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Boutique firm expands team

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 18 MAY 2021
... Wealth has appointed several advisers to its Brisbane office following the firm's growth over the last year. Lee Chan, Julian King and Julian de Blonk have all joined as senior client advisers. Chan is the former principal of LJ Partners which MGD acquired ...

Chief economist update: Frydenberg spends big

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 MAY 2021
"Australia's economic recovery is now well underway and we must keep the momentum going... but, this pandemic is not over. For as long as the virus persists, so will we. So tonight, we go further." This is according to federal treasurer Josh Frydenberg ...

Chief economist update: Did the BOE just announce taper?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 7 MAY 2021
This month the Bank of England's (BOE) monetary policy committee decided to keep the existing stance of monetary policy unchanged; the Bank Rate remains at a record low 0.1% and QE at £895 billion. But buried in the "Monetary Policy Summary and ...

Bill and Melinda Gates to divorce

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 4 MAY 2021
... set about dividing their US$130 billion fortune. A petition for dissolution of their marriage was filed by the couple in King County, Washington. They have been married since 1 January 1994. "The marriage is irretrievably broken. We ask the court to ...

Westpac profit climbs, executive leaves

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 3 MAY 2021
... strength, with our Common Equity Tier 1 capital ratio rising 153 basis points to 12.34%," Westpac group chief executive Peter King said. Plato Investment Management senior portfolio manager Peter Gardner said the writeback in provisions is a positive ...

Property Funds Association appoints president

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 29 APR 2021
The peak body for Australia's unlisted property funds sector has appointed the former executive director of institutional funds at Evans Dixon as its new president. Property Funds Australia (PFA) has appointed Andrew Cannane to a two-year term ...

HNWs change views on advice

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 13 APR 2021
... the attitudes and preferences of HNW investors towards investing and advice," Investment Trends associate research director King Loong Choi said. "The last 12 months saw a large shift in the perceptions of advice among HNW investors, with a sharp increase ...

VGI appoints chief executive

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 APR 2021
The Sydney hedge fund has hired a former head of BlackRock's Australian ETF business as its chief executive. Jonathan Howie was appointed to the role by the board of VGI Partners, which is chaired by Robert Luciano. The appointment is effective ...

LIC seeks options for performance woes

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 MAR 2021
... the share price is at $1.47 at the time of publishing. The LIC has engaged Deloitte as its financial and tax adviser and King & Wood Malleson as legal adviser. Both are assisting in the strategic structural review.

DDO to simplify general, personal advice

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 30 MAR 2021
... obligations coming into effect later this year, according to a lawyer. Speaking at a Financial Services Council (FSC) event King & Wood Mallesons partner Nathan Hodge said the DDO imposes a lot more implications for product providers and financial advisers ...