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Future Fund property head departs

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 17 FEB 2020
... in June 2018 after a restructure during which the head of property Barry Brakey left the fund. Tillyard is now leaving the job to pursue other opportunities, Future Fund said. The property team's leadership responsibilities are going to Wendy Norris ...

Advisers choose remediation over advice

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2020
A recruiter has revealed advertisements for jobs in financial advice are only attracting between two and eight applications, while advice remediation jobs can see up to 300 applicants. Christopher Gordon is director at Profusion Group, a recruiter that ...

Chief economist update: COVID-19 could hit Australia with triple whammy

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2020
... dramatically impact revenues of restaurants, hotels, retail stores, transportation, etc...and if the virus is not contained soon, job losses. But even without the government-mandated lockdown, workers would prefer to stay home for fear of being infected. ...

Industry butt heads over super guarantee

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 13 FEB 2020
Superannuation industry professionals are going head to head over Australia's super guarantee system, yet all agree it's time for an upheaval. In a submission to the Treasury's Retirement Income Review Panel, the Actuaries Institute called for universal ...

Chief economist update: It's the US consumer, stupid me

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 FEB 2020
... happily shop (and even borrow - given low interest rates - to shop) till I drop too were I'm confident I would have a job tomorrow (perhaps, even better paying) and my retirement account is reaping capital gains and dividends. Never mind the Fed's ...

Fund manager hires from Paradice

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 11 FEB 2020
... and investment fund administration," she said. "She has managed numerous successful teams. She is focused and ensures the job gets done on time, with accurate results and with low risk to the organisation. "She has a keen interest in operations, project ...

Chief economist update: UK is now Bailey's baby

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 11 FEB 2020
Bank of England (BOE) Governor Mark Carney's last days on the job would have gotten more press were it not for the more pressing concern of the coronavirus. To be sure, there was nothing noteworthy in Carney's final monetary policy committee ...

Surplus may not be as advertised: Grattan

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 10 FEB 2020
Speaking at the Financial Standard Chief Economist Forum, Grattan Institute budget policy and institutional reform program director Danielle Wood explained the much touted federal government surplus may not be all it was cracked up to be. Wood focused ...

Future Fund chief to lead IFM Investors

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 4 FEB 2020
... can attract the very best corporate leaders in the world." Future Fund chair Peter Costello said Neal had done a "terrific job", first as chief investment officer and then as chief executive. "He has been instrumental in designing and implementing an ...

Wealth manager makes senior appointment

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 3 FEB 2020
Embattled wealth manager Evans Dixon has appointed a new chief financial officer and company secretary. Paul Ryan has been promoted to the role, formerly serving as Evan & Partners private capital managing director. In a release, the firm said Ryan ...