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Watermark hires global equities lead

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 16 NOV 2017
... Management and prior to that, held senior roles at alternative asset manager, Amiya Capital, and private equity advisory firm, Apax Partners. Watermark founder and chief investment officer Justin Braitling said the appointment marks an important milestone ...

Deutsche AM maps impact of climate risk

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 14 NOV 2017
... corporate facilities and their exposure to climate risks. Partnering with a California-based climate intelligence advisory firm Four Twenty Seven, the physical locations of more than one million global corporate facilities have been mapped and climate ...

AXA IM appoints APAC lead for real assets

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 NOV 2017
... as European head of transactions will be John O'Driscoll who joins AXA IM - Real Assets from global real estate advisory firm JLL, currently holding the dual role of chief executive of corporate finance and head of mergers and acquisitions EMEA. Based ...

FS Live Blog: 2017 AFA National Adviser Conference

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 10 OCT 2017
... advice up next. 10.30am - Delegates lean in as video plays onscreen about Geoff and Jan, clients of a financial advisory firm, about their views on investing given the uncertain market outlook. IML founder and fund manager Anton Tagliaffero talks about ...

Impact Investment Group chief executive departs

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 SEP 2017
... the company searches for a new leader. Lock currently serves as a director of independent property investment and advisory firm Gibraltar Property Consultants. Almagor and Lock founded the firm in 2012, which focuses on impact investing strategies and ...

Countplus searches for new CFO

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 31 AUG 2017
... business and cultural change and make a direct impact on outcomes and success." Collier was CFO at accounting and advisory firm BDO for more than six years prior to joining Countplus. He's also held finance executive roles namely with Lendlease, Transurban ...

New ethical advice certification will drive consumer trust

JAMIE WILLIAMSON AND DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 18 AUG 2017
... choose not to wear the mark," she said. Stackpool concluded: "Whilst Certainty Advice won't be for everyone or every advisory firm, I hope by 2030 a form of ethical financial advice like Certainty Advice will be expected, valued by most Australians all ...

Major advice firm endorses first home super saver scheme

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 AUG 2017
A prominent financial advisory firm is backing the Federal Government's First Home Super Saver Scheme even though it has received backlash from superannuation industry bodies. Dixon Advisory believes the latest draft legislation proposes more flexibility ...

Discretionary trusts crackdown short-sighted

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 4 AUG 2017
... 30% tax rate on the distributions of discretionary trusts, Murray Howlett, a partner at accounting and business advisory firm Pilot Partners, said there is nothing wrong with the current structure of family trusts. It is a widely used structure which ...

WTW recruits FINEX Australasia lead

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JUN 2017
Willis Towers Watson will welcome a QBE national manager as head of FINEX - Australasia. The global advisory firm has appointed Jill Stewart to lead the local division, which brings together experts in financial, executive and professional risks, mergers ...