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NAB appoints research veteran to head retirement arm

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 13 JAN 2017
... Securities Services and spent nine years as general manager Victoria for ABN AMRO Bank. Long's appointment follows NAB's major overhaul of its wealth division last year, which saw the departure of three members of the bank's executive leadership team ...

Fund administrator opens in Cayman Islands

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 12 JAN 2017
... governance and regulation. With our office in the Cayman Islands we have global operations to support our clients across the major fund services regions." In Australia, the administrator provides fund administration, superannuation administration and ...

Hunter Hall investment style to be maintained: WHSP

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 12 JAN 2017
Investment company Washington H. Soul Pattinson intends to maintain ethical fund manager Hunter Hall International's investment style even if its takeover bid fails. In its bidder's statement released on Wednesday, WHSP said upon acquiring more than ...

FPA educating future planning generation

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JAN 2017
... going to lose members through natural attrition and also the professional standards and LIF legislations, so growth is a major focus for us because without it the profession won't survive," De Gori said.

Super changes spark engagement

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 10 JAN 2017
... or for people who have taken time out of the workforce. "The reduction in non-concessional contribution caps will have a major impact, making this next period an extremely valuable opportunity for people to increase their super before the June cut-off," ...

Hedge fund standards board expands APAC team

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 10 JAN 2017
... of APAC-based managers are committed to meeting global standards is further evidence that the Asia-Pacific is becoming a major region in the alternative investment industry, complementing North America and Europe." Throughout 2016, the HFSB saw eight ...

Clydesdale director departs

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 9 JAN 2017
... committee and governance and nomination committee. CYBG chair Jim Pettigrew thanked Gregory for his service, citing his "major contribution to the group over a long period." "Richard has been a very strong advocate of the Clydesdale and Yorkshire Bank ...

Trump keeping M&A on a leash

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 6 JAN 2017
... Warner deal announced in October." The report noted that due to the uncertainty around the US election last year, multiple major M&A deals were announced just prior, including the US$34.5 billion Level 3/CenturyLink merger and General Electric's US$31.6 ...

Asia driving infrastructure deal activity

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 6 JAN 2017
Asia recorded US$131 billion in infrastructure asset deals in 2016, the highest of any region. Preqin research found the total value of infrastructure deals in 2016 reached an all-time high of US$413 billion, with Asia driving the majority of deal value. ...

Hunter Hall rejects non-compliance claims

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 6 JAN 2017
Hunter Hall says recent major announcements to the ASX were handled appropriately, responding to suggestions of misconduct raised by Fairfax Media. Reports from Fairfax allege outgoing chief investment officer Peter Hall revealed an intention to sell ...