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NZ Super appoints new chair

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 DEC 2015
... managing director of Savage Group, chair of the National Provident Fund, and an independent director of Kiwibank, Todd Family Office, and Pathfinder Asset Management. She was Treasurer of the National Gas Corporation from 1991 to 1993 prior to moving ...

Global divesting institutions reach 500

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 4 DEC 2015
Institutions fully or partially divesting from coal and fossil fuels have reached 500, as the argument for divestment gains momentum. The campaign Go Fossil Free, coordinated by non-governmental organisation 350.org has gathered support from 499 global ...

Northern Trust acquires brokerage firm

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 3 DEC 2015
... brokerage capabilities in the Europe and Middle East, and Asia Pacific regions. It plans to serve both institutional and family office clients: "This transaction aligns with our commitment to provide clients with a comprehensive set of solutions to meet ...

Findex announces major business restructure

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 NOV 2015
... will all offer comprehensive "one-stop-shop" advice services which Findex chief executive Spiro Paule described as 'family office'. "In essence, the family office model is a holistic advisory vehicle for financial services. Traditionally a preserve of ...

Family offices well ahead on gender equality

LAURA MILLAN  |  SUNDAY, 8 NOV 2015
... than seven times more likely to be led by female chief executives than the companies of the S&P500. The 2015 FOX Family Office Compensation and Benefits Report by Family Office Exchange (FOX) shows that 35% of the 112 family offices participating in ...

Findex firm sets up family office division

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 19 OCT 2015
A Findex-aligned firm will set up a family office division and has appointed an executive to lead the development of the new business arm. Adelaide-based Prescott Securities has appointed financial services professional Malcolm Caire as head of advisory ...

Ellerston named hedge fund of the year

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 18 SEP 2015
... Mark Bennett was also honoured for his contribution to the Australian hedge fund industry while the Boris Liberman Family Office was acknowledged as the best investor supporting the local industry. Kim Ivey, co-founder and president of Hedge Funds Rock ...

JBWere appoints philanthropic services head

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 SEP 2015
JBWere has appointed a new head of philanthropic services. Shamal Dass has been with the philanthropic services team since 2012; up until his new appointment he was a director. Prior to that, he was head of sales - trustee and fiduciary services at ...

Macquarie exec leaves to join boutique fund manager

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 31 AUG 2015
A Macquarie executive responsible for setting up the group's global investments division in Canada has left to join a boutique funds management firm. Perth-based NWQ Capital Management has appointed Stuart McClure as managing director. McClure has over ...

Hedge funds face brain drain

LAURA MILLAN, MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 24 AUG 2015
... Australian brain drain, experts talk about unpredictable consequences as the best talent disappears to the opaque family office sector. Ibbotson Associates head of alternatives Craig Stanford thinks the situation in Australia is "almost like a brain ...