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ASIC audits limited AFSLs

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 20 JUL 2017
... to wind up VKK Investments Unit Trust, a land banking scheme which owns land located in Keysborough in Melbourne's south east, and its trustee, Gem Management. ASIC alleges VKK Investments was operating as an unregistered managed investment scheme since ...

Bennelong launches new fund, hires analyst

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 3 JUL 2017
... previously worked as an analyst for five years, predominantly for the micro-cap team. BAEP chief investment officer Mark East said the firm was lucky to recruit Clark following an extensive search for the right candidate. "We believe his experience in ...

Easton to acquire $1.7bn advice group

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 27 JUN 2017
Listed wealth firm Easton Investments is in talks to acquire a financial planning network with $1.7 billion in funds under advice. GPS Wealth, established in 2012, operates 82 practices with 123 advisers and 182 accountants throughout Australia. According ...

Westpac GM becomes PNG wealth group CEO

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 27 JUN 2017
Westpac's former general manager for South East Asia Pacific is now the chief executive of an ASX-listed Papa New Guinean bank and wealth management firm. Greg Pawson's appointment as Kina Securities' chief executive was announced as part of Kina's ...

New lead for BNY Mellon APAC custody business

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 15 JUN 2017
... has been appointed to the role, leaving Northern Trust where he was most recently country head, Singapore and head of South East Asia. To be based in Singapore, Singh succeeds Francis Braeckevelt who has been in the position on an interim basis in addition ...

Just what the doctor ordered

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 2 JUN 2017
You've all heard, read and googled the news - the Australian dollar is taking a battering and is headed down, down. I first came across this when I read Michael Wilson's piece on Bloomberg, "The Australian Dollar's Outlook Darkens" (16 May). Back then ...

Fund manager sells all shares ahead of crash

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 30 MAY 2017
... investors chose the latter option. Parker's decision was based on what he sees as an impending correction for the Australian east coast property market bubble, overvalued Australian equity markets, Chinese property and debt issues later in 2017 and "oversized" ...

Qualitas launches fund, adds two directors

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 26 MAY 2017
... will provide a much-needed source of capital to developers in a tight credit market, with a focus on quality projects in East Coast capital cities," Schwartz said. Given the tight vacancy rates in Melbourne and Sydney, the fund will focus on these two ...

CFA Institute investigates ESG investment gap

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 MAY 2017
... barriers in integrating ESG factors in investment strategies via a series of workshops covering North America, Europe, Middle East and Africa, and Asia. "Our CFA Institute members and investors around the world are increasingly interested in getting ...

Property investment manager broadens regional presence

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 23 MAY 2017
A global real estate investment management firm with $47.5 billion in assets under management is broadening its Australia and New Zealand presence with the appointment of a new managing director, client service and marketing for Australia and New Zealand. ...