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BT licensee head departs

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 20 JAN 2017
BT Financial Group confirmed its head of licensee development left the group. A BT spokesperson said Annick Donat exited the role in December 2016, with BT national manager - licensee and offer development Jessica Brady now acting in the position. Donat ...

Legg Mason subsidiary becomes PRI signatory

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 20 JAN 2017
A wholly-owned Legg Mason subsidiary became a signatory of the United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI). Brandywine Global Investment Management's commitment to the PRI was described by David Hoffman, Brandywine's global fixed income ...

Second Sydney airport lacking investment return

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 19 JAN 2017
Sydney Airport is unlikely to participate in building a second airport at 'Badgerys Creek' due to an extremely low return on investment in the early years, leaving questions over which infrastructure investors will commit to the project. A Standard ...

QIC closes renewable energy fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 19 JAN 2017
The Powering Australian Renewables Fund, on behalf of the QIC Global Infrastructure Fund and the Future Fund, has reached financial close on the Silverton Wind Farm. QIC announced it had achieved the $450 million required to fund the development of ...

AMP Capital expands US distribution team

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 19 JAN 2017
... Champlain Advisors, where she was vice president. Joining from Cohen & Steers are Mark Miness as institutional director, West Coast, and Craig Watkins as institutional director, East Coast; both will oversee distribution for AMP Capital's real asset ...

Moody Aussies

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 19 JAN 2017
What's ailing us, Australians all? We can't seem to swing our mood towards optimism. While the latest Westpac-Melbourne Institute consumer sentiment index increased for the first time in three months in January, the 0.1% monthly pick-up was marginal ...

Robo critical to retirement

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JAN 2017
An online advice provider for retirees is attempting to secure funding in order to partner with major financial services institutions. Fintech firm SuperEd, led by Vanguard Australia founder Jeremy Duffield and former Westpac executive Hugh Morrow ...

Westpac exec jumps ship to ING Direct

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 16 JAN 2017
A former Westpac and BT director will become ING Direct's first Australian head of retail banking, managing several channels including wealth management. Most recently serving as Westpac's director of marketing, sales and service, Melanie Evans will ...

A-dollar rising

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 16 JAN 2017
Aussie! Aussie! Aussie! Oi! Oi! Oi! Australia's legal tender is again doing the rounds of the headlines. Disappointment over Trump's press conference last week - he talked and talked about everything except about his economic policies - brought the ...

Last chance to attend Chief Economists Forum

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 13 JAN 2017
The 2017 Financial Standard Chief Economists Forum is once again set to unveil the thoughts and forecasts from some of the top economic minds in Australia and the globe. Held at The Westin Sydney on 31 January and Grand Hyatt Melbourne on 2 February ...