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Cryptocurrencies on radar but not priority: RBA

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUN 2018
... large enough to raise policy concerns for the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA), an official from the central bank said in Sydney yesterday. The Reserve Bank has closely followed developments in the crypto sphere for about five years. It works with other ...

Willis Towers Watson bolsters senior management

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUN 2018
... institutional risk expert Jamie Jeffers as its first divisional director of financial solutions. Based in the firm's Sydney office, Jeffers appointment is designed to help the firm's domestic and international clients with access to insurance ...

AZ NGA merges embattled advice firm

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 26 JUN 2018
... by Pride Advice, with former Henderson Maxwell general manager Tony Davison appointed as chief executive of Pride's Sydney operations. He will report directly to Pride chief executive Brett Schatto. "This move enables continuity of staff and their ...

Macquarie shuffles infrastructure debt leadership

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 26 JUN 2018
... MIDIS and remain as chair of the investment committee, while Robertson will assume greater responsibility in Macquarie's Sydney office, working on illiquid credit business development opportunities. Succeeding Wilson and Robertson is Kit Hamilton and ...

PC puts spotlight on lifecycle super products

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 25 JUN 2018
... segment of superannuation is "short of anything optimal." Challenger retirement income chair Jeremy Cooper recently told a Sydney event the government is looking at governance around retirement income and isn't overly concentrating on products, he ...

Super startup returns to drawing board

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUN 2018
... plug-in said. Financial Standard understands that Walpole was appointed chief of the Polish Investment and Trade Agency's Sydney office in March.

Global manager hires former Wallaby, launches unit trust

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUN 2018
... investor. The $3.7bn industry fund was advised by Willis Towers Watson for the mandate. Speaking to Financial Standard in Sydney yesterday, River and Mercantile chief executive of asset management James Barham said the firm has run segregated institutional ...

Record number of Australians seek CFA qualification

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUN 2018
... jump of 36% over the previous 12 months. Last year, 7606 candidates registered for the exams held at three test centres in Sydney, Melbourne and Perth. CFA Society Sydney president Ganesh Suntharam said the jump indicated the growing importance of professionalism. ...

J.P. Morgan expands Australian distribution

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUN 2018
... relationships with key strategic clients including Australian asset consultants and research houses. He will be based in Sydney and report to JPMAM's Australian chief executive Rachel Farrell. In his previous roles, he has worked as an investment analyst ...

Boutique asset managers co-appoint distribution head

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUN 2018
... focus on capital preservation. This is the first formal appointment in the relationship," he said. Purcell will be based in Sydney, working from Insync's offices. He joins from RF Capital, where he was the head of retail clients. Prior to this, he was ...