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Former Macquarie exec to head IRESS division

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 19 JUN 2014
IRESS has appointed former Macquarie executive Matthew Rady as its new group executive for its financial markets business. Reporting directly to chief executive officer Andrew Walsh, Rady will be responsible for leading IRESS' financial markets business ...

Industry marketing leaders receive top MAX Awards

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 19 JUN 2014
First State Super, ING Direct and La Trobe Financial received the top awards at the Financial Standard MAX Forum, which took place yesterday in Sydney. The MAX Awards recognise thought leaders and innovators in sales and marketing within the financial ...

LaSalle divests Sydney Sofitel Wentworth

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JUN 2014
Global property investor LaSalle Investment Management has agreed to sell its 100% shareholding interest in Sofitel Wentworth Sydney to Frasers Centrepoint. Sofitel Wentworth in Sydney has 436 five-star guest rooms and 45 luxury suites. It is surrounded ...

Westpac appoints national Agribusiness GM

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JUN 2014
Westpac has appointed a senior business banker to the role of national general manager for its agribusiness operation. Steve Hannan will take over Graham Jennings, who retired from the role of general manager of the agribusiness operation in March. ...

FoFA changes designed to protect big players: opposition

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 17 JUN 2014
Labor, the Greens and Industry Super Australia (ISA) strongly opposed amendments to the Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) legislation on the grounds that changes "seem designed to protect the profits of larger financial services companies." Both Labor ...

Equipsuper removes CFO role, adds key staff

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 12 JUN 2014
Equipsuper has removed the role of chief financial officer and brought all risk and compliance staff under the newly-created position of chief risk officer. As a consequence of the changes in the superannuation fund's leadership team, chief financial ...

EQT appoints Equipsuper CFO to head new division

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 12 JUN 2014
Equipsuper's former chief financial officer will head Equity Trustees' (EQT) new superannuation trustee office. In his new role, John Rodd will report to EQT head of private wealth services Geoffory Rimmer. Rodd has over 30 years' experience in financial ...

Blue Sky raises $60.4 million for first listed alternatives fund

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 12 JUN 2014
Blue Sky Alternative Investments has raised $60.4 million in the initial public offering of shares in its Blue Sky Alternatives Access Fund Limited (Alternatives Fund). The new Listed Investment Company (LIC), set to debut on the Australian Securities ...

AMP targets Asian investors with new UCITS funds

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 12 JUN 2014
AMP Capital has made UCITS versions of its Global Listed Infrastructure Fund and Global Real Estate Securities Fund available to institutional investors in Asia. AMP launched its new Luxembourg-domiciled UCITS platform in April 2014 with US$156 million ...

Investors find opportunity in SMSF conservative approach

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JUN 2014
Self-managed super funds (SMSF) ultra conservative approach to investment can be turned into an opportunity for investors with higher tolerance for volatility. The latest Credit Suisse equity research explains that companies forecasted to raise dividend ...