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Morningstar Australasia managing director departs

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 3 AUG 2017
Heather Brilliant is leaving Morningstar Australasia and her successor has been named. Having led the local Morningstar business since 2014, Brilliant will relocate to New York to take up the role of managing director Americas for Colonial First State ...

UK regtech expands Australian footprint

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 1 AUG 2017
The overhaul of regulatory reporting requirements by the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority is behind a global regtech provider's decision to expand its Australasian operations. Having already established an Australian presence, London-based ...

Robeco wins Asian equities mandate

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUL 2017
... experience we've gained over the decades," he said. Symon Parish, chief investment officer for Russell Investments in Australasia, said the addition of Robeco to its Asia-Pacific equities fund manager line-up is with a view to providing excess returns ...

Responsible AUM strengthens

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUL 2017
... advice around responsible products remain the industry's biggest detractors. The Responsible Investment Association Australasia's annual report found responsible investments comprise $622 billion of AUM as at December 2016, up 9% from $569 billion in ...

Xero seeks global growth, director steps down

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 JUL 2017
... much-needed capital so that they can prosper." Xero is also emerging as one of the largest listed technology companies in Australasia by revenue after substantially increasing its subscriber base. In less than two years, Xero has doubled its subscribers ...

Responsible investment continues to gain acceptance among investors

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 10 JUL 2017
... options, while 70% of women say they are interested in investing - or investing more. Responsible Investment Association Australasia currently estimates 43% of assets are professionally managed in Australia in 2015, or $581 billion is managed through ...

WTW recruits FINEX Australasia lead

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JUN 2017
Willis Towers Watson will welcome a QBE national manager as head of FINEX - Australasia. The global advisory firm has appointed Jill Stewart to lead the local division, which brings together experts in financial, executive and professional risks, mergers ...

Human Super appoints inaugural chief executive

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 26 JUN 2017
... superannuation gap." Helyar-Moray began her career in financial services marketing as communications manager at BNP (Australasia), before taking on senior marketing positions at BT Funds Management, Close Finsbury Asset Management and Real Estate Investment ...

Senior hires at Northern Trust

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 23 JUN 2017
... McWilliams also join as business development managers to help drive sales across the institutional business across the Australasia region. Both will report to Asia-Pacific head of sales for corporate and institutional services Angelo Calvitto. Sydney-based ...

Insurer must refund $330k

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JUN 2017
... - a bundled add-on insurance product which includes general and life insurance cover - through The Warranty Group Australasia Pty Ltd, to customers taking out loans at car yards mainly in Queensland and New South Wales. Virginia Surety stated the life ...