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YBR hits back at Bouris expose

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 28 OCT 2016
Yellow Brick Road has denied suggestions made in an ABC report that shareholders want executive chair Mark Bouris removed from the company. The ABC report aired alleged shareholder concerns about the direction of YBR as well as remuneration arrangements ...

Macquarie reports $1bn net profit

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 28 OCT 2016
Macquarie has reported a net profit of $1.05 billion for the first half of 2017. This figure is down 2% on the prior corresponding period, but up 8% on 2H16. Operating income was up 8% on the previous six months to $5.2 billion. The group has declared ...

IRESS partners with UK wealth firm

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 28 OCT 2016
IRESS has entered a long-term strategic partnership with a $46 billion wealth management firm in the UK. The technology firm has developed a wealth platform for Tilney Bestinvest, which manages assets for private clients, charities and financial advisers. ...

Macquarie Wrap adds global equity fund

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 27 OCT 2016
Macquarie Wrap has added a new global equity fund. The Grant Samuel Global Equity Advantage Fund will now be available to investors in Macquarie's platform. The fund uses Epoch Investment Partners' shareholder yield strategy and Triple3 Partners' volatility ...

Cbus partners for phone-based advice

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 27 OCT 2016
Cbus has partnered with a leading digital advice firm to create a new "advice over the phone" service. Midwinter will deliver the service from October 31; the company is currently rolling out its cloud-based advice platform, AdviceOS, for Cbus to use ...

Australian Unity appoints senior insto BDM

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 27 OCT 2016
Australian Unity Funds Management has appointed a senior institutional business development manager. Boyd Lees joins Australian Unity from Citadel SPV, where he was a vice president - business development. He has also held senior roles at NAB, Pershing ...

BTIM appoints new director

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 OCT 2016
BT Investment Management has appointed a new non-executive director. Kathryn Matthews joins the BTIM board while also holding board positions at Hermes Fund Managers, Rathbone Brothers, J.P. Morgan Chinese Investment Trust, Aperam and the Montanaro ...

Ignition Wealth makes two senior hires

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 OCT 2016
Ignition Wealth has appointed a head of sales and a member to its advisory board. Richard Liverpool, joining as head of sales, was previously national practice development manager at Total Financial Solutions. Prior to that, he was a regional manager ...

Clydesdale in talks to acquire RBS subsidiary

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 OCT 2016
CYBG, the holding company formed following the NAB demerger, is in talks to acquire a business from the Royal Bank of Scotland. The Williams & Glyn business refers to parts of RBS and National Westminster Bank, comprising 307 branches, which must be ...

FOX appoints Australia/NZ market leader

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 25 OCT 2016
The global family office association, Family Office Exchange, has appointed a market leader for Australia and New Zealand. Peter Roach takes on the role having been the chief executive of the Fairfax family office, Cambooya Services, for 12 years. He ...