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Goldman Sachs names new raft of managing directors

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 9 NOV 2017
Goldman Sachs selected its new class of managing directors, promoting four members of its Australian team and an additional three Australians working offshore. Head of financial sponsors Tim Freeman, financial institutions banker Phillipe Perzi, head ...

Boutique investment bank expands in Australia

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 6 NOV 2017
A specialist investment bank is boosting its Australian footprint with two senior appointments at its new offices in Sydney. Nelson Lam joins Berkshire Capital Australia as principal and executive director; at the same time, Glenn Dunn has joined as ...

VicSuper names new insurer

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 30 OCT 2017
VicSuper has appointed its new insurance provider, replacing a long-running partnership with AMP. MetLife will take over the $19 billion superannuation fund's insurance portfolio following a comprehensive tender process involving six potential insurers ...

IRESS partners for client engagement

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 OCT 2017
Users of IRESS can now schedule and hold video meetings with clients thanks to a new integration. The financial services technology provider has partnered with Suitebox to deliver a digital workspace for advisers that will also allow them to screen ...

BlackRock boosts Australian distribution footprint

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 12 OCT 2017
BlackRock has made three senior hires to strengthen its client business team in Australia. Scarlett Dorney will join the Sydney office as a director of client business at the end of October, responsible for leading the multi-manager and institutional ...

AMP Capital shutters core equities, restructures team

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 12 OCT 2017
AMP Capital is closing down its core Australian equities capabilities and restructuring its domestic investment team in response to client demand, which will involve appointing a new head of Australian equities from Macquarie. The investment manager ...

Record turnout drives Managed Accounts Forum success

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 18 SEP 2017
Delegates turned out in record numbers at the Sydney International Convention Centre, which played host to this year's Best Practice Forum on Managed Accounts. More than 260 delegates attended the event, including numerous advisers who seized the opportunity ...

Managed accounts demand dominates platform market

KARREN VERGARA  |  SUNDAY, 17 SEP 2017
The rate of growth managed accounts are experiencing - three times faster than any other segment of the platform market - will fundamentally change the role of financial advisers, latest Rainmaker research shows. Rainmaker Group director of research ...

Managed Accounts Forum draws record crowd

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 8 SEP 2017
A record attendance is expected at the upcoming Best Practice Forum in Managed Accounts, hosted by Financial Standard. More than 300 people have registered for the event which has drawn strong interest from financial advisers, many of whom are preparing ...

Tracing super back to 1517

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 7 SEP 2017
According to Dundas Global Investors senior partner Alan McFarlane, the true architect of superannuation wasn't Paul Keating - it was Martin Luther. While he admitted it was a long bow to draw, McFarlane told delegates at the Australian Institute of ...