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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 ...

Channel Capital hires distribution director

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 15 DEC 2017
... office. Luke Mandekic joins Channel Capital from Aberdeen Asset Management, where he was a regional sales manager based in Melbourne. Prior to that, he was a model portfolio manager at AMP and an investment and product analyst at AXA Australia. Financial ...

Fiducian acquires three client books worth $40m in FUA

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 15 DEC 2017
... $40.9 million in funds under advice. The transactions were funded by excess cash; client bases are located in Perth, Melbourne and the Sunshine Coast, and will be managed by existing salaried Fiducian planners. Fiducian said the new acquisitions have ...

Former Myer Family Company chief joins $1.1bn manager

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 15 DEC 2017
... strengthening the company's position in the sector, and to leading it into new areas of innovation and growth." The Melbourne-based fund manager also appointed Fiona Pearse to its board of directors, marking the board composition to equal female and ...

Jobs, jobs, jobs

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 15 DEC 2017
... 2010 - after bottoming at 0.7% (year-on-year rate) in December last year. The improvement fits with the latest Westpac-Melbourne Institute consumer sentiment survey that showed the unemployment expectations index dropping by 2.4% (consumers expect lower ...

T. Rowe Price expands local distribution team

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 14 DEC 2017
... with NAB Asset Management Shane Zabiegala, who will focus on the Victorian and Tasmanian intermediary markets, based in Melbourne. T. Rowe Price director and head of relationship management for Australia and New Zealand Murray Brewer said a growing recognition ...

Boutique wealth manager hires banking executive

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 DEC 2017
A Bank of Melbourne executive has joined a boutique wealth manager to oversee its Victorian business. Koda Capital will welcome Jonathan Ayers as managing partner of Victoria, commencing in the role in 2018. Ayers joined Bank of Melbourne in 2011, leading ...

Down, down business conditions are down

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 DEC 2017
... consumer confidence (released as I type) indicates that we might be on our way (if it persists of course). The Westpac/Melbourne Institute index of consumer sentiment jumped by 3.6% from 99.7 in November to 103.3 in December - the happiest consumers ...

HESTA wins big at AIST awards

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 8 DEC 2017
Industry super fund HESTA scooped the pool at last nights' 10th annual AIST Awards for Excellence in Melbourne last night. The fund took home three awards, including the award for Best Internal Communication Campaign for their "Eight Great Mates" campaign ...

Fox joins Tribeca Financial board

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 DEC 2017
Former Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) chief executive Brad Fox has joined the board of a Melbourne-based advice firm. Fox joins Tribeca Financial as a non-executive chair to help lead the firm's next growth phase. Tribeca Financial chief executive ...