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Foreign direct investors turning to Australia for growth

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 9 MAY 2016
... the mining sector. The report added: "However, foreign investors in other sectors, particularly the IT industry, have shown keen interest in Australia. "For example, one of Australia's top 10 M&A deals in 2015 included the $682 million purchase of online ...

Industry reacts to ASIC reforms

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 21 APR 2016
... model provides in principle a sensible long term solution to the financial security of the regulator, however the FPA is keen to better understand the model and how it will ensure equity and fairness for small business operators," he said. He added ...

ETF Securities closes 10 ETFs

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 12 APR 2016
... one based on the lack of interest from Australian investors." Speaking to Financial Standard, he said: "ETF Securities saw keen demand for these products on launch but, since launch, that demand has not become realised in assets so ETF Securities has ...

ASIC consults on robo regulation

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 21 MAR 2016
... arising for different clients as a result of one flawed algorithm may be treated as a single claim by an insurer." "ASIC is keen to see a healthy and vibrant digital advice sector. We see digital advice as having the potential to offer Australian consumers ...

Australian Catholic Superannuation nabs Sunsuper CIO

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 15 JAN 2016
Australian Catholic Superannuation has appointed a new director to its board. David Hartley joins the $7 billion fund from a 10-year stretch as Sunsuper's chief investment officer. Prior to that, he was director, investment consulting at Russell. He ...

Pengana grows team ahead of fund launch

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 26 OCT 2015
... Trustees and business development roles with Australian Unity's Lifeplan Funds Management and the BT Financial Group. Alex Keen will be regional distribution manager for New South Wales. Keen was previously senior business development manager at Fidante ...

PROFILE: BlackRock head of corporate governance Pru Bennett

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 22 SEP 2015
... of interest." Bennett was so intrigued by the report that she decided to contact CGI and apply for a position. "They were keen to have someone of my background," she explains, "so I started there in January 1997. And a year later I became a director ...

Telstra Super replaces NAS with J.P. Morgan as custodian

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 11 AUG 2015
... independent consulting firm Dymond, Foulds & Vaughan. "J.P. Morgan has a world-wide reputation and not only demonstrated a keen understanding of our business but were able to provide the extensive service capabilities we required," Telstra Super chief ...

Stone and Chalk names chief executive

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 14 APR 2015
... city's best entrepreneurs on top of its recent chief executive announcement. Heading Stone and Chalk will be Australian-born Alex Scandurra, recognised as one of London's top fintech architects most recently working for Barclays. The fintech hub will ...

Blue Sky to raise $20m for alternatives fund

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 13 APR 2015
... are getting very positive feedback from the financial community, and there is significant interest from financial planners keen to access Blue Sky's strong investment track record. "The capital raised from the BSAAF IPO nine months ago has been fully ...