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Chi-X appoints Australia chief from Deutsche Bank

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 3 AUG 2017
Four months after his departure, John Fildes' successor as Chi-X Australia chief executive has been appointed. Replacing Fildes is Vic Jokovic. Jokovic takes on the role after retiring from Deutsche Bank in February, having been managing director, co-head ...

The challenges of modern estate planning

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 JUL 2017
Ageing populations giving rise to an increasing number of blended families will drive up complexity in estate planning, according to Bartier Perry Lawyers executive lawyer Chris Tsovolos. Speaking at the inaugural Financial Standard Best Practice Forum ...

Advice group inks deal with $7bn super fund

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUL 2017
An advice association has finalised a referral arrangement with a $7.6 billion super fund. Under the new arrangement, Tasplan will provide qualified advice referrals for members in mainland Australia via the Association of Independently Owned Financial ...

Family office takes asset manager stake to $55m

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 30 JUN 2017
... commitment and demonstrates our confidence in the Centuria property funds management platform." Centuria chief executive John McBain added: "The Lederer Group is a highly respected, prominent real estate investor and we are delighted the group has decided ...

Link Group makes $1.5bn UK acquisition

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 26 JUN 2017
... assets, and in the 12 months to 31 December 2016, the company generated revenue of £316 million. Link Group managing director John McMurtrie explained: "CAS is a business with strong market positions across its operating units, underpinned by longstanding ...

Macquarie team joins Shaw and Partners

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 22 JUN 2017
Shaw and Partners is bringing over a team of seven from Macquarie Private Wealth to manage a new Canberra office. Stephen Johnson will lead the new Canberra team along with fellow Macquarie veterans Rod Sutherland, Tom Kenyon, Penny Ponder, Neil Robertson ...

ANZ appoints chief underwriter

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 22 JUN 2017
... appointed a chief underwriter for OnePath Life Insurance. Peter Tilocca was appointed as acting chief underwriter following John Leonard's retirement in March, having previously been group underwriting and operations manager and senior manager, insurance ...

Link Group acquires robo-advice business

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 5 JUN 2017
... conveyancing platform Property Exchange Australia (PEXA) to 19.7%, investing a further $64.7 million. Link managing director John McMurtrie said at the time: "Our increased investment in PEXA is part of Link Group's strategy to invest in both attractive ...

Schroders managers join Bennelong UK business

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 2 JUN 2017
... Schroders fund managers will join a boutique launched by the UK business of Bennelong Funds Management. Paul Marriage and John Warren will transfer over to Bennelong subsidiary BennBridge and its first UK boutique Tellworth Investments in the fourth ...

Manager lists after $3bn merger

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUN 2017
... in December last year. During that time, Hunter Hall received takeover bids from Pinnacle Investment Management, WHSP and John Bridgeman. While Hunter Hall's independent directors recommended rejecting Pinnacle and WHSP's multiple bids, WHSP now has ...