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For Stanford Brown, life begins at 30

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 9 NOV 2017
... Brown marked its 30 years in the business with a charity ball, raising more than $130,000 for the Children's Medical Research Institute (CMRI) along the way. During the group's acknowledgment speech, chief executive Jonathan Hoyle ( Profile: Blood, Sweat ...

Northern Trust grows APAC team with Sydney hire

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 NOV 2017
... general manager for the ASX's clearing services is joining Northern Trust as its lead for market advocacy and innovation research across the Asia-Pacific region. Joining Northern Trust's Sydney office as a senior vice president is Danielle Henderson. ...

RG97 effects inconsistent: Rainmaker

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 NOV 2017
... under Regulatory Guide 97 have trickled through market segments and asset classes revealing uneven results, Rainmaker's research shows. A high level analysis shows not-for-profit (NFP) superannuation funds have over twice the increase on fees compared ...

China poised for asset management boom

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 NOV 2017
China is forecast to become the second largest asset management market globally by 2019, sitting just behind the US, according to Casey Quirk. The consultancy firm also anticipates China will attract half of the industry's new asset flows in two years' ...

Beyond 6000

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 NOV 2017
After three attempts over the past 10 years, the S&P/ASX 200 index finally got there - it broke above the formidable 6000-point resistance level. The Australian equity market's benchmark index closed up by 1% yesterday - a hefty day index return by ...

Younger generations gaining super ground

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 7 NOV 2017
... declining market share of Baby Boomers (39.7%) and pre-Boomers (7.5%) as greater numbers enter the decumulation phase. The research also shows that all but Generation Z are most satisfied with the performance of industry funds, with the younger demographic ...

CommInsure awards $300m risk premia mandate

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 7 NOV 2017
... interest in our product offering managed by GAM's alternative risk premia team led by Lars Jaeger. Our highly disciplined research approach, honed over many years, focuses on designing well-structured risk premia with a focus on low cost implementation," ...

Oil's gift to central bankers

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 7 NOV 2017
Only one word comes to mind when the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is mentioned, and that is oil - for it has plenty of it. According to Investopedia, "The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is often cited as the world's largest oil producer. The country produces 13.24% ...

Industry Super pushes for affordable housing asset class

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 6 NOV 2017
Establishing a new asset class that targets institutional funds and offers affordable rental housing could help curb the housing affordability crisis, Industry Super Australia's latest whitepaper shows. ISA chief economist and report author Stephen ...

AIST creates lead advocacy role

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 6 NOV 2017
... experience, Ailsa Goodwin has taken on the new role of head of advocacy at the industry body, joining the existing policy, research and communications teams. While working at the regulator, Goodwin held various senior management roles, leading teams ...