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Hedge fund takes over Slater and Gordon

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 4 SEP 2017
Hot on the heels of reporting a $546 million loss for the 2017 financial year, listed law firm Slater and Gordon is set to be taken over by a consortium of hedge funds. The consortium, led by Anchorage Capital, have committed to lending a further $50 ...

Family office merger sees new chief executive

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 AUG 2017
... Trust board of six non-executive directors will add Myer Family nominees Sidney Myer, Rupert Myer and John Russell, while Gordon Dickinson will continue as chair. Harkness said: "It is a very exciting time to be creating what is the clear leader in an ...

Former Fidelity CIO joins Yarra board

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 27 JUN 2017
... Yarra Capital Management's board as a non-executive director and chair of the multi-asset allocation committee. Michael Gordon served as Fidelity's CIO from 2000 to 2010, after which he became chief investment officer, equities at BNP Paribas Investment ...

Short selling is 'smart money': Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JUN 2017
... a strategy's potential to meet its objectives." The recent spate of high profile corporate failures such as Slater and Gordon and Dick Smith highlight the importance of active management in this context, Tay added. Zenith analysed the level of short ...

Family office giants agree to merger

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 13 JUN 2017
... which will retain the Mutual Trust name. MFI will appoint three of its own representatives to the Mutual Trust board and Gordon Dickinson will continue as chair. Dickson said: "Mutual Trust and MFCo both have focused on helping families with the challenges ...

ACSA names new deputy chair

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 15 MAY 2017
... Paribas chief administrative officer Daryl Crich, replacing RBC Investor and Treasury Services director, product Asia-Pacific Gordon Little. Explaining the board changes, ACSA chair David Knights said: "We are facing a period of significant operational ...

Blue Sky expands board with new directors

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 20 FEB 2017
A former Perpetual group executive has taken on a directorship with Blue Sky Alternative Investments. Michael Gordon has been appointed as an independent, non-executive director, bringing with him more than 30 years' financial services experience across ...

AMP cops short-term pain

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 9 FEB 2017
... would be fair to say that the majority of the 3% decrease will come from head count reduction," AMP chief financial officer Gordon Lefevre said.

New life code could go further: lawyer

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 OCT 2016
Prominent legal firm Slater and Gordon believes the Life Insurance Code of Practice is a missed opportunity to fix serious systemic problems in the industry. Several life insurers welcomed the Code issued by the Financial Services Council (FSC) yesterday ...

LGS appoints new board director

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 1 SEP 2016
Local Government Super (LGS) has appointed a new director following the resignation of a long-standing board member. Gordon Brock will commence on the LGS board of directors on 1 September, replacing Martin O'Connell who resigned after 17 years of service. ...