AMP sells investment business to Macquarie for A$185m
Operation covers fixed income, Australian listed equities, real estate and infrastructure strategies
Macquarie
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Seven financial services firms recognised for LGBT+ work
Two regulators and several law firms in the UK also made the Stonewall list
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PEOPLE MOVES: Architas, Macquarie IM, South Africa taxman
Architas’ investment director is to depart and join a DIY platform, while Macquarie Investment Management makes two senior Hong Kong hires and ongoing conflict means more leadership delays at the South Africa Revenue Service.
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Macquarie clients with A$1.3m pushed out of private wealth
A cull of advisers and a shift in strategy have put clients of Australia’s Macquarie Group with less than A$1.3m (£724,000, $977,000, €829,000) of assets in limbo.
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Australia’s Macquarie Group to buy Luxembourg asset manager
The investment management division of Macquarie Group is to acquire Luxembourg-based ValueInvest Asset Management for an undisclosed sum.
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Demise of the machines as Macquarie closes robo-advice unit
Macquarie’s direct robo-advice service is to be shut down with its automated advice offering integrated into the bank’s wealth platform following the sudden death of founder and chief investment officer John O’Connell.
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PEOPLE MOVES: T Rowe Price, Invesco Powershares, Man Group
Asset managers have been on a bit of a hiring spree with T Rowe Price and Invesco’s Powershares expanding their business development teams while Amundi and Man Group announce some internal promotions.
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PEOPLE MOVES: Intrinsic, Sesame Bankhall Group, GAM
Old Mutual Wealth’s Intrinsic has lured its new group managing director from Sesame Bankhall Group, which has prompted a management reshuffle at the financial services distributer. GAM has raided Henderson to fill its newly created head of equities role.
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Zurich buys Macquarie Life’s risk business
The Federal Court of Australia has approved the transfer of Macquarie Life’s risk insurance portfolio to Zurich Australia, a move that will see the Swiss firm become Australia’s fourth biggest retail insurer in the IFA segment.
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PEOPLE MOVES: Axa, Legal & General, Aegon
Axa Asia has named a chief executive of Life & Savings and Distribution, while Legal & General have added to its investment and pension risk transfer businesses with two appointments. Aegon Asset Management has bolstered its American real estate advice business with three people moves.
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Australian watchdog takes action against Macquarie IM
The Australian Securities & Investments Commission (Asic) has commenced proceedings against Macquarie Investment Management relating to a A$30m (£15.3m, $22.4m, €19.9m) investment in a Cayman Islands-based fund.
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Zurich buys Australian Life business from Macquarie Group
Zurich Australia, part of Zurich Insurance Group, said it has reached a deal with the Macquarie Group to buy its Australian life insurance business for an undisclosed sum.