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Former PIMCO chief boosts Aussie fintech

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 23 JUL 2018
... Mackenzie - a former QIC chief strategist - in 2014. QIC's former head of equities Rob Wood and quantitative strategist David Priest are also on the Jacobi leadership team.

Independent planning firm jumps into agriculture

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JUL 2018
... According to Growth Farms, the farm leasing strategy has potential to be successful in Australia, with managing director David Sackett pointing out the model allows farmers to expand without using capital on acquiring more land. "Historically land has ...

MetLife names chief operating officer

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JUL 2018
MetLife Australia appointed a former TAL and CommInsure executive as its new chief operating officer. David Campbell officially takes the post on September 17, leaving behind the positon of general manager of operations and underwriting at TAL. Luke ...

Chief executive pay cheques get fatter

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 17 JUL 2018
Australian chief executive remuneration is at a 17-year high for ASX 100 companies, as onus payments pile up, according to analysis from the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI). Overall, the median realised pay for an ASX 100 chief ...

Church threatens to dump $21bn of fossil fuels

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 16 JUL 2018
... of the 2023 deadline that passed the Church's parliament. Church Commissioners deputy chair and Bishop of Manchester David Walker spoke out against the earlier deadline. "Unilateral, wholescale disinvestment from fossil fuel producers in 2020, or ...

UBS chief investment strategist leaves

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUL 2018
... UBS chief investment strategist for equities has left after more than a decade in the job, the investment bank confirmed. David Cassidy left the role at the end of the financial year. He joined UBS in 2004, and the firm is expected to begin a search ...

Managed accounts expert expands new platform

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JUL 2018
... offering investment and managed accounts solutions, as well as a new superannuation product. Spitfire Corporation appointed David Storm as its head of distribution, tasked with the sales strategy and working with financial advisers to consolidate clients' ...

Montgomery Global IM opens New York office, hires analyst

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUL 2018
... some companies that we many potentially invest in, in terms of research," Montgomery Investment Management chief executive David Buckland said. "From a regulatory point of view, we have positioned our global long short equities [strategy] so we can ultimately ...

Catholic Super backs Modern Slavery Act

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUN 2018
The $9.3 billion superannuation fund's chief executive backed the anti-slavery bill introduced in the parliament yesterday. Catholic Super chief Frank Pegan said the fund is working on measures to slavery-proof its supply chain. "One tool we are ...

ABA appoints deputy chair

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUN 2018
The Australian Banking Association has appointed Suncorp's chief executive as its new deputy chair. David Carter is taking the role from Bendigo and Adelaide Bank managing director Mike Hirst, who announced his retirement from the bank in March. "The ...