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Life insurance M&A outlook gloomy: Report

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 30 NOV 2017
... study found global life insurers are overlooking Australia for superior acquisition opportunities elsewhere in the Asia Pacific. Willis Towers Watson's analysis of merger and acquisitions in the global insurance market over the next three years predicts ...

Hedge fund sector flourishing: Report

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 28 NOV 2017
... be subdued in Australia, a global derivatives marketplace recently launched in Sydney, complementing its existing Asia-Pacific operations in Bangalore, Beijing, Hong Kong, Seoul, Singapore and Tokyo. CME Group is led by Simon Raybould, who was previously ...

Financial Synergy founder launches new firm

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 27 NOV 2017
... Financial Management chief actuary Alan Haintz; AMP and Mercer actuarial alumnus Derek Rees-Lee; and ex-Meredith Asia-Pacific analyst Max Henbest. Orford said the business is "addressing the need for a broader retirement income solution for individuals ...

Mercer assists super fund members experiencing domestic violence

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 24 NOV 2017
... the number one cause of homelessness for women in Australia and costing the economy over $14 billion per year, Mercer Pacific's chief customer officer Campbell Holt said 40% of the phone calls received were from female members and the superannuation ...

Financial Standard journalist recognised in press awards

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 23 NOV 2017
... institutional investment industry, receiving a major accolade at the State Street Institutional Press Awards for Asia Pacific. In her first year as a financial services journalist, Williamson received a Highly Commended award in the Investor Services ...

BNY Mellon appoints transaction management lead

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 NOV 2017
A former senior manager at Perpetual is BNY Mellon's new Asia-Pacific head of transaction management group for corporate trust. Anna O'Sullivan has joined BNY Mellon, adding more than 17 years' experience to its Sydney-based team. She joins from PPB ...

Australia becoming millionaire factory: Credit Suisse

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 17 NOV 2017
... AUM for the third quarter and continues to set the benchmark for the delivery of private banking services across Asia-Pacific. Wade also flagged that Credit Suisse's private banking business has launched a suite of digital services for this growing cohort ...

Males dominate ASX200 top job

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 NOV 2017
... highly regarded as six in 10 chief executives have global experience under their belt; 66 have worked throughout the Asia Pacific, 59 in Europe, 54 in North America, 17 in Africa, 11 in Latin America and five in the Middle East. New South Wales remains ...

Morningstar secures $337bn portfolio disclosure commitment

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 NOV 2017
... help get greater leverage with tools available in platforms." Morningstar managing director of research strategy Asia-Pacific, Anthony Serhan said: "We worked with a small focus group of fund managers in the early days of the campaign including Aberdeen ...

Government launches emerging market impact investment fund

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 NOV 2017
A new impact investment fund aimed at leveraging private investment in small and medium enterprise in the Asia-Pacific region has been launched by the Australian Government. The $40 billion emerging markets impact investment fund will support SME's ...