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LaSalle acquires Aviva real estate business

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 31 MAY 2018
LaSalle Investment Management will become one of the world's largest non-listed indirect real estate investment managers following its acquisition of Aviva Investors' real estate multi-manager business. Aviva is also forming a new real assets ...

Super scorecard to shift consumer playing field

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 31 MAY 2018
An independent think tank is launching a sustainable retirement scorecard as a self-assessment tool for superannuation funds to benchmark performance in managing members' retirement. The Committee for Sustainable Retirement Incomes (CSRI) is introducing ...

Estate planning lawyer fined for misconduct

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAY 2018
A solicitor who witnessed a client's estate planning documents before they had been signed by the testator or donor recently copped a $3000 fine and escaped being struck off the Roll. Martin Dubler is on the Supreme Court of New South Wales Roll ...

Industry stakeholders welcome PC report

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAY 2018
The Financial Services Council welcomes key recommendations made in the Productivity Commission's assessment of superannuation efficiency and competitiveness. It agrees consumer outcomes could be significantly improved. A central finding of the PC report ...

Global banking ethics standard coming to Australia

HARRISON WORLEY  |  SATURDAY, 26 MAY 2018
A financial services industry group is supporting the launch of a new global banking education standard. The Ethics Education and Training for Professional Bankers Standard is the first to be released by the Global Banking Education Standards Board ...

Boutique asset manager expands investment team

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 25 MAY 2018
An Australian equities boutique is welcoming a new senior investment manager. Gordon Ramsay has joined Copia Investment Partners' boutique Ralton Asset Management. Ralton's head of Australian equities Andrew Stanley said the fund manager is excited ...

Former Macquarie equities team launches boutique

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 25 MAY 2018
Multi-affiliate investment manager Pinnacle Investments officially launched its latest boutique firm with two former Macquarie stock pickers at the helm. Patrick Hodgens, who spent 28 years as Macquarie's head of equities and as an executive director ...

AMP appoints group general counsel

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 25 MAY 2018
... governance, and has been acting group general counsel since April 30. Cullen brings about 25 years' experience in the legal profession, with extensive experience in the areas of mergers and acquisitions, corporate law and corporate governance. Before ...

$900bn of wealth soon up for grabs: Research

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAY 2018
Financial adviser review service Adviser Ratings is anticipating an adviser exodus over the next five years, as scrutiny on the advice industry changes the landscape. According to Adviser Ratings research, structural transition of the industry will ...

T. Rowe Price appoints head of research

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAY 2018
T. Rowe Price has promoted internally to fill the head of research role that opened up at its Australian equities team when the incumbent Viral Patel left for Fidelity International earlier this month. Ryan Martyn takes on the role after seven years ...