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Calastone expands to New Zealand

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 16 MAY 2016
Global fund transaction network, Calastone, has expanded into New Zealand in the hopes of enabling smoother transaction flows across Australasia. Calastone's technology provides users with total interoperability, meaning that asset managers, platforms ...

PROFILE: Mercer senior partner David Knox

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 16 MAY 2016
He holds one of the first doctorates of superannuation in Australia and has developed some of the country's most innovative retirement ideas and products. Darren Snyder discovers what really drives industry veteran and Mercer senior partner David Knox. ...

He pleaded, he promised, he threatened

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 16 MAY 2016
Bank of Japan (BOJ) Governor Haruhiko Kuroda had been a very busy -- or should I say noisy? -- dude all throughout last week as he tries to verbally abuse the yen to its knees. The yen has steadily risen against the greenback since 28 April when the ...

Australian Ethical appoints former AMP Capital PM

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAY 2016
Ethical investment and superannuation provider, Australian Ethical, has made an appointment to its investment team. Portfolio manager Michael Murray has 18 years' investment experience including as a portfolio manager for ethical and ESG aware clients ...

KKR reveals Australian head

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAY 2016
Global investment firm KKR has named its Australian head to will commence the role in July 2016. Scott Bookmyer, currently member and chief operating officer for KKR Asia, will now also take direct responsibility for KKR Australia. Bookmyer will relocate ...

ASIC makes two permanent bans

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAY 2016
ASIC has permanently banned a former AFS licensee employee and former chairman of collapsed lender Wickham Securities and founder of Sherwin Financial Planners (in liquidation), from providing financial services. Former AFS licensee employee Nicolai ...

Investa names new CEO and CIO

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAY 2016
Investa Property Group has named its new chief executive and chief investment officer. Following what the Investa board described as an "extensive search process," Jonathan Callaghan has been appointed chief executive, having been with Investa for over ...

Super needs calm after budget shake-up: Vamos

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAY 2016
The $2 trillion superannuation industry's ultimate priority in the coming weeks will be to calm its members over what has been described as the biggest shake-up to super in more than a decade. Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia chief executive ...

Ethics and income not incompatible: Martin Currie

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAY 2016
Applying an ethical values screen to investment doesn't need to compromise income objectives, according to Martin Currie research. Commenting on the Ethical Income strategy, distributed by Legg Mason, the Martin Currie research found that the "investment ...

StepStone signs KPMG investment team

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAY 2016
Global asset manager and private markets adviser StepStone has lifted out an infrastructure investment advisory team from KPMG to boost tailored institutional offerings. StepStone has announced that KPMG's Australian head of direct investments and deal ...