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Grant Thornton affirms indigenous commitment with new partner

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 14 NOV 2017
... sector is largely comprised of mid-sized organisations and growth has been strong, but more than 60% are located in remote regions and access to high quality, cost effective professional advice is limited. In September, Grant Thornton Australia announced ...

NAB hastily recruits after announcing job cuts

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 10 NOV 2017
... around the cuts, saying it is not clear how the organisation determined 6000 jobs needed to go or which business units or regions of operation would be effected. The union has also since labelled NAB's transition initiative, The Bridge, as 'too little ...

Women underrepresented in funds management: research

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 13 OCT 2017
... junior alternative assets staff, 23% of mid-level staff and 11% of senior roles. Institutional investment firms across all regions follow a similar trend; women are greatly represented in junior roles than executive positions. In Australia, 18% of the ...

Family-owned companies beating equity markets across all regions

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 5 OCT 2017
Credit Suisse research reveals that cumulatively, family-owned companies have beaten the MSCI AC World Index by 55% over the past decade. Credit Suisse defines family-owned businesses as those where founders or descendants of founders have at least ...

Family offices put focus back on equities: Research

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 26 SEP 2017
... third-largest asset class in 2017. However there are significant differences in levels of investment to this asset class between regions, as allocations of family offices in Emerging Markets (23.7%) and Asia-Pacific (20.3%) significantly exceed those ...

Super fund property manager leads global sustainability ranking

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 18 SEP 2017
... on their ESG performance in 2017. For the seventh year in succession, Australia and New Zealand outperformed all other regions, achieving an average GRESB score of 73, compared with a global average of 63. "Investor demand for transparency will further ...

Aussie super funds increase world ranking

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 5 SEP 2017
... annualised growth rate over the last five years, growing by 6.7% during the period. Funds from Europe and Asia-Pacific regions showed annualised growth rates of 3.1 % and 2.8% respectively. The US has the largest number of funds within the top 300 ranking ...

Implemented Portfolios hires for national expansion

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 4 SEP 2017
... founder and chief executive, corporate development Santi Burridge said. "The Perth area is one of our fastest growing regions, so it made sense to open up a local presence to service our expanding support base." The appointments will support the group's ...

IRESS announces senior leadership restructure

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 31 AUG 2017
... simplification of its leadership structure as the position existed in tandem with managing directors for specific geographic regions. The position of group executive - wealth management, currently held by IRESS chief executive Andrew Walsh, has also ...

Industry fund wins stake in Endeavour Energy

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 12 MAY 2017
... to see other opportunities to generate stable, risk-adjusted returns emerge for our members," Casey said. "We look for regions with strong growth profiles coupled with quality, well-maintained assets and Endeavour Energy ticked all of these boxes." REST ...