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Banks feeling heat as MiFID II looms: Liquidnet

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 4 DEC 2017
... well-capitalised. The big US banks are going to everything they can to kill those banks and push them back into being regional lenders." Merrin cautioned that one shouldn't shed a tear for any regional players who lose out post-MiFID II, though, arguing ...

Australia becoming millionaire factory: Credit Suisse

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 17 NOV 2017
The 12 months to mid-2017 saw the number of Australian millionaires rise by 200,000 - the third-largest increase after the US and Germany. The Credit Suisse Global Wealth Report showed that over the same period, the number of ultra-high net worth individuals ...

Grant Thornton affirms indigenous commitment with new partner

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 14 NOV 2017
... was instrumental in significantly improving governance and compliance in the sector. From 1999 to 2007 Beven was the regional commissioner and national adviser (indigenous) in the Northern Territory and South Australia. He also served as the registrar ...

More clarity needed on NAB redundancies

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 3 NOV 2017
... again, we are seeing a bank put technology and profits before people. Banking is an essential industry. Customers in both regional and metropolitan areas want to be served by bank workers. Finance jobs are changing rapidly, but customers need to be front ...

Centrepoint names interim chief executive

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 3 NOV 2017
... chief executive of Centrepoint subsidiary Associated Advisory Practices. Prior to Centrepoint, Cargakis was southern regional manager at Professional Investment Services and national sales manager at Navigator. In an ASX statement, Centrepoint chair ...

ESG and emerging markets investment continues rise

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 2 NOV 2017
... emerging markets - an increase of more than 100% on the previous year. According to the research, Asia was the most popular regional choice, with not just the emerging economies but Japan equity and broad Asia equity proving attractive. This is in contrast ...

FPA supports disadvantaged youths

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 NOV 2017
... financially disadvantaged, homeless or disabled. Grants were awarded to 14 charity organisations across Australia in regional and metro areas as supported by a local FPA member. Future2 chair Matthew Brown said the grants are a result of FPA members' ...

TCorp and Sunsuper buy UK airports

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 NOV 2017
New South Wales Treasury Corporation and Sunsuper have purchased significant stakes in two UK regional airports after striking a deal with a large Canadian pension fund. The Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan (OTPP) sold 30% of its stakes in Bristol Airport ...

Rising alternatives manager appoints new MD

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 27 OCT 2017
... Longreach Alternatives from Broadline Capital in Hong Kong, where he was a private equity consultant. Prior to that, he was regional head of HSBC's Asia-Pacific alternative investment group, a portfolio manager at Evolution Capital Management and a trader ...

Super lump sums increase poverty risks: Report

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 OCT 2017
... obesity among low educated people. Overall overweight and obesity is a wide-spread problem among Australians...Moreover, regional disparities in education, income, access to healthcare and the pace of ageing add to inequality in Australia," it said. ...