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Former BTFG executive named as TGG chair

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 FEB 2017
... management services to Franklin Templeton products globally. Sethi will serve as a non-executive director, replacing Jenny Johnson who will also retire today to take on a new role as president of Franklin Resources. Freeman and Sethi will submit themselves ...

New sales chief for State Street platform

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 24 JAN 2017
... Street fortified its APAC Currenex team with the appointment of a new Australian vice president, head of sales. Scott Johnson joins the Currenex team and will be responsible for delivering customised access to liquidity sources to corporates, active ...

The race is on for offshore investments

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 17 JAN 2017
... against time. But I'm optimistic. You have to be." She said that part of the reason some key recommendations made in the Johnson report back in 2009 had yet to see the legislative light of day was because of Australia's economic boom from commodities ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 DEC 2016
... measures - composite, manufacturing and services - remain well-above the 50 expansion/contraction demarcation. US Redbook The Johnson Redbook index -- a weekly gauge of same store sales at chain stores, discounters, and department stores and a leading ...

Forager to launch Australian shares LIT

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 DEC 2016
... gain-focused, where returns can be lumpy from one year to the next," according to Forager chief investment officer Steve Johnson. He explained further: "Moving to a closed end, listed vehicle for Forager is about moving to a structure that gives the ...

Japan still leading APAC offshore investors

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 DEC 2016
... very small proportion - 3.4% - of the $2.66 trillion managed by Australian-domiciled managers. She explained the 2009 Johnson Report identified a number of reforms needed to promote local financial services products and expertise overseas. "While new ...

New investment vehicles need work: industry

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 7 NOV 2016
... successfully exporting Australia's funds management expertise, especially in to Asia. The CIV structure is an outcome of the Johnson Report, and something the Financial Services Council has been lobbying for some time. FSC chief executive Sally Loane ...

Pharmaceuticals and tires top new Thomson Reuters diversity index

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 27 SEP 2016
... Roche and Michelin (with D&I scores of 82.5% and 81.5% respectively) are followed by healthcare multinational Novartis, Johnson & Johnson, Astellas Pharma, Contact Energy, Eli Lilly, Colgate-Palmolive and Cisco Systems.

Forager plans listing for Australian Shares Fund

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 20 SEP 2016
... invest in Australia was $150m-$200m. Nothing has changed our thinking on this," Forager chief investment officer Steve Johnson said. "There is a limited universe of investment opportunities in this space and, because liquidity in these stocks is nothing ...

Adviser feedback drives Elevate Online refresh

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 19 SEP 2016
... advisers to more easily track applications online from submission through to in-force. Head of retail insurance at AMP Greg Johnson said the changes were based on feedback received from advisers and designed to allow them to spend more time with customers. ...