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Natixis acquires credit specialist

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUN 2018
Natixis Investment Managers, a $1.4 trillion multi-affiliate manager, has acquired a credit specialist to expand its real assets offering. MV Credit has invested about $8 billion in more than 500 debt financing deals. The UK-based credit specialist ...

Willis Towers Watson bolsters senior management

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUN 2018
... forward to applying his experience to the portfolios of WTW's clients. His appointment comes after WTW added institutional risk expert Jamie Jeffers as its first divisional director of financial solutions. Based in the firm's Sydney office, Jeffers ...

ASIC not to blame for trust deficit: Shipton

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 26 JUN 2018
ASIC chair James Shipton rejects suggestions that historic inaction by the regulator contributed to the significant trust deficit present in Australia's financial services industry. Appearing before the House of Representatives Standing Committee on ...

Parametric expands alternative risk premia offering

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 26 JUN 2018
... teamed up with a California-based smart beta and asset allocation specialist to deliver a strategy for Australian institutional investors aiming to top the standard 'black box' hedge fund approach to investing. Systematic Alternative Risk Premia ...

CBA restructures executive leadership

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 25 JUN 2018
... described as a critical time. Williams left ANZ in March after 15 years, having also previously served as head of institutional banking in Australia and New Zealand. He will join CBA on 5 November 2018, with Cohen shifting into his new role at the same ...

Dover exit renews self-licensing calls

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 25 JUN 2018
... and/or a reference from the licensee before Dover, and/or do other assessments of the person's competence." On the institutional side, with the big four banks largely unwinding their advice operations and AMP under increased scrutiny - IOOF declined ...

CBA to demerge CFS, mulls further CommInsure sell-off

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 25 JUN 2018
Commonwealth Bank is demerging its wealth management business and undertaking a strategic review of its general insurance arm. Standing as a separately listed wealth management business, CFS Group will comprise Colonial First State, Colonial First State ...

Global manager hires former Wallaby, launches unit trust

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUN 2018
... yesterday, River and Mercantile chief executive of asset management James Barham said the firm has run segregated institutional mandates in Australia and New Zealand since 2013 and currently manages more than $1 billion from the region. Overall the global ...

ASIC admits AMP inaction

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUN 2018
ASIC has acknowledged it was aware prior to the Royal Commission that AMP was allegedly attempting to mislead the regulator. Appearing before the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Economics in Canberra today, senior leaders at ASIC admitted ...

ASX-listed multi-boutique names new CEO

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUN 2018
... gratified by the client support since our launch less than 2 years ago. Australia is one of the most sophisticated institutional markets in the world and the support here has been phenomenal." "As a regular visitor to Australia, I really enjoy the interaction ...