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Connect Brokers sets up Asian initiative

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAR 2015
... look to help local businesses set up joint ventures, undertake mergers and acquisitions and commercial and investment operations with their counterparts in Asia. The business has already helped a Malaysian financial services practice enter into a strategic ...

Super funds blend ETFs into investment strategies

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAR 2015
... processes," he said. AustralianSuper has most recently used ETFs to enter emerging markets, the fund's head of investment operations Peter Curtis said. "We used them to enter markets that we were not familiar with. ETFs allowed us to get exposure and ...

Former QIC exec appointed OneVue COO

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 7 NOV 2014
OneVue has appointed former QIC general manager of investment operations Richard Stevens as its new chief operating officer, as part of a wider executive restructure. Stevens will replace Lisa McCallum, who has moved into the newly created role of head ...

APRA releases draft RSE fraud management guide

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 27 OCT 2014
... consideration of the risks posed by corruption and bribery and will address how fraud risks interact with fund investment operations. Reinforcing this broadening scope of risk management APRA said the updated framework should also address how the framework ...

BNP Paribas' Peter Baker moves to Mercer Sentinel

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 20 OCT 2014
... significant demand for Operational Risk Assessments and custody reviews. "As a global team with more than 50 investment operations and custody professionals, Peter will work closely with colleagues around the world to ensure our clients in the Pacific ...

Challenger backs $4bn global infrastructure business

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 17 APR 2014
Challenger and Access Capital Advisers (ACA) are set to merge their infrastructure investment operations into a $4 billion boutique infrastructure business called Whitehelm Capital. The new business will start operating on July 1, 2014, with 48 employees ...

SunSuper creates investment operations role

HARRY PAGE  |  THURSDAY, 6 MAR 2014
SunSuper has appointed Lounarda David to the newly created investment operations manager role. David will be responsible for managing and monitoring SunSuper's investments. She has more than 29 years' experience in the financial services industry, specialising ...

Index portfolios mask geographical risks

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 21 NOV 2013
... business," Budden explained. Budden said that the emerging trend for Australian super funds to take their investment operations in-house could exasperate the problem, as few will have the necessary analyst coverage to build an accurate picture of geographical ...

Chifley Super to merge with Sunsuper

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 10 OCT 2013
... members." Byrne confirmed that Chifley's other financial services arms; which include insurance, home loans and investment operations, would continue to function as normal and a meeting would be held in the new year to map out the direction of the business ...

Fund member admin in spotlight at super forum

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 30 AUG 2013
... fund. International Business Review will hold its Superannuation Fund Back Office: Member Administration and Investment Operations Services 2013 Forum in Sydney on 21-22 October. The forum is designed for those in the 'back office' areas of superannuation ...