PEOPLE MOVES: Sarasin & Partners, Natixis, Tilney
Senior appointments were the name of the game this week with Sarasin & Partners appointing a head of distribution, Natixis Global Asset Management replacing its chief executive, and newly rebranded Tilney Group hiring a chief investment officer.
ETF Securities targets Australia following Hong Kong exit
UK-based ETF Securities has said it will focus on expanding its presence in Australia following the asset manager’s exit from Hong Kong earlier this year.
Best Practice | 10 Feb 17
Course on insurance adviser behaviour launched Down Under
A training course designed to improve consumer confidence and build professional competence in the broking profession has been launched in Australia and New Zealand.
North America | 9 Feb 17
Sorting through the winners and losers post-Dodd Frank
The dismantling of Dodd-Frank will give European banks with ties to the United States a competitive advantage and could influence other nations to adopt a more competitive regulatory scheme.
Former Westpac banker jailed for property Ponzi scam
A former Westpac banker in Australia has been sent to jail for three years for encouraging elderly and vulnerable customers to borrow over A$2.5m (£1.5m, $1.9m) to invest in a Tasmanian property development, which turned out to be a Ponzi scheme.