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AMP Capital appoints new chair

KANIKA SOOD | FRIDAY, 8 JUN 2018

AMP Capital has named Vanessa Wallace's successor a month after she resigned as the board chair. Wallace is being replaced by the chair of AMP's responsible entity and trustee boards, John Nesbitt. Nesbitt was previously Suncorp Bank's chief ...

Technical Services Forum looks at tax and aged care

KANIKA SOOD | FRIDAY, 8 JUN 2018

A room full of finance professionals tackled tricky case studies at the Challenger Financial Standard Technical Forum in Sydney yesterday afternoon. Technical services professionals from IOOF and BT Financial Group presented case studies based on two ...

ASIC looks into Melbourne planning firm

HARRISON WORLEY | THURSDAY, 7 JUN 2018

ASIC surveillance of a Melbourne based financial planning business will extend to an independent review of its compliance arrangements. Record keeping, supervision and other compliance arrangements of Melbourne-based Allied Financial Solutions are the ...

Citi launches currency product, targets HNW investors

DARREN SNYDER | MONDAY, 4 JUN 2018

... property in the US, directly into a USD account (the GCA sets up individual accounts for each currency) To transfer currency from AUD to British Pound and Euro accounts in real time to take advantage of foreign exchange movements Citi is offering variable ...

Industry fund welcomes local politician to board

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | TUESDAY, 22 MAY 2018

An $11 billion industry superannuation fund is welcoming the former mayor of Penrith to its board. Current councillor and former mayor of Penrith City Council Karen McKeown is the latest director to join the board of Local Government Super. Bringing ...

Chief economist update: Wisdom of the crowd

BENJAMIN ONG | MONDAY, 21 MAY 2018

"...it is possible that the many, though not individually good men, yet when they come together may be better, not individually but collectively, than those who are so, just as public dinners to which many contribute are better than those supplied at ...

Blue Sky short seller launches new fund

KANIKA SOOD | FRIDAY, 18 MAY 2018

One of the men behind the US hedge fund which successfully shorted Blue Sky Alternative Investments is starting an activist investment fund of his own. Former Glaucus Research director and chief investment officer at Glaucus Investments, Soren Aandahl ...

Better than bonds: A new approach to lifecycle investment

KANIKA SOOD | WEDNESDAY, 16 MAY 2018

... off with 40% invested in the S&P/ASX 200, 40% in MSCI ACWI ex Australia and 20% in the Barclays Global Aggregate Bond Index (AUD). Each year the fund managers pull out 1% from each growth asset class and put 2% towards bonds. As a result, at the end ...

NSW Treasury appoints productivity commissioner

DARREN SNYDER | MONDAY, 14 MAY 2018

A former ATO deputy commissioner and the current chair of Sydney Financial Forum has been appointed a top role at New South Wales Treasury. Joining the NSW Government as its first productivity commissioner is Peter Achterstraat. His mandate is to "bust ...

MGP to expand super solutions, director resigns

KARREN VERGARA | THURSDAY, 10 MAY 2018

Managed Accounts Holdings is expanding its superannuation capabilities and is on track to acquire an existing Registrable Superannuation Entity. A non-executive director will also step down from the MGP board. The managed accounts and investment administrator ...

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Global X awards mandate for ETF business

ELIZA BAVIN

Global X has awarded a new custody and administration mandate for its Australian ETF business.

Bell Asset Management launches small-caps fund

KARREN VERGARA

Bell Asset Management has formally launched its Australian Small Companies Fund, which is run by former Tyndall Asset Management portfolio managers.

Former Australian Ethical finance chief lands new gig

MATTHEW WAI

The former chief financial officer of the ethical investment manager has joined a local finance company after wrapping up his tenure at AUB Group.

MySuper assets pursue $1.5tn Choice sector

KARREN VERGARA

MySuper assets are fast catching up to the $1.5 trillion Choice sector, hitting nearly $1.2 trillion in the March quarter.

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