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Blue Sky to raise $200m for new VC fund

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 DEC 2015
... investment strategy, and that fits comfortably with superannuation mandates," Dr Stead said. Blue Sky Venture Capital is a division of listed diversified alternatives company Blue Sky Alternative Investments.

CBA to close institutional equities business

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 8 DEC 2015
... business will wind down from 16 December 2015. Some of the 1,600 staff working within the institutional banking and markets division would be affected by the decision, though the bank would not confirm how many. It is however exploring opportunities ...

FPA hires professional standards, advocacy manager

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 7 DEC 2015
... (previously State Super Financial Services) for over four years as manager of advice support in the technical and compliance division. The FPA director of policy Dante De Gori said that "policy standards is a unique expertise," and added that Marshan's ...

FIIG launches adviser services

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 7 DEC 2015
FIIG Securities has launched a new division catering to the business needs of financial advisers. FIIG Adviser Services will provide products, education and adviser-specific technology to assist with the implementation and ongoing management of fixed ...

CommInsure appoints life head from Macquarie

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 NOV 2015
CommInsure has appointed a new head of life product and strategy. Sally Phillips will leave Macquarie Life, where she is divisional director and head of underwriting, claims and insurance proposition, to take on the role. Prior to Macquarie, she was ...

Telstra Super CIO to leave fund

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 24 NOV 2015
... years before joining Telstra Super in January 2010. When he left he was managing director of the firm's active management division. QIC said Christensen's appointment has been "part of a planned succession process that sees Adriaan Ryder primarily focus ...

Shaw and Partners appoints another Macquarie vet

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 24 NOV 2015
... joins Shaw and Partners from BTIG, where he held a senior institutional equity sales position. Prior to that, he was a division director for alternative strategies and institutional sales at Macquarie. Commenting on his appointment, Lester said, "I've ...

ASIC sees potential for "large scale loss" in robo-advice

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 23 NOV 2015
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) warned that a flaw in an algorithm could lead to "large scale loss" for clients of robo-advice systems. Speaking at the Financial Planning Association (FPA) Congress in Brisbane, ASIC senior ...

Evolving super sparks C-suite shift

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 16 NOV 2015
How superannuation funds meet the constant need to fund longer member retirements is presenting significant challenges for executive teams in board rooms across the country. Apart from ongoing regulatory reform there are other forces at play which are ...

IQ Group adds to executive leadership team

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 12 NOV 2015
... engagement with members and employers." Tanwar becomes a member of the executive leadership team to head the newly created division and will work closely with the executive to strengthen business partnerships on multiple levels. "Tanwar will be actively ...