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CPP Investments chief steps down

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 1 MAR 2021
... CPP Investments announced that Mark Machin resigned shortly after he "decided to travel personally" to the United Arab Emirates to be vaccinated against COVID-19. The Wall Street Journal reported on February 25 that Machin travelled to the UAE for the ...

VFMC director nabs global role

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 15 SEP 2020
... currently comprises of 14 members, residing in eight countries: Australia, Canada, China, India, Malaysia, United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Other than Gamba and Wilton, the board of governors comprises of Marshall Bailey ...

US reaches $1bn settlement over 1MDB scam

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 NOV 2019
... Justice Department. "As alleged in the complaints, Low and others, including officials in Malaysia and the United Arab Emirates, engaged in a brazen multi-year conspiracy to launder money embezzled or otherwise misappropriated from 1MDB, and he used ...

Industry Super Holdings slammed for weapons investment

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAR 2019
... and has signed over $400 million in deals to "supply high-tech killing machines" to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, SumOfUs wrote on its website. "Australia's top defence officials last week refused to rule out that these weapons will ...

Wealth manager appoints former NSW Premier to chair foundation

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 FEB 2019
... director general at the Executive Office of Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates and ruler of Dubai. In a statement Carr noted the foundation's efforts in helping migrants settle in Australia. "Australia is ...

Praemium FUA surpasses $8bn

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUL 2018
... portfolio technology solutions. In June, Praemium set out to sell its Smartfund range of funds directly to the United Arab Emirates (UAE). It gained regulatory approval from the Securities and Commodities Authority to offer three Smartfunds (growth ...

Praemium moves Smartfunds into UAE

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 25 JUN 2018
Praemium is taking five Smartfund products to the United Arab Emirates, leveraging a local bank's distribution network as it expands its footprint in the Gulf region. The ASX-listed SMA provider has gained regulatory approval from the Securities ...

Queensland advice practice goes international

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAR 2018
A Queensland-based financial advice business is expanding its operations to the United Arab Emirates. Atlas Wealth Management, a provider of long-distance specialty advice to Australian expats, has established a new outpost in Abu Dhabi. Appointing ...

Demographic darlings and disasters revealed

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 15 JAN 2016
... demographic landscape, as well as its ability to attract investment. RBC describes countries such as the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Malaysia, Bahrain and Saudi Arabia - which score well on both fronts - as "demographic darlings" while those that score ...

Aussie bitcoin platform launches in UAE

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 9 SEP 2014
Australian company igot has launched a bitcoin exchange online platform in the United Arab Emirates. The company claimed the new platform will allow ex-pats living in the UAE but sending money out of the country to save up to 7 or 8% in international ...