Newspaper icon
The latest issue of Financial Standard now available as an e-newspaper
READ NOW

Search Results

Showing 1081 - 1090 of 5063 results for "Sales"

Magellan hires Macquarie insto head

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 11 NOV 2019
The global equities powerhouse has hired Macquarie's head of Australian institutional business for its 25-strong sales and distribution team. Darren Ottawa joined Magellan last month as an institutional business director. He will be responsible ...

Chief economist update: Santa Claus is coming to town

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 11 NOV 2019
... except for Japan (which continues to decline). But as Markit Economics/Jibun Bank acknowledged in its Japan PMI report, "the sales tax rise and harsh weather conditions affected demand, as new order growth eased to a 17-month low in October." But Japan's ...

Challenger head of retail departs

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 8 NOV 2019
Challenger's head of retail sales has left the company after 12 years to join a Melbourne boutique. Yarra Capital Management has appointed Vito D'Introno as its first chief commercial officer. D'Introno has led the retail business at Challenger Life ...

Global manager hires Principal director

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 NOV 2019
A $486 billion global manager has hired Principal Global Investors Australia's institutional sales director for its Sydney office, as it looks to grow its business down under. Michael Gaffney is joining Barings in its global business development ...

Chief economist update: RBA holds but for how long?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 NOV 2019
... its optimistic outlook on the domestic economy was in August 2017, acknowledging the trend deceleration in annual retail sales growth from a peak of 6.2% in 2014 to 2.2% by August 2017 and 1.6% in September of the same year. And that was before the trade ...

Chief economist update: Weak household consumption now a sure thing

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 5 NOV 2019
... concerns over the jobs and economic outlooks) are keeping consumers from spending. This is underscored by the latest retail sales report that showed spending grew by 0.2% in the month of September - half the 0.4% recorded in the previous month and more ...

Macquarie to cut jobs

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 OCT 2019
... "Macquarie will continue to service its global institutional clients, maintaining market-leading Asia Pacific research, sales and execution and providing Asia Pacific corporates with ongoing access to global markets," the statement said. "Macquarie will ...

ASIC wins appeal against Westpac companies

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 28 OCT 2019
... parties will have to make submissions and the court will decide on the declarations and orders. Westpac's telephone sales campaign The matter relates to whether or not Westpac's telephone sales campaigns amounted to advice and if that advice ...

NAB fixed income sales director moves to BOC

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 25 OCT 2019
Bank of China hired a former NAB and FIIG fixed income sales director for its Sydney offices as it sees its Australian business grow. Mark Todd is joining Bank of China as its head of fixed income sales. In his most recent role, Todd was a director ...

US real estate manager eyes Australia

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 25 OCT 2019
... Management Will Britten. It has raised roughly $300 million so far, from primarily US and Canadian investors, Akindred head of sales David Edwards said. Unison was set up in 2006 and has attracted venture capital from Citi Ventures, F-Prime (Fidelity) ...