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Big banks move into SBB space

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUN 2013
The Benevolent Society is teaming up with Westpac Institutional Bank and the Commonwealth Bank of Australia to issue Australia's second Social Benefit Bond (SBB) to fund the establishment of The Family Preservation Service. The service will focus on ...

Challenger refinances $300m debt facility

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 JUN 2013
Challenger Diversified Property Group (CDI) has refinanced $300 million of its debt facility. The total debt facility of $300 million remains unchanged after the refinancing, but Challenger has increased the weighted average term of the debt from 1 ...

Merrill Lynch to pay $120k over compliance infringement

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 3 JUN 2013
Merrill Lynch Equities (Australia) Limited (Merrill Lynch) has paid a penalty of $120,000 to comply with an infringement notice issued by the Markets Disciplinary Panel (MDP). The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) said Merrill ...

New chairman appointed at BOQ

ALICE URIBE  |  TUESDAY, 28 MAY 2013
Current Bank of Queensland director Roger Davis will take over the role of chairman, after the retirement of incumbent Neil Summerson. Summerson announced at the annual general meeting in December 2012 that he intended to step aside in 2013. He will ...

Tool automates FDS creation

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 7 MAY 2013
Xplan service provider Enzumo has developed a tool that completely automates fee disclosure statements and allows advisers to pull the data from the system in a few minutes. The tool also replays the services that the client has received in the past ...

Invesco Real Estate appoints new investment manager

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 6 MAY 2013
Invesco Real Estate (IRE) has appointed Richard Massey as real estate investment manager, adding to its growing Australian operations. Massey, who was appointed on May 1, will manage real estate investments acquired on behalf of funds and private account ...

ANZ appoints global banking MD

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAY 2013
ANZ has appointed Manfred Liechti as managing director global private banking. Starting today, he will report directly to global wealth chief executive Joyce Phillips. Liechti has more than 25 years banking experience in Switzerland, London, Sydney ...

AMP Capital sells out of Houston residential property complex

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 MAY 2013
AMP Capital's Global Direct Property Fund has sold Cheval Apartments for US$63.6 million following a widely marketed sales campaign. Cheval Apartments is a 'multifamily' asset - a 387 unit residential complex which is centrally located near major employment ...

Chi-X matches ASX trade reporting cap

ALICE URIBE  |  MONDAY, 29 APR 2013
The Chi-X has matched the ASX and capped its fees for its trade reporting service to a maximum of $1000 per month per participant. A Chi-X announcement said that the cap on its reporting fees was effective retrospectively from 1st April 2013 and would ...

Apps disappoint despite vast tech spend

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 22 APR 2013
The problems consumers have encountered with mobile banking applications may inform the financial services industry as it looks to produce its own investment and superannuation apps. According to BanterMob director of mobile marketing and strategy Kelly ...