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Adviser demand drives new CFM strategy

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 25 SEP 2017
... access them," Robertson said. The launch of the new trust follows CFM announcing plans to open a Sydney office. CFM president Phillippe Jordan said the firm hopes to seize upon what he sees as an increasing cohort of sophisticated investors who are searching ...

AIA acquires CBA life insurance businesses

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 21 SEP 2017
... increases AIA's position as one of the biggest life insurers in the Asia-Pacific region. AIA Group chief executive and president Ng Keng Hooi said it will "strengthen AIA's protection market leadership and expand our distribution capabilities in these ...

Labor rejects ASIC chair nominee

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 SEP 2017
... opposition stemmed largely from O'Sullivan being a Liberal Party member in the Prime Minister's electorate as well as a president of the Wentworth federal electoral conference. "Australia has well-respected economic regulators based on a tradition of ...

Setting the active record straight

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 18 SEP 2017
... active management industry is clouded by some well-known and widely-used benchmarks, according to Ariel Investments president Mellody Hobson. Speaking to Financial Standard at the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees Super Investment Conference ...

Former BlackRock president joins Yarra board

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 15 SEP 2017
The former head of Blackrock Japan will join Yarra Capital Management's board as a non-executive director and senior adviser for Japan. Prior to BlackRock, new Yarra director Masato Degawa held senior roles at Societe Generale Asset Management and J.P. ...

Alternative investment manager opens Sydney office

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 14 SEP 2017
... to opening a Sydney office next year. Speaking at a media lunch in Sydney yesterday, Capital Funds Management (CFM) president Phillippe Jordan said while the firm had been working with Australian investors for a number of years, they hope to seize upon ...

The rise and impact of insurtech

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 14 SEP 2017
... challenges like high customer-acquisition costs and a lack of risk management experience," Capgemini executive vice president and head of insurance Jack Dugan said. Separately, a recent report by UBS argues that disruption by insurtech may prove to be ...

APRA names heavyweight panel to investigate CBA

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 8 SEP 2017
... Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, associate member of the Australian Communications and Media Authority and President of the National Competition Council. Broadbent currently services on the board of Woolworths, is the chair of the board ...

Euro strength is a source of weakness

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 8 SEP 2017
It didn't happen overnight, but it did happen. European Central Bank president Mario Draghi's concern over the impact of the euro currency's appreciation, that is. Recall that the ECB had been conspicuous in its silence about the euro since its 20 July ...

New MDRT Australia chair

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 7 SEP 2017
Former national vice-president of the Association of Financial Advisers and JBS Financial Strategists chief executive Jenny Brown is the new chair of Million Dollar Roundtable Australia. After more than two years in the role, Adam McCann announced he ...