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CMC Markets hires head of sales trading

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 1 FEB 2018
CMC Markets announced its new Sydney-based sales trading head for the Asia Pacific and Canada division. Ashley Glover will lead the CMC Markets APAC team to build its high-net-worth and frequent trader client base, as well as focus on delivering customer ...

Unlisted infrastructure assets hit record high

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 1 FEB 2018
The global unlisted infrastructure industry is now three times the size of its GFC levels, hitting a record high of US$418 billion in assets under management, latest Preqin research shows. The year to June 2017 saw a record number of deals take place ...

Chief economist update: RBA stuck in slow inflation lane

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 1 FEB 2018
"Plus ca change, plus c'est la meme chose." Jean-Baptiste Aphonse Karr's immortal epigram - translated as "the more things change, the more they stay the same" - best describes the goings-on over the past 24 hours. There were no surprises at the Fed's ...

BTIM chief retires, successor named

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 1 FEB 2018
The chief executive of BT Investment Management Australia is retiring and a former First State Super executive is taking over. BTIM Australia announced the retirement of Michael Bargholz, effective 30 July 2018, and former First State Super chief investment ...

Former Fidelity consultant joins Legg Mason

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JAN 2018
Legg Mason has appointed a new national business development manager. Scott Bradley joins Legg Mason from Fidelity Investments in the US, where he spent seven years in multiple roles including financial consultant, investment consultant, financial sales ...

Acorns Australia restructures after $150m milestone

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JAN 2018
The ownership behind the Australian arm of micro-investment savings app Acorns is changing from its original joint venture structure, with the original US developer Acorns Grow now holding a minority interest in the company. Acorns Grow Australia is ...

Small advice firms face big data breach penalties

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JAN 2018
Small financial advice practices that breach new cybersecurity laws coming into effect next month can face penalties of up to $1.8 million. The stark warning comes from the Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman, which is urging small ...

Channel Capital appoints distribution director from Janus Henderson

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JAN 2018
Channel Capital appointed a new distribution director for its specialist investment management partners. Byron Slessar joins Channel Capital from Janus Henderson, where he was a sales director for wholesale clients and intermediaries in NSW and ACT ...

Advice firm enters insurance market

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JAN 2018
A Melbourne financial advice firm launched its own personal risk insurance offering. New and existing clients of Hewison Private Wealth can now obtain life, TPD, income protection and trauma insurance, free from commissions. Clients that take out policies ...

Changing nature of advice to benefit institutions

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JAN 2018
The era of new business models and increasing education debt will see new financial planners begin their careers in salaried positions and place existing advisers' exit strategies at risk. That is the view of Connect Financial Service Brokers chief ...