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DomaCom partners to keep cattle empire in Australian hands

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAY 2016
Following fears that Australia's massive Kidman cattle station would be sold to overseas investors, fractional property investment fund DomaCom has announced a partnership and a potential solution. DomaCom has partnered with Lloyds Business Brokers ...

AB announces $140m super mandate

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAY 2016
AllianceBernstein has been awarded a $140 million mandate by a super fund to manage a short-duration global credit portfolio. Prime Super, the roughly $3 billion super fund representing industries in rural and regional Australia, appointed AB to manage ...

ACBC releases six fixed-rate XTBs

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAY 2016
The Australian Corporate Bond Company has listed six new fixed-rate exchange-traded bonds (XTBs) on the ASX today. The new release includes bonds from AGL, Alumina, Ausnet Services, BHP and Downer EDI. The indicative yields range from 2.764% to 4.538%. ...

Insto oligopoly stifling advice M&A activity

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAY 2016
There are still far more buyers than sellers for financial planning businesses due to 85% of licensees being controlled by six institutions, according to Connect Financial Service Brokers chief executive Paul Tynan. Despite what Tynan perceives as a ...

MetLife makes two senior hires

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 23 MAY 2016
... innovation in MetLife's DNA and cut through complexity, drawing on his experience with start-ups and entrepreneurs." Meanwhile, Alex Kleiman, Metlife's new Melbourne office head and head of B2B sales, joins the insurer from Mercer, where he was a partner ...

ThinkSmart appoints former Seven Group CEO

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 23 MAY 2016
Listed fintech company ThinkSmart has appointed a new non-executive director. Peter Gammell, also a non-executive director of Seven West Media, was the chief executive of Seven Group Holdings, which is a major shareholder in the Channel Seven Network. ...

Ignition Wealth partners with SMSF administrator

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 23 MAY 2016
Independent automated investment adviser Ignition Wealth has partnered with a leading SMSF administrator. Triple A Super provides administration, taxation, deed and transition services for SMSF advisers and accountants. Through the Ignition Wealth partnership ...

IOOF announces group insurance mandate

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 23 MAY 2016
IOOF has announced it has renewed its relationship with a leading group insurer. From July 1, TAL will continue to provide group insurance for IOOF, following a tender process by Rice Warner; in a statement, IOOF said this process led to "significant ...

ANZ platform exec goes to Canadian tech firm

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAY 2016
A former platform executive at ANZ has announced he has taken up a senior role at a Canadian technology firm. Dean Hanna was head of platform at ANZ's Digital Innovation and Analytics Lab from 2014 to 2016. Prior to that, he held two other roles at ...

Medcraft steps down from global leadership position

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAY 2016
ASIC chair Greg Medcraf has announced he will step down from a global leadership position so as to "refresh" the organisation. Medcraft was chair of the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) for the past three years. He declined ...