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More firepower in Challenger play

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 FEB 2017
... numerous other global investment managers see Australia as a cost-effective distribution play. At a recent media briefing in Sydney, CI Financial chief executive Peter Anderson spoke about the firm's recent acquisition of Grant Samuel Funds Management ...

Fox urges advisers to become professionals

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 21 FEB 2017
... were the key takeaway messages from AFA chief executive Brad Fox at this year's Genxt Connect Tour. Speaking to a crowded Sydney ballroom, Fox plead financial advisers to take the financial standards legislation seriously, and to help the AFA on their ...

Industry realigns for climate change

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 21 FEB 2017
... "non-financial" issue. APRA member Geoff Summerhayes' speech on the topic at the Insurance Council of Australia Annual Forum in Sydney last week was received positively by industry associations. The Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI) ...

US investment giant builds out Sydney team

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 16 FEB 2017
The private capital arm of a $1 trillion US investment manager has set up shop in Sydney with a local investment team. Pricoa Capital Group, a subsidiary of Prudential Financial's investment management business PGIM, already has a $3 billion portfolio ...

Ironbark launches income solutions suite

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 16 FEB 2017
... manager to launch two retail income products over the course of 2017. The partnership with Denning Pryce, a privately-owned Sydney-based investment manager, will mark Ironbark's first suite of income solutions. The two retail products will include an ...

Fintech investment needs balance: APRA

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 FEB 2017
... invest in maintenance of core technology, says APRA chairman Wayne Byres. Speaking at the A50 Australian Economic Forum in Sydney on Friday, Byres praised financial services firms for being "pretty quick to adapt new technology", but warned firms that ...

TCorp unveils new leadership team

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 14 FEB 2017
... entities. Seymour brings extensive experience in relationship and account management, and has also previously worked in Sydney and London for Schroder, Barclays and BlackRock. TCorp's chief risk officer role has been filled by Kevin Masling, previously ...

Australian Ethical aiding tech VC sector

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 14 FEB 2017
Increasing its exposure to Australia's technology start-up realm, Australian Ethical invested in a Sydney-based venture capital fund. The $1.84 billion superannuation fund has contributed a significant investment to Right Click Capital's Growth Fund ...

APRA urges banks to raise capital

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 13 FEB 2017
... takers are unquestionably strong, according to ARPA chairman Wayne Byres. Speaking at the A50 Australian Economic Forum in Sydney on Friday, Byres outlined the APRA's agenda for 2017, including their main policy item of implementing the first recommendation ...

Industry giant retires

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 9 FEB 2017
... which lobbies for patients to have access to cannabinoid medicines. In 2016 he donated $34 million to the University of Sydney for research into the use of medical cannabis. Lambert's distinguished career started at age 17 when he took a job in the Taree ...