From CEO’s Union to Industry Pillar
The role of what used to be known as the fund secretary has grown enormously in the past 10 years.
Helping that growth, through the professional development of the chief and other fund executives, has been the Fund Executives Association Ltd, which marks its 10th anniversary year this month with its annual national conference and members’ dinner in Melbourne.
GREG BRIGHT, a former FEAL interim board member prior to its formalisation in 1999, traces the association’s history and looks at its likely future.
Australian institutions will soon have access to high-end Chinese residential property, following a deal between AXA Real Estate Investment Managers and China’s Ping An Trust. 
An investment industry veteran and venture capital specialist with Access Capital Advisers has left the consultancy to again run his own business. 
State Street has created a new senior sales role straddling its Investor Services and State Street Associates businesses, reflecting that clients of a core custodian are increasingly requesting a broader array of services from that provider. 
