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TCorp creates bespoke fund for NSW govt

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUN 2016
TCorp is demonstrating its scale as one of Australia's largest fund managers by creating a sophisticated and bespoke investment solution for the New South Wales government. As announced in the state's 2016-17 Budget on Tuesday, TCorp has worked with ...

Cbus grows investment strategy team

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUN 2016
Cbus expanded its investment strategy team with the creation of a new senior equities research analyst role. Ramanan Sooriyakumar joins the $33 billion industry super fund from Goldman Sachs in Melbourne where he was an executive director and lead equities ...

APRA outlines plans to refocus Appointed Actuary role

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUN 2016
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) has proposed improvements for the Appointed Actuary role within insurance companies. The Appointed Actuary is a mandatory position insurers must have to provide independent, expert advice to boards ...

Female planner tops CFP program

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUN 2016
The Financial Planning Association (FPA) has named Claire McGregor as the winner of the fifth Gwen Fletcher Memorial award, the fourth female planner to be awarded the accolade. McGregor, of Elston Partners, has been advising for four years and received ...

CBA appoints group general counsel from Suncorp

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUN 2016
CBA has appointed a new group general counsel and group executive corporate affairs. Anna Lenahan will join CBA from Suncorp, where she is currently chief risk and legal officer. She was also a partner at Allens Linklaters and has been a crown prosecutor ...

Managers must give investors more access: AMP

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUN 2016
Fund managers must be more open to providing end investors with greater access to global investment products, according to AMP Capital director, Australia and New Zealand, Craig Keary. Speaking at a media briefing in Sydney, Keary said AMP Capital's ...

Investors looking to real estate over infrastructure

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUN 2016
Asian sovereign investors have increased their allocations to real estate ahead of infrastructure as investors push to meet diversification and absolute return objectives, according to Invesco's latest Global Sovereign Asset Management Study. While ...

Synchron appointment looks to the future

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 20 JUN 2016
Synchron has appointed a new compliance officer in a bid to set up the non-aligned dealer group for future success. Michael Jones will commence the role in late June, joining Synchron from UBS Wealth Management where he was director of transactions ...

PIMCO announces global layoffs

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 20 JUN 2016
PIMCO's executive committee has announced multiple layoffs at the company as part of a worldwide restructure. In an internal memo to staff, chief investment officer Dan Ivascyn, chief executive Doug Hodges and president Jay Jacobs said they had, "taken ...

Parting could be such sweet sorrow

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 20 JUN 2016
'Brexit', the worry du jour and the epic horror movie of our time that's coming soon, very soon to a theatre near us. With only four sleeps to go before the Brits vote to leave or remain in the European Union this coming Thursday (23 June), the UK remains ...