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Citi names new head of securities services

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 23 MAY 2022
... Australia has appointed Mark England as the new head of securities services following the retirement of long serving executive Martin Carpenter. England, the current co-head of sales for Citi Securities will relocate from Hong Kong to Australia, leading ...

Managed accounts drive profit, revenue surge

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAY 2022
... incredibly compelling and those firms fully embracing managed accounts are thriving," Praemium chief distribution officer Martin Morris said. "What was interesting that the research found was how client-centric and business-minded those firms using managed ...

More super, less tinkering: ASFA

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAR 2022
... Australians value superannuation and consider that it is crucial to ensure they have dignity in retirement," ASFA chief executive Martin Fahy said. "However, many Australians are concerned that while they personally may have saved enough to live well ...

Blacktower launches in Australia

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 28 MAR 2022
... its AFSL and publicised its plans for Australian operations in October last year. The Blacktower website lists Sydney's Martin Place as the office's location. The firm plans to offer a full suite of holistic financial solutions to both expats and residents ...

MA Financial partners with Chinese asset manager

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAR 2022
... China's onshore (A-shares) and offshore markets (H-shares and ADRs). Head of MA Financial's asset management division, Andrew Martin, said investors should be aware China is on track to become the world's largest economy before 2030. "The country offers ...

EM investors brace for geopolitical impact

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 25 FEB 2022
... and gas," he said. Russia represents a "small but highly conspicuous part" of the emerging markets universe, according to Martin Currie, pointing out the country's political risk that investors take on. The country's stock market is dominated ...

GigSuper folds, administrator takes over

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 21 FEB 2022
... in assets. Diversa acted as trustee, while GROW Inc was the superannuation administrator. Co-founders Peter Stanhope and Martin Batur, who both worked at trading platform IG Australia, launched GigSuper in 2017. Stanhope said that he hoped GigSuper would ...

Australian market praised in latest pension study

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 17 FEB 2022
... fund, and increasing internalisation of investment functions at large funds," WTW Australia senior director, investments Martin Goss said. "The themes Australian funds need to continue to address resonate with global issues - accountability, increasing ...

Super baby bonus proposed

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 8 FEB 2022
... significant gap of 23.4% in superannuation balances between men and women as they approach retirement," ASFA chief executive Martin Fahy. "A recent consumer survey undertaken by ASFA found more than 80% of respondents believe the government should take ...

MFS recruits BNP Paribas executive

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 28 JAN 2022
... reports directly to senior managing director, Australia Marian Poirier. He will be supported by associate director Anna Martin, MFS said. "James' knowledge and understanding of the distribution landscape evolving across the region is exceptional, and ...