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Nomura appoints Australian president

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAR 2018
Diversified Japanese financial services group Nomura has appointed a president for its Australian operations. Yuji Yamasaki has been appointed as president for Nomura Australia Limited. Parent company Nomura Holdings said it is a key appointment among ...

JBWere senior analyst joins Perennial

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAR 2018
A senior analyst at JBWere is taking on a new role at Perennial after eight years. Hugo Brettingham-Moore joins Perennial as an investment specialist on the retail distribution team in Melbourne. He originally joined JBWere in 2010 as an analyst, having ...

PIMCO sells Aussie banks as correction looms

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAR 2018
PIMCO is winding down its exposure to Australian banks and certain real estate investment trusts as risks increase in these investments. In an outlook report, PIMCO portfolio manager Aaditya Thakur and credit research analyst John Dwyer said that while ...

SMSFs ceding ground to direct investors in the ETF market

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 MAR 2018
Direct investors' share of the ETF market is increasing, largely driven by a growing interest from the millennial contingent, according to Investment Trends and BetaShares research. The research found that while SMSF investors remain a key market for ...

Advisers underprepared for cyber risk high-stakes

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 MAR 2018
Financial advisers and superannuation funds understand the stakes behind cyber incidents but it's not reflected in business preparation and protection processes. This is a key finding in the latest industry survey from Kamino Cyber Security, a division ...

Labor's imputation credit reform cops industry backlash

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 MAR 2018
The Labor Party's proposed dividend imputation reforms has received backlash from numerous industry heavyweights believing it will have unintended and negative implications on retirees. Shadow treasurer Chris Bowen proposed to eliminate the cash rebate ...

Macquarie IM acquires equities specialist

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 13 MAR 2018
Macquarie Investment Management is increasing its investment capabilities via the acquisition of a $6 billion specialist asset manager based in Luxembourg. The investment management division of Macquarie Group has entered an agreement to acquire ValueInvest ...

Shuttering dividend cash loophole to hit SMSFs

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 13 MAR 2018
The Labor Government is proposing to eliminate cash refunds received from excess dividend imputation credits - a "generous" tax loophole that's mostly benefiting self-managed super funds. Shadow treasurer Chris Bowen said this "unfair revenue leakage" ...

Australia ticks boxes for ultra-high-net-worth individuals

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 12 MAR 2018
Despite numerous initiatives to curb foreign investment, Australia is still a destination of choice for ultra-wealthy investors, according to Knight Frank's wealth report. Australia is the third most-preferred global destination for the world's ultra-high-net-worth ...

AMP introduces SMA range

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 12 MAR 2018
AMP is further embracing managed accounts, making a suite of separately managed portfolios available to users of its platforms. Known as MyNorth Managed Portfolios, 12 SMAs have been added to AMP's superannuation, pension and investment platforms and ...