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Chester eyes ASIC chair role

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 19 MAR 2021
... his period of absence, Shipton confirmed to O'Neill that he was not suspended rather decided to step aside and paid "heavy-hitting lawyers" to work through his employment issues out of his own pocket. O'Neill pressed Shipton on how much he paid ...

Super fund targets homegrown opportunities

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 1 JAN 2021
... the close connection the fund has with its members," he said. Michalakis points out that Statewide is already doing the heavy lifting. It has $700 million invested in local infrastructure assets, as well as some allocated to venture capital for South ...

Cashwerkz appoints chair for Fund Income

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 17 DEC 2020
Cashwerkz has appointed a chair for its Fund Income business, as its first pick of Fortlake Asset Management hits $300 million in assets. Peter Coad will be a non-executive chair for Fund Income in addition to the previously-announced risk committee ...

WTW calls for more investment in China

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 1 DEC 2020
... as the US-China trade war launched by US President Donald Trump, China has begun rejecting Australian goods or imposing heavy duties on Australian products. So far, China has targeted Australian barley, lobster and coal. Most recently, it imposed duties ...

Advice for all could add $630bn to economy

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 NOV 2020
... advice. "Whatever their reasons for not seeking professional advice, our research shows that consumers and SMEs are paying a heavy economic and emotional toll for going it alone, which is ultimately shared by the whole community," Rennie said. CPA Australia ...

Aussie dividends lag on global stage

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 23 NOV 2020
... were significantly lower compared to last year, so the underlying fall was less severe at 40.3%." Janus Henderson said the heavy reliance on banking dividends in Australia has long been a source of major risk. "Last year banks accounted for half the ...

Spaceship launches new managed fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 NOV 2020
... from investing in domestic and global equities because of high fees, investment minimums, complicated processes and jargon-heavy products Spaceship chief executive Andrew Moore said. The firm has $550 million in total assets and recently crossed 100,000 ...

Asset managers want action on modern-day slavery

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 12 NOV 2020
Asset management heavyweights are urging the nation's top 100 companies to take modern-day slavery and labour exploitation seriously by lifting the hood on their supply chains. The Investors Against Slavery and Trafficking (IAST) APAC, a newly-formed ...

Emotions lead to losses: Oxford Risk

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 10 NOV 2020
... behavioural finance Greg B. Davies said: "The suitability processes of many wealth management businesses are typically too human heavy, inefficient, and front loaded to the beginning of the client relationship to keep up with rapidly changing client ...

Jarden continues Australian expansion

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 OCT 2020
Kiwi investment bank Jarden is continuing to grow its Australian team, with a new appointment from Goldman Sachs. Catherine McCormack will join Jarden Australia as managing director and head of natural resources and utilities. She was previously managing ...