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The year that was and the year that will be

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 19 DEC 2016
... to one. The UK lost David Cameron as prime minister after Brexit but not the economy's mojo. The US-elected Trump as president and his reflation pronouncements sent equity and commodity markets rallying, paving the way for the Fed to raise interest rates ...

Garcia to exit AIST

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 16 DEC 2016
... dedicated members and I look forward to seeing AIST grow from strength to strength in the future," Garcia said. AIST president David Smith acknowledged Garcia's leadership. "Tom has been a passionate advocate for not-for-profit funds and their members ...

TIAA appoints Franklin Templeton co-president

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 16 DEC 2016
A former co-president at Franklin Templeton will join TIAA Global Asset Management in January as chief operating officer. Vijay Advani, who will also be appointed president, was an instrumental figure at Franklin Templeton for 21 years. He oversaw long-term ...

RBA hires Women's Leadership Institute chair

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 16 DEC 2016
... a non-executive director at the Bank of Melbourne, chair of the Industry Superannuation Property Trust and national president of the Property Council of Australia. Congratulating Schwartz on her new role at the RBA, Treasurer Scott Morrison said: "I ...

Contango hires senior analyst from Wilsons

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 15 DEC 2016
... Nash has worked with Boubouras in the past at UBS. He was also head of trading at Frontera Investment Partners, vice president hedge fund sales at J.P. Morgan and head of equity dealing at HSBC Asset Management.

Super fund awards emerging markets mandate

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 DEC 2016
... awarded the EM mandate from a super fund dedicated to the education industry. In a recent trip to Australia, ClariVest president and chief investment officer Stacey Nutt said the firm's investment approach begins with a sophisticated quantitative front ...

ME grows tech capabilities via partnership

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 DEC 2016
... help ME extend and improve on its digital banking services," Gay said. Capgemini Australia and New Zealand senior vice-president and managing director, financial services, Manoj Khera added: "We are proud of the confidence that ME has shown by selecting ...

Investment managers must find purpose, not performance

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 12 DEC 2016
... will make it easier for everything within our ecosystem to find new ways of flourishing, new ways of capturing alpha," President and chief executive officer at the CFA Institute, Paul Smith, said. In Australia, 75% of respondents cited pressure from ...

New product simplifies APRA reporting

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 12 DEC 2016
... while providing simplified compliance, analytics and heightened data protection. In launching the solution, Tenable vice president of APAC sales Gary Jackson said the recent increase in global cyber-attacks has hit the reputation and business continuity ...

Burgess to chair Yarra Capital

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 9 DEC 2016
Former managing director and president of the Future Fund, Mark Burgess, will become independent chair of a GSAM spinoff following the completion of a management buyout. Slated for the end of December, the completion of the management buyout of GSAM's ...