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Northern Trust hires from within for global head role

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAR 2014
Fund administration provider Northern Trust has appointed Peter Jordan as head of global fund services in Australia and New Zealand to support its growing fund servicing business. Jordan, who relocated to Melbourne from London earlier this year, will ...

Wealth management sector key to Australian growth: Deloitte

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAR 2014
The wealth management sector is among the list of top five most important industries to lift Australia's growth trajectory over the next 20 years, according to new research from professional services firm Deloitte. Along with gas, agribusiness, international ...

Standard Life Investments to buy UK fund manager

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAR 2014
Standard Life Investments has acquired UK-based fund manager Ignis from parent company Phoenix Group for A£390 million ($700 million). Subject to regulatory approval, the deal will see Phoenix and Standard Life Investments form a 'strategic alliance' ...

Australian investors optimistic of hitting financial goals

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAR 2014
An 'overwhelming majority' of Australian investors are optimistic about reaching their financial goals, according to the Franklin Templeton Global Investor Sentiment Survey conducted earlier this year. Australian investors expect their average annual ...

John Brumby wins AIST Trustee of the Year

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 MAR 2014
The Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) has named MTAA Super chair John Brumby Trustee of the Year at its Conference of Major Superannuation Funds (CMSF). AIST CEO Tom Garcia congratulated Brumby, who joined MTAA Super in 2011 after ...

Macquarie adds Government Bond Fund to SIV suite

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 MAR 2014
Macquarie Specialist Investments (MSI) has expanded its offering to wealthy migrants with the launch of the Macquarie Significant Investor Visa (SIV) Government Bond Fund. The Macquarie SIV Government Bond Fund invests into bonds issued by Australian ...

ATO initiative raises $640 million from wealthy Australians

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 MAR 2014
The Australian Taxation Office (ATO)'s voluntary compliance initiative has exceeded expectations, raising $640 million from wealthy Australians since it was launched four years ago. Following the success of the scheme the ATO announced it has received ...

JANA absorbs MLC IM in NAB restructure

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 MAR 2014
MLC Investment Management will be absorbed by JANA in a shake-up designed to create a larger and more powerful investment research, advisory and portfolio management business, NAB has announced. The bank said the combined business will better utilise ...

Instos lose chasing high hedge fund returns

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAR 2014
Institutional investors are shooting themselves in the foot by pressuring managers running their hedge fund mandates to chase broad market returns, according to a leading US hedge fund manager. Peak6 Advisors chief executive and chief investment officer ...

AMP's Charter names advice award winners

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAR 2014
TFC Financial's Dennis Bateman and KTA Financial Services' Troy Mickan have won national financial planning awards from AMP's Charter Financial Planning. Bateman was awarded the Gerald Lippman Perpetual Trophy and Mickan was recognised with the National ...