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State Street exec jumps ship to Citi

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUL 2013
Citi has appointed State Street vice president, portfolio solutions, Sandeep Gurkhi as its new vice president, transition management and pension services. Gurkhi will be responsible for the management of portfolio transitions, derivative overlays, currency ...

Pioneer Capital awarded New Zealand Super mandate

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUL 2013
The New Zealand Superannuation Fund has awarded a NZ$40 million mandate to Auckland-based Pioneer Capital for a new expansion capital fund. Pioneer Capital's second fund (PCPII) will invest in privately-owned, small to medium-sized New Zealand businesses ...

Platforms surpass pre-GFC levels

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 1 JUL 2013
The platform market has broken funds under advice (FUA) records in the March quarter, after plunging during the global financial crisis (GFC). An uptick in investor confidence and an increase in adviser productivity could be behind the growth of the ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 JUN 2013
... $27.81, CBA had gained 67 cents to $66.79, NAB had added 54 cents to $29.24 and Westpac had put on 34 cents to $28.04. Coles owner Wesfarmers had added 19 cents to $38.79 while Woolworths had gained 21 cents to $32.06.

Guardian Advice invests in WA planning firm

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 JUN 2013
Risk specialist dealer group Guardian Advice has launched its new Practice Equity Model with its first equity investment in West Australian-based financial planning firm Capital Managers. Guardian Advice said the equity partnership with Capital Managers ...

BNP Paribas launches dealing services in Australia

LAURA MILLAN, MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUN 2013
Global custodian BNP Paribas Securities Services (BNP Paribas) has targeted super funds with in-house investment capabilities with the expansion of its global dealing services solution to include the Australian market. The custodian has launched the ...

State Street appoints head of active investment

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 20 JUN 2013
State Street Global Advisors (SSgA) has rejigged its leadership team, bringing it in line with changes in investment strategy. Current CIO head of cash Steve Meier will become CIO of fixed income, currency and cash. This reflects a move to bring all ...

Charter Hall acquires Bankwest head office

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JUN 2013
... Jones Lang LaSalle. Charter Hall bought the properties from KordaMentha, which has been appointed liquidator of the former owner, Westgem Investments. The complex occupies an area of 61,564 square metres, 45,000 of which are rented to Bankwest for an ...

SPAA CEO appointed to board

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 17 JUN 2013
The SMSF Professionals' Association of Australia (SPAA) has appointed Andrea Slattery as managing director on the association's board. "Andrea has been a magnificent contributor to SPAA as a founder and CEO, and the board now firmly believes the time ...

Former BT super head moves up Westpac ranks

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUN 2013
A former BT head of Personal Superannuation has been appointed head of home ownership at Westpac. Described as a rising star by the media, Melanie Evans was previously chief of staff to the bank's financial services chief executive Brian Hartzer. Prior ...