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Macquarie names digital infra head

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 10 JAN 2019
Macquarie Capital appointed a managing director to head up its investments in the growing digital infrastructure sector. Oliver Bradley has been appointed as the managing director of digital infrastructure investing at Macquarie Capital, the corporate ...

Regulators in Productivity Commission firing line

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 10 JAN 2019
ASIC and APRA both scored scathing assessments in the Productivity Commission's superannuation report. The regulators sharing responsibility for the oversight of Australia's finance system copped a grilling in the Commission's final report ...

BlackRock and Microsoft develop retirement platform

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 8 JAN 2019
BlackRock will partner with the global technology giant to develop a new retirement platform. Noting the responsibility for retirement planning now rests with millions of Americans, Microsoft has partnered with BlackRock, and the two global giants intend ...

Private markets attractive for global institutions: BlackRock

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 8 JAN 2019
Latest research from BlackRock shows global institutional investors are turning to private markets. The research - which represents more than USD$7 trillion in investable assets - shows more than half of the 230 institutional clients surveyed intend ...

ASIC to examine super fund and employer connections

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 8 JAN 2019
ASIC confirmed it will look further into the links between superannuation funds and employers in 2019. ASIC said one of its 2019 priorities is to examine the relationship between superannuation funds and employers, who assume great responsibility in ...

Saxo chief departs for BT

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 7 JAN 2019
The chief executive of Saxo Capital Markets in Australia will depart for a role at one of the country's largest wealth management firms. Ben Smoker will join BT Financial Group in January as a director in the firm's private wealth services division. ...

FASEA releases professional year standard

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 21 DEC 2018
New financial advisers will be required to undertake 1500 hours of work activities and an additional 100 hours of structured training before becoming known as a provisional financial planner or adviser. On Thursday FASEA registered the legislative instrument ...

FASEA finalises adviser CPD standard

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 21 DEC 2018
FASEA has settled on the continuing professional development requirements for financial advisers. Listening to industry consultation, the Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority made several determinations upon registering the legislative instrument ...

APRA lifts interest-only restrictions

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 21 DEC 2018
Australia's banks can now move back into interest-only lending, and their peak industry body says competition will increase as a result. This week APRA announced it would remove the 30% benchmark for new interest-only residential mortgages, which it ...

HSBC appoints wealth leader

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 20 DEC 2018
HSBC appointed a new wealth management lead for Australia, but will not relaunch a traditional wealth business. Former Westpac state manager Jessica Power will lead the global bank's retail banking and wealth management arm in Australia from December ...