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Ignition poaches from Bravura Solutions

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 AUG 2023
Former Bravura Solutions head of portfolio solutions Darren Speirs is set to become Ignition Advice's new business development director for Asia Pacific. Speirs brings over 25 years' experience in the Australian wealth management industry, the last ...

Northern Trust appoints APAC head of global fund services

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 8 AUG 2023
Northern Trust has named Caroline Higgins as its head of global fund services (GFS) Asia Pacific. Higgins, who first joined Northern Trust in 2016, was most recently head of Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan. She brings over two decades of experience in ...

Commercial property deals stuck at 2011 levels

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 3 AUG 2023
Sales of local commercial property assets have dropped to the lowest levels since 2011 for the second straight quarter, says MSCI. Latest data from MSCI shows transaction volumes in Q2 were down 61% year on year, coming in at $7 billion. This was down ...

Australia a "most exciting place" for GQG: Barker

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 3 AUG 2023
The focus for GQG Partners' head of international Mark Barker has always been to identify areas where there's a high concentration of assets controlled by a relatively small number of decision makers - and Australia is just that. Speaking with Financial ...

ASX appoints former ASIC chair to lead advisory group

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 3 AUG 2023
Alan Cameron will serve as independent chair and lead the stakeholder group responsible for advising the ASX's clearing and settlement boards during their efforts to rectify the CHESS replacement debacle. The ASX said members of its advisory group ...

More than $100k raised at FICAP RockStar

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 AUG 2023
The return of the Financial Industry Community Aid Program's annual 'RockStar' event was a roaring success, seeing more than $100,000 raised for its charity partners while an Oasis classic saw PIMCO's Scott Delaney crowned the night's ...

AZ NGA acquires stake in Sydney advice firm

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 31 JUL 2023
AZ NGA has acquired an economic interest of 42% in Foster Raffan iPlan, to support the business in its growth and expansion endeavours. Based in North Sydney, Foster Raffan iPlan specialises in wealth management and retirement planning and is led by ...

T. Rowe Price hires regional ESG specialist

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUL 2023
T. Rowe Price has appointed Caroline Ramscar to the newly created role of ESG investment specialist, APAC. Ramscar brings over 20 years of experience in financial services, having spent a decade at Legal & General Investment Management in London, including ...

UniSuper awards impact mandate, inks industrial deal

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUL 2023
UniSuper signed an exclusive institutional mandate with a boutique impact investor, while also purchasing an industrial portfolio from a major global pension fund worth more than $1 billion. The $120 billion super fund has mandated NorthStar Impact ...

Mercer appoints first Wealth Pacific chief

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 24 JUL 2023
Mercer has outlined its ambition to accelerate growth in the APAC region, appointing Cathy Hales as its chief executive of Wealth Pacific. Hales has oversight of Mercer's wealth portfolio across Australia and New Zealand, comprising the Mercer Super ...