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Best performing global equities strategies

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 DEC 2019
Magellan has the stronghold on 10-year returns but a small Sydney boutique has quietly taken the lead on one-year basis with 31% returns to October end in the latest Morningstar institutional survey. Magellan is the undisputed best performer on a 10-year ...

AMP welcomes former PwC partner

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 DEC 2019
AMP has announced changes to its board, with the appointment of a former PwC partner as a non-executive director. Rahoul Chowdry will join the board, effective January 1, having held leadership and senior executive roles in the professional services ...

Chief economist update: Businesses remain unmoved by low rates

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 DEC 2019
... with the bi-annual survey of 1489 members of the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD) - released in late October - which found that around 59% of directors anticipate weak domestic economic conditions over the next 12 months, compared with ...

Elders FP to shutter

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 10 DEC 2019
Elders Financial Planning will be wound down over the coming months, the dealer group has confirmed. In a statement to Financial Standard, a spokesperson for Elders Financial Planning confirmed a decision to close the dealer group was reached at the ...

Real estate manager hires from Cbus

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 10 DEC 2019
A real estate fund manager appointed a head of sustainability, hiring from Cbus Property, in a role that reports to its chief executive. Lorraine Moore joined APN Property Group as head of sustainability at October end. She reports to APN Property Group ...

IOOF, ANZ transaction gets green light

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 10 DEC 2019
APRA has approved IOOF's application to purchase ANZ's superannuation business. The decision to allow the purchase of OnePath Custodians and Oasis Funds Management comes from APRA after it was granted the legislative power to approve or refuse an application ...

Industry fund publicly shames investment adviser

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 9 DEC 2019
A $3.3 billion industry superannuation fund revealed it has put an investment adviser on watch in relation to ESG concerns. First Super said Orbis Investment Advisory is on watch due to its approximately 23% holding in XPO Logistics. XPO Logistics is ...

Chief economist update: It's Christmas time in the city

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 9 DEC 2019
"Oh the weather outside is frightful..." While a "phase one" deal between the US and China appears to be close (again), it's still prudent not to write-off the possibility of a re-escalation in the tariff wars given Trump's recent targeting ...

Former CBA exec takes over at Optus

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 6 DEC 2019
Optus deputy chief executive Kelly Bayer Rosmarin has been appointed as the new head of the telecommunications giant, after just nine months with the company. She takes over the reins from Allen Lew, who led Optus since October 2014. Lew will oversee ...

Chief economist update: A penny saved, a penny not earned by the economy

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 6 DEC 2019
... previous month and expectations for a 0.3% gain. Year-on-year, retail sales growth slowed from 2.5% in September to 2.1% in October - the slowest annual growth rate in two years. The chart below shows how far "below" the monthly growth in retail spending ...