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PM Capital CEO leaves, replacement announced

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 9 MAR 2015
PM Capital chief executive Chris Donohoe was moved to an institutional sales role at the end of 2014 and stepped down shortly after. Donohoe, who was also a shareholder in the firm and had worked there for 14 years, stepped down at the end of 2014 ...

Hockey contemplates first home buyer access to super

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 9 MAR 2015
The superannuation industry has reacted strongly to Treasurer Joe Hockey's comments that suggest the government could allow young Australians access to their superannuation to buy their first home. When asked if people should be able to use their super ...

Advice M&A activity set to soar in 2015

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 9 MAR 2015
Advice business mergers and acquisitions are set to reach unprecedented levels in 2015 thanks to regulatory certainty and an increasing demand for independent financial advice. "The shackles of poor investment markets and legislative uncertainty have ...

NAB to face Senate grilling over advice scandal

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2015
National Australia Bank (NAB) head of wealth Andrew Hagger will face tough questioning from the Senate Economics Committee at a hearing in Melbourne this afternoon. "The reason why we called this hearing is because we want to get to the bottom of this ...

Netwealth launches global stocks trading service

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2015
Netwealth and Citi have partnered to launch an international securities trading service that allows advisers to trade global stocks on behalf of their investment and superannuation clients. The Global Market Access service allows advisers to place trades ...

IGR proves current welfare level is unsustainable: FSC

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2015
The results of the Treasury's Intergenerational Report prove that Australia's current level of social welfare cannot be sustained and that superannuation will play a key role in addressing the issue, the Financial Services Council (FSC) said. Reacting ...

AustralianSuper inks $1.1bn US property deal

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2015
AustralianSuper undertaken its biggest single direct property transaction and has invested almost $1.1 billion in a property in the United States. The super fund has acquired a 25% stake in Honolulu's Ala Moana Center from US S&P 500 company General ...

AMP Capital steps into Japanese infra market

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAR 2015
AMP Capital is set to become an investment adviser to GII, a Japanese company that invests in renewable energy assets. AMP Capital will assist GII to acquire high quality assets as well as provide ongoing advice. GII's first acquisition will be operating ...

CBA appoints top marketing exec

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAR 2015
Commonwealth Bank (CBA) has appointed a group executive of marketing and strategy, reporting directly to chief executive officer Ian Narev. Vittoria Shortt joined CBA in 2002 and has held a number of roles in the retail banking businesses of CBA and ...

JPMorgan appoints investment banking vice chairman

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 2 MAR 2015
J.P. Morgan has appointed a vice chairman of global investment banking for Australia and New Zealand, reporting to head of investment banking Grant Dempsey. Simon Ranson left Citigroup in July, where he had worked for 10 years, most recently as head ...