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FIIG appoints former Wallaby to senior QLD role

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUN 2016
FIIG Securities has appointed former Australian rugby international as its new state manager of Queensland. Mark Connors joins FIIG from Wilson HTM, where he was a private wealth senior investment advisor. Prior to that, he was a lawyer at MurphySchmidt ...

Bloomberg partners with DFAT for health program

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUN 2016
Bloomberg Philanthropies has partnered with 18 countries to provide technical assistance and funding to gather citizens' health data. Originally launched in partnership with the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, the Data for Health ...

Retirees can't rely on "mediocre" large-caps: Montgomery

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUN 2016
A portfolio of conventional blue chip stocks will only ever provide mediocre long-term returns given the constraints these companies are under, according to Montgomery Investment Management chair Roger Montgomery. In his new "Earning or Yearning?" whitepaper ...

CBA appoints group general counsel from Suncorp

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUN 2016
CBA has appointed a new group general counsel and group executive corporate affairs. Anna Lenahan will join CBA from Suncorp, where she is currently chief risk and legal officer. She was also a partner at Allens Linklaters and has been a crown prosecutor ...

Perpetual becomes trustee for $900m IPO

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUN 2016
Perpetual will act as trustee for a $900 million Singapore real estate investment trust IPO. The Frasers Logistics and Industrial Trust (FLT) S-REIT, which comprises properties in Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane, will commence trading on the Singapore ...

Liquidnet launches new equity algorithms for instos

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 20 JUN 2016
Liquidnet has launched a new suite of liquidity-focused Asia-Pacific equity algorithms for institutional investors. In a statement, Liquidnet said the new suite "offers enhanced control for buy-side traders giving them the ability to set price limits ...

EQT makes claim against Diversa

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 20 JUN 2016
Diversa has received notice of a potential claim from Equity Trustees. Following the proposed merger between OneVue and Diversa, EQT has made a claim relating to "actions taken or ommitted to be taken by Diversa" in regards to its administration role ...

OneVue partners with NYC manager to launch innovation SMA

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 20 JUN 2016
OneVue has announced an exclusive partnership with a New York-based investment manager to launch an equity managed account targeted at "disruptive innovations with high growth potential." Working with ARK Investment Management, OneVue will add global ...

PIMCO announces global layoffs

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 20 JUN 2016
PIMCO's executive committee has announced multiple layoffs at the company as part of a worldwide restructure. In an internal memo to staff, chief investment officer Dan Ivascyn, chief executive Doug Hodges and president Jay Jacobs said they had, "taken ...

Zurich appoints COO in major insurance restructure

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 20 JUN 2016
Zurich has appointed a chief operating officer and announced a major realignment of its global life and general insurance business lines. In a statement, Zurich said the move was part of a process to "move to a simpler, more customer-oriented structure ...