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Janus Henderson promotes Aussie team

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 13 AUG 2018
Janus Henderson Investors made two promotions in its Australian fixed interest team which currently manages $13.7 billion for institutional and retail clients. Portfolio manager Jay Sivapalan is moving into the position of co-head of Janus Henderson ...

Funds SA appoints chair, director

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 10 AUG 2018
The $30 billion public fund manager has chosen a former UniSuper head of public markets to chair its board, while another investment veteran is joining the board as a director. Both spots opened up when former South Australia Deputy Premier and Treasurer ...

Former advice specialist hired as Zenith analyst

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 9 AUG 2018
Zenith Investment Partners has hired a former associate financial adviser as an investment analyst, continuing a hiring trend it started earlier this year. James Damicoucas spent two-and-a-half years as an associate financial adviser at Perpetual Private ...

ASIC issues permanent ban for theft

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 9 AUG 2018
An insurance broker who stole from clients has been permanently banned from providing financial services. Brody Glenn Jarman of Yarrawonga, Victoria, was struck off by ASIC after an investigation found he had misappropriated $3,133.36 in client funds. ...

Chief economist update: The grass is paler on the China side

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 2 AUG 2018
Just as expected, the Fed's 31 July-1 August meeting was a non-event - keeping the fed funds rate unchanged at 1.75%-20% - but it did give the US central bank a platform to gloat about the US economy. "Information received since the Federal Open ...

Chief economist update: At the core-core of it

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 31 JUL 2018
Financial markets could have a brand new worry (or not) depending on the outcome of the Bank of Japan's (BOJ) monetary policy meeting that's due to conclude this day. The 30-31 July meeting is particularly significant given last week's flare-up ...

MLC refunds $67m in advice fees

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 27 JUL 2018
MLC will cease deducting general financial advice fees from its MasterKey Personal Super products after admitting it did not clearly communicate to members they could opt out of the service. About 305,000 MasterKey Personal Super (MKPS) members will ...

Macrovue appoints ANZ Wealth executive

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUL 2018
The AMP-backed investment fintech has appointed a chief marketing officer from ANZ Wealth, and is expected to make more hires in its sales and marketing teams over the next sixth months. Macrovue's new chief marketing officer is Scott Spencer. He ...

Chief economist update: What goes around is starting to get around

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 19 JUL 2018
Some would call it karma, for many it's just the plain and simple truism that a trade war is a lose-lose proposition. In his quest to "make America great again" and under the guise of "national security", US President Donald Trump kicked off with ...

AMP claims director exits

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 16 JUL 2018
The director of claims at AMP has resigned after a little over 12 months in the role. AMP confirmed Jen Mitchell has left the organisation, with Margot Wilson taking her place on an interim basis. Melbourne-based Mitchell joined AMP as head of claims ...