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Citi closes gap in custody race

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAR 2014
Citigroup has continued its rapid ascension in the Australian custody market, growing by 19.4% over the past six months, according to figures released by the Australian Custodial Services Association (ACSA). In the first half of the 2013-14 financial ...

ACSA announces 2014 custody awards

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 13 FEB 2014
The Australian Custodial Services Association (ACSA) has announced four winners of the 2014 ACSA Awards. The winners were J.P. Morgan's Marian Azer, State Street's Daniel Cheever, NAB's Darryll Rogers and OneVue's Paul Talbot. The awards recognised ...

NAB makes key Asset Servicing appointments

HARRY PAGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JAN 2014
National Australia Bank (NAB) has expanded its Asset Servicing business with two new appointments. Lachlan Allardice has been appointed as the head of Funds Management and Sub Custody and will be responsible for all fund manager, insurance and NAB's ...

ASIC backs down on custody whistleblowing requirements

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 22 NOV 2013
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has backed away from its plan to impose strict whistleblowing requirements on custodians, after receiving unanimously negative feedback from the industry. In CP 197, released in December 2012 ...

Cbus shifts custody from NAB to JP Morgan

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 19 NOV 2013
Industry super fund Cbus has confirmed that J. P. Morgan will be the fund's new custodian, after 20 years with National Australia Bank (NAB) Asset Servicing. J.P. Morgan will take over custody of Cbus' almost $25 billion funds under management in 2014. ...

ASIC's whistleblowing demands too extreme: ACSA

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 12 NOV 2013

Super funds 'fair game' for activist scrutiny

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 5 NOV 2013
Super funds must prepare for a high level of activist scrutiny of their investments as a result of the increasing of portfolio disclosure requirements, according to Peter Lewis, director of Essential Media Communications (EMC). Under current plans ...

CareSuper reviews custody contract with NAB

ALICE URIBE  |  THURSDAY, 31 OCT 2013
CareSuper is taking its custody contract to market as part of a review of its current custody arrangements with NAB Asset Servicing (NAS). Drew Vaughan from professional services firm Dymond, Foulds & Vaughan will assist CareSuper with the review and ...

State Street wins three-fund custody contract

ALICE URIBE  |  TUESDAY, 29 OCT 2013
State Street has won a contract to provide custody services to three Queensland-based industry super funds, after they joined forces for the tender process. The funds, QIEC Super, Club Super and Mercy Super combined their funds under management rather ...

ACSA appoints new chair

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 28 OCT 2013
The Australian Custodial Services Association (ACSA) has appointed J. P. Morgan's David Braga as its new chair ahead of current chair Pierre Jond's departure in December. As head of product for J.P. Morgan's Australian custody business, Braga has already ...