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NAB confirms new Godfrey Pembroke GM

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 25 MAY 2015
The new general manager for dealer group Godfrey Pembroke has been named. A NAB spokesperson confirmed that Sean Allen has been replaced by Alan Logan, who has held executive positions at ANZ Advice & Distribution, MLC National Practice Management ...

Ariel makes Australia first offshore outpost

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 25 MAY 2015
US all-cap and international equity manager Ariel Investments has entered the APAC region for the first time, choosing to set up shop in Sydney. As part of its APAC expansion, the company as appointed Ian Webber as senior vice president, head of Asia ...

Chief economist joins Sunsuper

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2015
Sunsuper has appointed a new chief economist. Brian Parker joins the $32 billion super fund from NAB Asset Management, where he was head of portfolio specialists. He has also held positions at MLC Investment Management, Citigroup Asset Management, Rothschild ...

US golden opportunity for listed infrastructure

ALEX BURKE, LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2015
The US infrastructure crisis is creating significant opportunities for investment, with two players in the Australian market racing to list global infrastructure funds on the ASX. Speaking at the AMP Capital infrastructure roundtable in Sydney, head ...

BNY Mellon to provide ESG insights

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2015
BNY Mellon has partnered with Dutch research and analysis firm Sustainalytics to provide environmental, social and governance insights to securities issuers. In response to growing ESG concerns in its investor-base, and the growing number of signatories ...

Blue Sky raises $20m for LIC

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2015
Blue Sky Alternatives Access Fund Limited recently completed a $20 million capital raise through a one for three non-renounceable entitlement offer. The funds raised will be used to build on the listed investment company's actively managed portfolio ...

ASIC bans convicted fraud "mastermind"

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2015
ASIC has banned the Australian "mastermind" of the UK's biggest ever boiler room scheme from practising financial services. From 2003 to 2007, Jeffrey Revell-Reade made A£70 million selling equities in non-existent companies via brokers in Madrid to ...

Universities at fossil fuel divestment frontlines

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2015
The University of Oxford has announced it will cease any future investments in coal and tar sands. Although the university said it will not divest from all fossil fuels, it's the latest in a group of academic institutions - including New Zealand's Victoria ...

AMP deflects ASIC attack reports

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2015
Australia's largest financial planning institution, AMP, has distanced itself from reports it's being specifically targeted in an ASIC investigation. Unconfirmed sources suggested AMP had received instruction from ASIC to provide transactional and product ...

Treasury proposes higher regulatory levies for super funds

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2015
The Treasury has issued its proposed regulatory levies for 2015/16. Under the new proposal, APRA-regulated institutions will collectively pay $117.5 million to help fund the prudential regulator, a half-percent increase on the previous financial year. ...