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Parametric knows what keeps super trustees sleepless

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JAN 2016
Industry consultant and after-tax specialist Parametric says issues that will keep superannuation trustees awake at night during 2016 include regulation, post-retirement solutions, and immunising members against market volatility. Parametric Australasia ...

iSelect nixes Providence takeover bid

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 14 DEC 2015
Life insurance broker iSelect has announced that buyout discussions with Providence Equity Partners will now cease. The iSelect board announced the original proposal in October, but has now said that despite it being "in the best interests of iSelect ...

Mirae Asset appoints Australian sales head

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 11 DEC 2015
Korean fund manager Mirae Asset Global Investments has hired a former AMP Capital executive to lead its sales efforts in Australia. As head of Australian business development, Chris Wildman will be responsible for the marketing and distribution of the ...

Class to list on ASX before Christmas

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 DEC 2015
... shareholders in the business, a number of retail and institutional investors had also signed on. CBA Equities have acted as broker to the Class issue. Class previously reported it grew billable portfolios by more than 11,000 between 1 July 2015 and 31 ...

Australian Unity acquires three new practices

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 3 DEC 2015
Australian Unity Personal Financial Services has acquired three new adviser practices. This brings the total number of practices under the Australian Unity brand to 102, comprising 185 advisers and 24 mortgage brokers. Australian Unity Personal Financial ...

Northern Trust acquires brokerage firm

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 3 DEC 2015
Northern Trust has acquired a global institutional equity brokerage firm that also offers market research, trading and execution services. The acquisition of Aviate Global will allow Northern Trust to expand its brokerage capabilities in the Europe ...

Hedge funds under cost pressure from brokers

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 DEC 2015
... year, and an additional 22% expect an increase in fees within the next year. Respondents now expect price increases and broker limitations to change the way they trade, including moving toward swap-based trade execution and reducing repo financing and ...

FPA, AFA should merge to keep advice strong

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 30 NOV 2015
An advice business broker and industry commentator has asked the two peak associations representing financial advisers to set aside differences and merge into a single body. Connect Financial Service Brokers chief executive Paul Tynan asked for the ...

New mobile broking platform launched in Australia

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 24 NOV 2015
Capital market technology firm, Dion Global, has launched its mobile trading platform in Australia. Through an adviser desktop, tablet and mobile platform, the trading suite integrates with portfolio and back office systems providing CRM "productivity ...

Pengana aims to lead global small cap groundswell

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 NOV 2015
... Asset Management before she sold the business in 2000. Curiously, the young Goldman Sachs investment banker who helped broker the deal was Russel Pillemer, who co-founded Pengana with Malcolm Turnbull in 2003. When Pillemer suggested Australia as the ...