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Omega welcomes new portfolio management lead

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 19 DEC 2017
A former senior portfolio manager at IFM Investors is the new head of portfolio management at Omega Global Investors. Simon Tung brings over 20 years' experience across fixed income, equities and investment strategy, having also previously held roles ...

BTFG head of platforms to depart

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 19 DEC 2017
BT Financial Group's head of platforms is leaving the business. A spokesperson for the group confirmed the resignation of Kelly Power, wishing her the best of luck in her next chapter. "We thank Kelly for the outstanding contribution she has made to ...

Big 4, AMP fork out massive compensation bill

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 18 DEC 2017
AMP and the big four banks refunded customers $215.9 million for charging ongoing advice fees that failed to provide actual general or personal advice. ASIC said this was in addition to the fees-for-no-service compensation figures identified in Report ...

First State Super appoints head of digital

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 18 DEC 2017
The former entrepreneur-in-residence at Westpac's innovation hub is the new head of digital at an $81 billion superannuation fund. Joining from Westpac's The Garage, Ahmad Racheha will lead First State Super's digital strategy. He will report directly ...

Spring FG acquires $200m dealer group

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 18 DEC 2017
Listed wealth firm Spring Financial Group has acquired a dealer group with a combined $200 million in funds under advice. Under the terms of the acquisition, Spring FG will pay a total consideration of $1.67 million to acquire all issued capital of ...

Fiducian acquires three client books worth $40m in FUA

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 15 DEC 2017
Fiducian has added three financial planning client books, collectively representing an additional $40.9 million in funds under advice. The transactions were funded by excess cash; client bases are located in Perth, Melbourne and the Sunshine Coast ...

Jobs, jobs, jobs

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 15 DEC 2017
Australians all let us rejoice and have ourselves a merry little Christmas! The Australian Bureau of Statistics' (ABS) Labour Force report shows a sharp jump in employment in November no matter how it's measured. Look at the seasonally adjusted estimates ...

Platinum sells $24m Asia stake

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 14 DEC 2017
... is "growing robustly, in markets positioned for safety and yield after nearly a decade of monetary experimentation in the West." "In our view, Asia's attractions for investors remain as strong as ever," Platinum said. Three markets - China, Korea and ...

Chinese financial services giant eyes Australian expansion

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 DEC 2017
A Chinese financial services juggernaut, which is also the world's most valuable fintech company, is extending its reach into the Australian market under a new partnership. Ant Financial, which operates mobile payment and lifestyle platform AliPay ...

Lowy hands over keys to the Westfield kingdom

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 DEC 2017
Australian retail magnate and pre-eminent philanthropic figure Sir Frank Lowy is selling the Westfield retail empire he co-founded to a Parisian commercial property company. Under the terms of the agreement, Unibail-Rodamco will acquire Westfield for ...