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Industry veteran to join YBR executive team

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 18 JAN 2018
A non-executive director with Yellow Brick Road is resigning in order to join the company's leadership team. Industry veteran Frank Ganis will take on an advisory role with Yellow Brick Road, stepping down from the board position he accepted in August ...

Companies must clarify purpose: Fink

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JAN 2018
The chief executive of the world's largest investment firm believes the world's public companies may lose their license to operate if they fail to engage with activist investors to ensure long-term value for shareholders. In his annual letter to chief ...

Alternative beta corresponds with adviser risk concerns

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JAN 2018
An international quantitative investment manager with growing operations in Australia believes alternative investment strategies match the ongoing concerns investors and advisers hold around risk. Capital Fund Management head of Asia Pacific, Steve ...

Lendlease and Canadian pension fund enter $2.6bn investment

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JAN 2018
Australian property and infrastructure giant Lendlease and a $330 billion Canadian pension fund are committing to a $2.6 billion build-to-rent investment partnership in the UK. Lendlease's partnership with the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) ...

SuperConcepts ramps up digital transformation

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JAN 2018
SuperConcepts has undertaken a digital transformation strategy to fundamentally redesign the foundations of the business, says its chief technical officer. The self-managed super funds (SMSF) software and services provider announced it consolidated ...

Chief economist update: One hike this year, one hike next year

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JAN 2018
It's getting there. While it's still early days and just a single monthly data point, the latest consumer price data provide indication that inflation in the United Kingdom might be starting to come down. UK overall inflation eased to an annual rate ...

Banks can take lead on financial inclusion

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 16 JAN 2018
Innovative non-bank institutions will fill the financial inclusion gap in Asia Pacific if traditional banks do not secure an estimated $110 billion in untapped revenue. This is a key point from the latest EY report on financial inclusion - a term which ...

Principal and CIMB strengthen asset management ties

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 15 JAN 2018
US wealth manager Principal will increase its ownership in two Malaysian asset management groups as part of its strategy to bring more investment products to Southeast Asia. Pending regulatory approval, Principal will pay up to $150 million to own 60% ...

Australia overdue for company tax cut: Spot poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 15 JAN 2018
More than half of the respondents in Financial Standard's weekly spot poll said Australia should follow the United States' lead and drop the corporate tax rates to as low as 21%. The US reduced its corporate tax rate from 35% to 21% effective 1 January ...

Satisfaction with industry super rising

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 12 JAN 2018
Industry superannuation funds are making a comeback in the consumer satisfaction stakes as latest Roy Morgan data shows they have edged retail funds for the third consecutive month. Despite having trailed retail funds for the first seven months of 2017 ...