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Kapstream welcomes new portfolio manager

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 5 DEC 2016
... leveraged loans and real estate debt - is one. Bob has operated at the forefront of this part of the market for over a decade and his experience investing in private debt, and transaction sourcing and negotiation, is second to none," Palghat said. "Bob's ...

FOX launches private investor centre

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 2 DEC 2016
The global Family Office Exchange (FOX) has launched a new suite of tools and networking facilities and appointed a new president to oversee them. The FOX Private Investor Centre consists of spring and autumn global investment forums where members network ...

New GM for Meritum

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 NOV 2016
NAB-aligned Meritum Financial Group has appointment a new general manager. Stephen Poole, who is currently manager of business growth for NAB and MLC's advice partnerships in Queensland, will take on the role. Prior to joining NAB he was chief executive ...

Super objective crucial to Commission review

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 28 NOV 2016
The heartbeat of a Productivity Commission review in to superannuation efficiency and competitiveness comes from the same super system that has operated for decades. The Commission will assess Australia's $2 trillion retirement savings structure through ...

Education alliances to drive growth: FPA

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 24 NOV 2016
... the requirement to enshrine the term financial planner/financial adviser, which is a significant step forward. It is a decade in the making and many in this room have fought hard for that piece of legislation." Patrick Canion, principal of ipac Western ...

Blackstone acquires US$748m portfolio

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 NOV 2016
... investors and in partnership with Bridge IGP. Co-directors of SPIRE CAPITAL Matthew Cook and Dale Holmes said: "The last decade has seen a significant shift in the financial circumstances and lifestyle choices of middle class America which has supported ...

Life insurance satisfaction declines

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 18 NOV 2016
... "Satisfaction with risk and life insurance has decreased over the past year and though it remains higher than it was a decade ago, it is still lower than the other major types of insurance that Roy Morgan measures, including motor vehicle, household ...

Goldman Sachs M&A head makes partner

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 15 NOV 2016
The Australian head of mergers and acquisitions for Goldman Sachs has been promoted to partner. Nick Sims was the only Australian-based employee invited to become a partner from the 84 individuals selected globally. Sims has been head of mergers and ...

Super funds should enforce corporate conduct: ASFA

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 NOV 2016
It isn't "radical" for super funds to take an active role in corporate governance in listed companies, according to former Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia chair Jim Minto. Speaking at the 2016 ASFA Conference on the Gold Coast, Minto ...

New investment vehicles need work: industry

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 7 NOV 2016
... FSC found that if Australia could grow overseas-sourced funds under management equal to that of Hong Kong over the next decade, our GDP would grow by more than $4.2 billion, tax revenue would increase by $1.2 billion and nearly 10,000 jobs would be c ...