lane

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 1 FEB 2018
"Plus ca change, plus c'est la meme chose." Jean-Baptiste Aphonse Karr's immortal epigram - translated as "the more things change, the more they stay the same" - best describes the goings-on over the past 24 hours. There were no surprises at the Fed's ...

Institutional investors on the march in fixed income

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JAN 2018
The number of institutional investors in Asia Pacific who increased allocation to core fixed income over the past three years outweighs those who reduced their holdings. Invesco's first global fixed income study found the majority (52%) of APAC instos ...

Former Fidelity consultant joins Legg Mason

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JAN 2018
Legg Mason has appointed a new national business development manager. Scott Bradley joins Legg Mason from Fidelity Investments in the US, where he spent seven years in multiple roles including financial consultant, investment consultant, financial sales ...

Small advice firms face big data breach penalties

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JAN 2018
Small financial advice practices that breach new cybersecurity laws coming into effect next month can face penalties of up to $1.8 million. The stark warning comes from the Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman, which is urging small ...

Channel Capital appoints distribution director from Janus Henderson

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JAN 2018
Channel Capital appointed a new distribution director for its specialist investment management partners. Byron Slessar joins Channel Capital from Janus Henderson, where he was a sales director for wholesale clients and intermediaries in NSW and ACT ...

Advice firm enters insurance market

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JAN 2018
A Melbourne financial advice firm launched its own personal risk insurance offering. New and existing clients of Hewison Private Wealth can now obtain life, TPD, income protection and trauma insurance, free from commissions. Clients that take out policies ...

Capital Group appoints Aussie fixed income lead

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JAN 2018
Capital Group has welcomed a fixed income specialist from UBS Asset Management to lead its Australian strategy. James Blair has been appointed head of fixed income investment services Asia Pacific, joining from UBS where he led the regional fixed income ...