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MSC Trustees acquires Certane Corporate Trust

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 19 JAN 2024
MSC Trustees has acquired Certane Corporate Trust, the fund administration and corporate trustee business formerly owned by the now-defunct Sargon Capital. Following the transaction settlement on January 12, MSC Trustees now has some $30 billion in ...

Adviser registration deadline moves to February 16

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 19 JAN 2024
ASIC has again pushed back the financial adviser registration deadline in fear that many relevant providers will not make the February 1 cut off. The 4036 advisers who as of January 18 have outstanding registrations, according to ASIC, now have until ...

Advisers urged to check ASIC registration status

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 18 JAN 2024
Despite the February 1 deadline fast approaching, the Financial Advice Association Australia (FAAA) says there's close to 6000 financial advisers who are still not registered with ASIC. Under the Financial Sector Reform (Hayne Royal Commission Response ...

Macquarie consortium bids for technology firm

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JAN 2024
Macquarie Capital, as part of a consortium, is attempting to take over a global software and technology company for about $1.5 billion. The consortium that also comprises Stirling Square Capital Partners and TA Associates via Giant BidCo want to acquire ...

SimCorp names new country manager for Australia

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 16 JAN 2024
SimCorp has appointed Enzo Cotroneo as its new country manager for Australia, tasking him with spearheading business development and the strategic direction for the investment firm's growth in the local market. Cotroneo, who's appointment took ...

Saxo lowers trading costs

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 15 JAN 2024
Trading platform Saxo has overhauled its fee structure so investors can trade for as little as $3. From January 15, investors on Saxo's platform buying and selling Australian equities pay a minimum $3. Competitors such as Stake charges the same ...

Pinnacle collects large performance fees, writes down OpenInvest

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 12 JAN 2024
While its affiliates delivered $41.9 million in performance fees, Pinnacle Investment Management said several detractors, such as a write down of OpenInvest, could dampen its half-year results. In a 2024 half-year reporting update, the ASX-listed firm ...

Natixis IM subsidiary hires head of sustainability

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 12 JAN 2024
Natixis Investment Managers affiliate Flexstone Partners appointed a managing director and head of sustainability. Samira Boussem took the post on January 8, having been promoted from her role as head of ESG at Natixis Investment Managers Solutions ...

PineBridge Investments names distribution head for APAC, EMEA

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 11 JAN 2024
PineBridge Investments appointed a new head of intermediary distribution for APAC and EMEA, effective January 1. Based in Singapore, Nicolas Kopitsis was appointed to oversee the asset manager's APAC and EMEA intermediary business strategy, distributing ...

Court fines Linchpin, Endeavour directors

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 11 JAN 2024
Several directors of Linchpin Capital Group and Endeavour Securities, both of which are now in liquidation, were slapped with a combined $390,000 penalty by the Federal Court for breaching their duties. Last April, the court found that Ian Williams ...