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QIC and Future Fund win Port of Melbourne lease

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 19 SEP 2016
A QIC-led consortium has topped an IFM Investors-led group to secure ownership of one of Australia's largest infrastructure assets and acquire the 50-year lease at the Port of Melbourne. Known as the Lonsdale Consortium, QIC, in conjunction with the ...

Brown to leave after AFA board re-election

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 16 SEP 2016
JBS Financial chief executive and former AFA Adviser of the Year Jenny Brown will no longer serve on the AFA board of directors after another high-profile industry figure was elected as vice-president. Former AFA president Michael Nowak will take over ...

Bisan buys stake in RE, launches PE fund

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 15 SEP 2016
Bisan has acquired a 40% equity interest in a responsible entity for three managed investment schemes and launched a private equity fund. The asset manager purchased the stake in Endeavour Securities for $600,000 from Linchpin Capital; following completion ...

Industry must collaborate to defeat cyber threats

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 SEP 2016
The financial services industry must collaborate with academics and governments if it wishes to have an impact on cyber threats, according to group chief information security officer at Westpac Banking Group, Richard Johnson. Addressing a panel on the ...

OneVue hires head of client services

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 13 SEP 2016
OneVue has appointed a head of client services in response to the growth it has seen in its fund services division. Based in Melbourne, Angelia Tonkin will help service the increasing number of clients outsourcing their administration tasks and call ...

Advisers need to control the finance food chain

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 8 SEP 2016
The food chain of financial advice has long been the wrong way around and needs to change, says Implemented Portfolios' co-founder and chief executive of strategic development Santi Burridge. Speaking at the recent Financial Standard Managed Accounts ...

Thomson Reuters partners for SMSF solution

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 8 SEP 2016
Thomson Reuters Cleardocs, a leading supplier of legal and SMSF documents, has partnered with an SMSF administration software provider. The partnership with BGL Corporate Solutions will streamline the SMSF establishment and administration process for ...

Fears of increased compliance costs misguided

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 8 SEP 2016
A financial services technology firm says transparent risk and governance measures have always been fundamental to the delivery of 'true' digital financial advice. Decimal believes compliance should already be at the core of robo-advice platforms utilised ...

NAB partners with global custodian

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 SEP 2016
NAB has completed the transition of its asset servicing business. Citi will now act as global custodian for NAB Asset Servicing; the strategic partnership was originally announced in 2015 and will, in the bank's words, "provide NAS customers direct ...

Super funds extend support to local communities

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 6 SEP 2016
Energy Super has appointed a financial adviser to provide assistance to clients affected by the changing energy industry, while UniSuper has partnered with a non-profit social venture to support employment opportunities for refugees and asylum seekers. ...