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IPS triples funds under administration

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 21 MAY 2018
Independent investment and SMSF platform owner Integrated Portfolio Solutions (IPS) tripled its funds under administration over the past three years as it experiences inflows courtesy of advisers and family offices. The platform provider recently passed ...

Blue Sky short seller launches new fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAY 2018
... chief investment officer at Glaucus Investments, Soren Aandahl, has established a new fund. Blue Orca Capital will also focus on activist short-selling investment ideas. It will conduct investigative research on public companies in Asia Pacific, Europe ...

APRA urges super funds to examine board skills

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAY 2018
The prudential regulator is asking superannuation fund licensees to reconsider whether board members contain the requisite mix of skills and capabilities to fulfil their role. The regulator sent all registrable superannuation entities (RSEs) a letter ...

AMP Advice risk chief departs

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 17 MAY 2018
The chief risk officer at AMP's embattled financial advice business has resigned. Pally Bargri has departed his post as AMP Advice chief risk officer, stating he does not have the capacity required to help steer the under fire wealth manager through ...

Macquarie merges private wealth businesses

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 17 MAY 2018
... growth strategy on high net-worth (HNW) clients, a move it expects to affect advisers. HNW clients are already the exclusive focus of Macquarie's private bank. They are also a substantial proportion of its private wealth business. The announcement was ...

TCorp investment operations boss departs in leadership restructure

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 17 MAY 2018
... David Deverall. "Given the long-term, stable nature of our clients' horizons, government sponsorship and client service focus, we are uniquely placed to manage our clients' assets in order to meet each one's unique risk and return needs," TCorp chief ...

Australian asset owners support first stewardship code

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 17 MAY 2018
... their stewardship activities." The code promises to benefit all stakeholders, making it easier to understand and assess the focus that asset owners have on good stewardship. It is open to all asset owners including super funds, endowments and sovereign ...

Saxo Capital Markets hires Aussie markets strategist

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 17 MAY 2018
... as a relationship manager for wealth management advisory firm KnowledgebankIQ. Australian equities will form the initial focus for Creagh, before her remit expands to include Asia Pacific equities. According to Saxo, Creagh will hold responsibility for ...

ANZ insto property head joins $2.3bn debt manager

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 MAY 2018
... property at ANZ has joined a commercial real estate debt manager as investment director. Based in Sydney, Eddie Law will focus on the New South Wales, Queensland and ACT markets; he will manage relationships with borrowers and corporate, private and ...

Advice fintech shutters Sydney office

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 15 MAY 2018
... customer service staff. Intiger said the decision came about because the review "reaffirmed that Intiger will renew its focus on meeting the needs of Australian financial services licensees to provide large-scale, compliant quality advice." This "renewed ...