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Former super fund chief executive takes overseas role

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 28 AUG 2017
A former chief executive of an industry superannuation fund has taken up leadership of Nambawan Super Limited, corporate trustee of the Public Officers Superannuation Fund based in Papua New Guinea. Paul Sayer, chief executive officer at TWUSUPER during ...

Government opens doors to offshore investment vehicles

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 25 AUG 2017
... Generally speaking, the "home regulator" will be responsible for the enforcement of laws relevant to the fund being sold overseas. As above, complementing the Passport legislation is the CCIV framework, which is modelled on the UK's Open-Ended Investment ...

Big tech leads fintech optimism

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 24 AUG 2017
... the shifts from our domestic and global regulators to make financial services a more level playing field, will cause overseas banks to eye our Australian market even more keenly," Lipman said. The report also finds the competitive landscape in banking ...

Advice at any age will enhance retirement: Sunsuper

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 22 AUG 2017
... plan, getting advice at any age will make a difference later in life - which might mean the difference between that trip overseas each year," Fuchs said. "We know that those who get advice are generally better off in retirement so we have made significant ...

Advice demand lags behind SMSF growth

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 21 AUG 2017
... entered the market, each providing admin for 10 to 25 funds. These firms previously either outsourced their SMSF work overseas or did not do SMSF work at all. BGL managing director Ron Lesh says technology and innovation in the sector means SMSF administration ...

Japanese broker targets Aussie SMSFs

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 14 AUG 2017
... accustomed to the fund concept, he said Asian investors may be more inclined to have a trading mentality. The proportion of overseas-born Australians born in China has jumped from 6% to 8.3%, according to the latest Census data. Monex was originally ...

UniSuper brings investment option in-house

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 7 AUG 2017
... process of insourcing components of investment management. The case for internal investment management is also growing overseas, with Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS) Investment Management's chief operating officer Howard Brindle telling Financial ...

AMP Capital appoints independent directors

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUL 2017
... has more than 40 years' experience in financial services and has held executive roles in the industry in Australia and overseas. He was most recently chief executive at Suncorp Group's banking and wealth division for close to three years and prior to ...

Government shows commitment to funds management

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JUL 2017
... says the changes will provide a significant boost to Australian fund managers looking to sell their skills and expertise overseas, and are particularly timely with the Asia Region Funds Passport coming online from 1 January 2018. "The government has ...

China awards private fund license to $900bn manager

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUL 2017
... leading asset manager in China for both onshore and offshore investors and a strong partner to Chinese clients investing overseas." UBS AM head Asia-Pacific Rene Buehlmann said: "UBS Asset Management is the first international manager with a [Qualified ...