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Nikko AM hire targets innovation

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 MAR 2017
... region and has also previously worked as an investment consultant for London-based Lane Clark & Peacock and Sanlam in South Africa. Hallinan said Koster's appointment demonstrates the firm's commitment to the Australian market. "I am personally pleased ...

Compliance and cybersecurity keeping bankers awake

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 17 MAR 2017
... priorities for the year ahead. The annual study, which canvassed senior executives from about 300 banks in Europe, the Americas, Africa and Asia Pacific found recruiting and retaining talent (63%), and investing in new customer-facing technology (60%) ...

Emerging markets investment grows with new fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 MAR 2017
... Sustainable Leaders Fund is the first fund from Remerga, providing investors with access to diverse markets such as South Africa, India, Poland, Egypt and Brazil. Utilising a combination of quantitative factors and deep due diligence, Remerga employs ...

Bravura continues to grow

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 28 FEB 2017
... to enhance its core platform, maintain its market position and create new opportunities, including in the UK and South Africa. Bravura allocated $4.5 million to this in 1H17, but expects this to decrease as client-funding increases. Commenting on the ...

KPMG director becomes fintech CFO

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 31 JAN 2017
... week that it had also hired Cliff van Tonder as executive vice president for partner sales in the Europe, Middle East and Africa region. Before Avoka, van Tonder was executive vice president, global alliances at Lombard Risk and head of business development ...

Northern Trust launches sustainable real assets fund

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 20 JAN 2017
... with a fund passively managed to this index. Northern Trust Asset Management managing director for Europe, Middle East and Africa, Hazel McNeilage, said the new index and fund enables investors to "benefit from the long-term returns associated with listed ...

Bankwest appoints new MD

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 21 NOV 2016
Bankwest has named a new managing director to take over in the New Year. Rowan Munchenberg will step into the top job, replacing Rob De Luca who announced his resignation in September. Munchenberg has been with the Commonwealth Bank since 2001, having ...

Bravura starts IPO journey

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 31 OCT 2016
... currently manages more than $2.3 trillion of assets on behalf of clients across Asia Pacific, Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Fort Street Advisers is Bravura's Financial Adviser. Goldman Sachs and Macquarie Capital are acting as Joint Lead Managers ...

Eaton Vance acquires $16bn fund manager

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 24 OCT 2016
... Fund (later renamed the Calvert Balanced Portfolio) was the first mutual fund to oppose investments in apartheid-era South Africa. Calvert provides actively and passively-managed US equity, global equity and fixed income strategies. Should the acquisition ...

Former Russell CEO joins MLC trustee board

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 29 SEP 2016
... services career, Alan worked for various petrochemical enterprises as a design engineer in Australia, UK, USA and South Africa, before working for McKinsey & Co. In his role at NULIS, Schoenheimer is also a member of the MLC Masterkey and Plum Superannuation ...