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Senior staff changes at RBA

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 20 SEP 2016
The Reserve Bank of Australia is restructuring, seeing a number of internal moves and one retirement. Current assistant governor, economic, Christopher Kent has been appointed assistant governor, financial markets; a role made vacant following Guy Debelle's ...

PE firm to buy out Goldman Sachs Australian business

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 16 SEP 2016
A global growth private equity firm has signed an agreement to buy out Goldman Sachs Asset Management's Australian business and fund platform. TA Associates will partner with GSAM head of Australia equities Dion Hershan and the Australian GSAM management ...

IRESS to buy data provider for $14m, hire 118 staff

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 SEP 2016
IRESS has entered into an agreement to acquire a South African market data and analytics provider. Subject to commercial arrangements, IRESS will acquire INET BFA for $14 million; the company is currently owned by publisher Media24. Following the purchase ...

Fund managers must offer genuine partnerships

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 SEP 2016
Pricing too aggressively and paying nothing more than lip service to the notion that your clients are your partners is a slow route to profitability, according to GQG Partners chairman and chief investment officer Rajiv Jain. The global equities portfolio ...

PIMCO hiring for 20 new roles in Asia expansion

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 12 SEP 2016
PIMCO will hire over 20 new professionals in sales and marketing, operations, legal and compliance roles to facilitate its Asia Pacific expansion. Speaking to Financial Standard, PIMCO head of Asia Pacific Eric J. Mogelof said the region "continues ...

Deloitte partner moves to Trustee Partners

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 9 SEP 2016
Former Deloitte partner and #FSPower50 member Stephen Huppert has joined the newly-formed Trustee Partners as head of innovation. Huppert joins a team of seasoned industry professionals including Trustee Partners' co-founder and managing director Phillip ...

TH Real Estate buys stake in Myer store

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 8 SEP 2016
TH Real Estate is buying a 33% stake in Myer Bourke Street in Melbourne for $151.3 million. The stake is being acquired from the Myer Family and is being invested alongside two existing investors. The global property investment specialist describes ...

ECPAM wins mandate, grows investment team

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 8 SEP 2016
ECP Asset Management (ECPAM), the investment boutique set up by Hyperion Asset Management founder Dr Manny Pohl, has secured its third institutional mandate and made an addition to its investment team. Sam Byrnes has joined the firm in the newly created ...

Legg Mason Brandywine fund gets top rating again

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 SEP 2016
The Legg Mason Brandywine Global Opportunistic Fixed Income Trust has been awarded a "Highly Recommended" rating by Lonsec for a third straight year. The rating coincides with the fund surpassing $500 million in assets under management in Australia ...

What to consider before opting for managed accounts

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 SEP 2016
Staying true to your investment philosophy and understanding your objectives is key to ensuring success when entering the managed accounts market. That was the key takeaway from a panel session at the 2016 Financial Standard Managed Accounts Forum. ...