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Former Fidelity consultant joins Legg Mason

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JAN 2018
Legg Mason has appointed a new national business development manager. Scott Bradley joins Legg Mason from Fidelity Investments in the US, where he spent seven years in multiple roles including financial consultant, investment consultant, financial sales ...

TAL enhances adviser learning hub

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JAN 2018
... of courses available to 50. Advisers undertaking the online curriculum can earn up to 100 Continuing Professional Development (CPD) points. Materials are accredited by the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA), Financial Planning Association of Australia ...

New degrees introduced to minimise adviser exodus

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 30 JAN 2018
... academics to meet the new professional requirements for financial advisers practicing in Australia. During the process of development, Swinburne Online and Swinburne University of Technology worked closely with industry experts and FPA to ensure new ...

Zurich hires IOOF executive for new role

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 30 JAN 2018
... created executive role. As head of savings and investments at Zurich, Matthew Drennan will be responsible for the development and drive of Zurich's investment strategy in Australia. Drennan joined IOOF in 2015, when it acquired Shadforth Financial Group ...

Fund manager chief executive moves to QIC

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 29 JAN 2018
... investment, board-level consultation and portfolio construction. Hill has held senior consultant, management and business development roles at Frontier Advisors, Colonial First State and BT Funds Management. Based in Brisbane, Hill will report to QIC ...

VanEck rejigs Australian leadership for APAC expansion

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 29 JAN 2018
... APAC; while current director, intermediary and institutions Matthew McKinnon will take on the role of head of business development, APAC. VanEck Australia general counsel Russell Grigg is now also head of compliance - APAC; vice president of business ...

Population growth drives real income

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 25 JAN 2018
... for retirees seeking sustainable investment income. These key drivers lend themselves to further investment in and development of property and infrastructure, or real assets. It's largely what keeps the Legg Mason Martin Currie Real Income Fund ticking ...

Franklin Real Asset Advisors hires APAC lead

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 25 JAN 2018
... transactions of private real estate investment opportunities in the region. Chong is also responsible for the business development and marketing of real estate investment products and strategies, focused on Asian markets. Based in Singapore, Chong adds ...

Australia increases foreign direct investment inflows

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JAN 2018
... to see foreign direct investment inflows increase in 2017, according to the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development. The UNCTAD Global Investment Trends Monitor shows international flows of foreign direct investment (FDI) fell 16% in 2017 ...

Infrastructure investment needs rethink

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JAN 2018
Infrastructure investors which become heavily involved in infrastructure development must reconsider investment approaches in 2018 as tried-and-tested project management models do not fit modern demands. Global infrastructure financing firm AECOM recently ...