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Productivity Commission addresses superannuation lottery

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAY 2018
The Productivity Commission recommends an independent review of insurance in superannuation; that Australians enter default super once; and that super funds disclose trailing financial adviser commissions. These are a few of the 22 recommendations in ...

Former Janus exec to lead APAC distribution for US hedge fund

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAY 2018
The former head of Australasia at Janus Capital is taking the Asia Pacific distribution reins at a US$58 billion Los Angeles-based hedge fund manager. John Landau will join Causeway Capital Management and build out its Asia Pacific distribution footprint ...

QIC expands executive team, bolsters US footprint

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAY 2018
QIC has made several executive appointments locally and overseas in an effort to expand its US footprint and client base. Brian Delaney, who was executive director of strategy, clients and global markets, stepped into the newly created role of senior ...

Trustee of the Year named

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAR 2018
A director for HESTA and Frontier Advisors was named the Trustee of the Year at the Conference of Major Superannuation Funds. Angela Emslie was recognised by the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees, with AIST chief executive Eva Scheerlinck ...

Northern Trust appoints head of Australasia

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAR 2018
Northern Trust has appointed a new head of its Australasia business, succeeding Madeleine Senior. Angelo Calvitto will take over responsibility for Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific Islands, having joined Northern Trust in 2008. He was most recently ...

Chief economist update: This time is different

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 FEB 2018
"It's murder on the dance floor. You'd better not kill the groove..." - Sophie Ellis-Bextor. "Stock Market Loser Kills Brokerage Manager, Self in Shooting Rampage". This was Los Angeles Times' headline reporting about an investor going into Merrill ...

Venture capital firm plants $1.8m seed for Honee

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 2 FEB 2018
... beauty platform showing ambition and drive to expand internationally. Blackbird Ventures, alongside Melbourne and Sydney angel investors, led the $1.8 million seed funding for Honee. The investment comes after Canva, another company with Blackbird Ventures ...

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 ...

Chief economist update: The angel in the details

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 29 JAN 2018
... sure it should, if Wall Street was investing for the December 2017 quarter and not looking forward to what lies ahead. The angel is in the details of the US National Accounts. Personal consumption expenditures - that which accounts for around 70% of ...

Venture capital sector booming but needs greater government support

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 18 JAN 2018
... evolution in how investors approach start-up ventures - a shift towards pre and post-series A funding. Price added seed and angel funding are still a vital part of the start-up ecosystem. While the number of deals fell from 185 (2016) to 135 (2017) ...