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Challenger boutique winds up

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 11 FEB 2020
An alternatives boutique that Challenger's multi-boutique business Fidante partnered with in February last year has wound up. London-based FME Asset Management (Financial Markets Engineering) ran a derivatives-based strategy taking positions in ...

Chief economist update: Lowe puts Australia on high

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 10 FEB 2020
... governor Philip Lowe nominated when he testified before the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Economics on the February 7. One day later, and Lowe would have included the deluge buffeting New South Wales as I type. Not that it would make ...

IFM Investors hires from Mercer

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 7 FEB 2020
... compliance operations. Amanda Oliver commenced her role as Australian director of risk and compliance at IFM Investors on 3 February 2020. The role was previously held by Lisa Rayner, who resigned in October 2019. Oliver reports to Rob Babb, executive ...

Most complained about super funds revealed

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 7 FEB 2020
... complaints than members were in prosecuting them - just 1% of complainants were successful. * This article was updated on 13 February 2020. A previous version mistakenly listed State Super as one of the most complained about funds.

Where to from here?

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 FEB 2020
... Rainmaker analysis, at January end the ASIC Financial Adviser Register showed 23,473 active advisers. In the first week of February 2019 that figure stood at 27,792. That's a drop of 4319 - or 15.5%. Looking back, Association of Financial Advisers chief ...

Asia is way forward for global economy: DWS

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 FEB 2020
... in our portfolios." The Sydney leg of the annual Financial Standard Chief Economist Forum will take place on Friday, February 7 at The Fullerton Hotel. For more information and to book your spot, click here.

CIMIC replaces chief after $1b write-off

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 FEB 2020
... role within the business and replace him with an internal promotion. Juan Santamaria will commence as chief executive 5 February 2020, leaving his current role within the company as managing director of CPB Contractors. Santamaria will replace current ...

Future Fund chief to lead IFM Investors

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 4 FEB 2020
... starting as the chief investment officer in 2007 and then moving to chief executive role in 2014. He leaves the role on 28 February 2020. IFM is expected to advise on his commencement date soon. In the meantime, Future Fund's general counsel and ...

Former dealer group chief to lead Australian Ethical

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 4 FEB 2020
... a former managing director of Hillross Financial Services. McMurdo will assume his post at the investment manager on February 10. Acting chair of the Australian Ethical board, Michael Monaghan, said the firm was pleased to add McMurdo's decades of experience ...

Sargon companies in administration

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 3 FEB 2020
... holding companies within the Sargon Group structure to preserve value of the regulated entities within the group on 3 February 2020. There will be no further comment at this time," a spokesperson for Ernst & Young said. Last week, Philip Kingston's ...