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Frontier opens Japan office

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 1 AUG 2022
The asset consultant has established its first offshore office, with a new base in Tokyo expected to propel its desired growth in Asian markets. Frontier has been operating in Japan for the last eight years but will now have an on-the-ground presence ...

APRA to improve strategic planning, member outcomes rules

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 1 AUG 2022
... requirements showed there is work to be done. Releasing a discussion paper, APRA is proposing to "move beyond the 'documentation-focus' of the implementation period - where supervisory engagement focused on the business plan, the member outcomes assessment ...

FSC announces dual board appointment

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 1 AUG 2022
... historic rebrand from IOOF. Prior to Insignia Financial, Mota worked for Rothschild and NAB in corporate finance roles with a focus on mergers and acquisitions. Meanwhile, Telfer has held a range of roles within the industry spanning through product ...

Sovereign wealth fund awards $700m mandate

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 1 AUG 2022
The Abu Dhabi Investment Authority has handed a $700 million mandate to a listed real estate investment manager. The mandate has been awarded to Qualitas by a wholly owned subsidiary of the fund and it's to invest in local commercial real estate ...

FSC analyses super, advice developments

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 1 AUG 2022
The Financial Services Council (FSC) has examined the government's legislative agenda for super and given a policy update on the Quality of Advice Review. Firstly, following assistant treasurer and minister for financial services Stephen Jones' ...

TIP Group appoints chief strategy officer

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 1 AUG 2022
... economic and health fronts." The announcement follows a series made by TIP Group, including a new wholesale managed fund with a focus on housing affordability and the acquisition of Burman Invest, a boutique founded by Julia Lee. Most recently, TIP appointed ...

TAL completes acquisition of Westpac Life

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 1 AUG 2022
TAL Dai-ichi Life Australia Pty Limited has completed its acquisition of Westpac's life insurance arm, almost one year after it was announced. From today all of Westpac's life insurance business and existing policies will transfer over to TAL Group. ...

Portfolio holdings disclosure rules "feeblest on the planet": Report

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUL 2022
... well-regulated (and lowest-risk from a disclosure sense) assets on Earth and is the least problematic area for these regulations to focus upon," Kennaway said. Couple all this with the fact that disclosures are only semi-annual and don't cover managed ...

KKR appoints director, client and partner group

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUL 2022
... the same role at Pendal's predecessor, BT Investment Management. A KKR spokesperson said: "In his role, Matthew will focus on ensuring that institutional clients who are invested in KKR's private and public credit strategies receive a high level ...

KPMG spotlights super's biggest challenges

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUL 2022
... companies. KPMG reasons that the fundamental driver of this shift is a change in ESG thinking. "The industry is moving from a focus on risk management and compliance to consideration of ESG in terms of value creation for all stakeholders, market positioning ...