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Ellerston LIC chair resigns

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 20 FEB 2020
... former Rothschild banker David Kingston's fury in October last year. EGI's board formed a subcommittee to consider the February 17 proposal. It excluded Jacob from the committee, given his dual position as EGI's chair and Ellerston Capital's chair. EGI ...

Consultation on mortgage broker best interests duty opens

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 20 FEB 2020
... recommendations from the Hayne Royal Commission, the parliament introduced a best interests duty for mortgage brokers in February 2019. The duty seeks to align the interests and expectations of the consumer with that of their mortgage broker, with ASIC ...

Focus to acquire stake in MEDIQ

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 FEB 2020
... in the Australian wealth management market and will benefit from our scale and resources to grow their business." In February last year, Focus announced it was partnering with Escala Partners to expand its presence in the ultra-high-net worth space. ...

The sick short: Banking big on the coronavirus

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 FEB 2020
... as our best estimates about the pace of return to work following the end of the extended Chinese New Year holiday on February 10," Apple said. "We do not expect to meet the revenue guidance we provided for the March quarter." Apple pointed to a slowdown ...

TCorp issues first Euro bond

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 18 FEB 2020
... issuance in Euros. TCorp issued a 30-year EUR60 million fixed rate note earlier this week, priced at 0.609% and due on 24 February 2050. TCorp head of funding and balance sheet Fiona Trigona noted the interest within Europe for the debt TCorp was offering. ...

Chief economist update: The virus, the trade deal and the AUD

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 17 FEB 2020
... the US-China "phase one" trade deal signed on the 15th of January 2020 went into effect a day after heart's day. February 15 marked the day when Washington and Beijing put concrete action into the promised and hoped for de-escalation of trade tensions. ...

CalPERS investment lead targeted by Congressman

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2020
... of questions for @GavinNewsom... Only 1 left: Will he answer them? https://t.co/SGBWDfnBQS - Jim Banks (@RepJimBanks) February 12, 2020 In a follow-up tweet, Banks said Meng was recruited to work in China through the Thousand Talents Program, which he ...

AustralianSuper secures corporate mandate

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 13 FEB 2020
... company with over 1200 employees. AustralianSuper Select is now the default fund for McMillan Shakespeare Group, effective February 1. McMillan Shakespeare is the country's largest single source solution provider of salary packaging, novated leasing ...

Chief economist update: Australians not confident enough

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 13 FEB 2020
... bushfires, floods and the coronavirus. The Westpac-Melbourne Institute Index of Consumer Sentiment rose 2.3% to 95.5 in February from 93.4 in the previous month. The NAB business confidence index improved to -1 in January 2020 from a 6-1/2-year low of ...

Tough times continue for AMP

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 13 FEB 2020
... chair in 2018, is also stepping down form the groups risk, audit, nomination and remuneration committees effective 14 February 2020. He will remain as a non-executive director on the board of AMP Life until the completion of the sale of the business ...