Barclays Capital has made a key Australian appointment within the mergers and acquisitions arena.
The company announced that it had appointed Daniel Janes as managing director, mergers and acquisitions, as part of the expansion of the regional investment banking business.
It said Janes would be based in Sydney and report to the head of investment banking in Australia, Cynthia Whelan, and the head of mergers and acquisitions, Asia Pacific, Jason Rynbeck.
Janes was previously employed by Royal Bank of Scotland, where he was head of consumer, healthcare and industrial in Australia and New Zealand.
A major super fund has defended its use of private markets in a submission to ASIC, asserting that appropriate governance and information-sharing practices are present in both public and private markets.
A member body representing some prominent wealth managers is concerned super funds’ dominance is sidelining small companies in capital markets.
Earlier this month, several Australian superannuation funds fell victim to credential stuffing attacks, which saw a small number of members lose more than $500,000.
Small- to medium-sized funds have become collateral damage in an "imperfect" model for super industry levies, a financial institution has said.