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Former Liberal Party leader joins Islamic super fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | FRIDAY, 14 DEC 2018

... before entering politics, and is a former business journalist and director of Macquarie Bank. He will join career investment banker Nicholas Whitlam who serves as a non-executive director on the Crescent Wealth board and is chair of its investment committee. ...

ANZ Australia head to depart

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | FRIDAY, 14 DEC 2018

... has put in place a strong and diverse leadership team and we are fortunate to have an experienced retail and commercial banker in Mark Hand to lead our Australia division," he said. The changes are effective from December 29, with Ohlsson staying on ...

Chief economist update: ECB bids farewell to QE

BENJAMIN ONG | FRIDAY, 14 DEC 2018

... underpin the euro area expansion and gradually rising inflation pressures." Certainly, optimism is a given for any central banker. Has anyone ever heard a central banker declare, "the sky is falling" or utter Glum's (of Gulliver's Travels fame) ...

Challenger bolsters exec lineup

KANIKA SOOD | WEDNESDAY, 12 DEC 2018

Challenger has filled the role left open when Richard Howes moved to replace Brian Benari as the chief executive of the $5.6 billion company. Angela Murphy was announced as the chief executive of distribution, product and marketing this morning. She ...

Wealth an unnecessary failure: Thorburn

HARRISON WORLEY | MONDAY, 26 NOV 2018

... your family in the event of death if you have a mortgage," Thorburn said. "I don't think that's a natural conversation a banker would have." According to Thorburn, the bank made several mistakes with wealth business MLC, which led to its abandonment. ...

Increase adviser standards sector-wide: FSU

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | FRIDAY, 23 NOV 2018

The new professional standards imposed on financial advisers should be rolled out across the entire financial services sector. That is the view of the Finance Sector Union which said a process of professionalisation should extend to other occupations ...

Growth spurs new hires at Australian Unity

HARRISON WORLEY | TUESDAY, 13 NOV 2018

... Unity Group." Linking with the wealth manager from FIIG Securities, Cupac was formerly based in Switzerland as a private banker, before he joined FIIG as a state manager in 2015. Prior to her career with AMP Capital, Nair enjoyed a stint as a portfolio ...

Macquarie reshuffles asset management lineup

KANIKA SOOD | FRIDAY, 2 NOV 2018

Macquarie Group has made three senior appointments and reshuffled its asset management business as it posts 1H19 net profits of $1.3 billion. Former RBA board member Jillian Broadbent AO is joining the boards of Macquarie Group and Macquarie Bank as ...

Blockchain can power internal systems: Digital Asset

KANIKA SOOD | FRIDAY, 26 OCT 2018

... inside, it is just as beneficial to be thinking of this type of things internally," she said. Masters is a former JP Morgan banker and now runs New York-based Digital Asset Holdings which is building the blockchain replacement for ASX's CHESS system ...

Challenger appoints new chief executive

KANIKA SOOD | FRIDAY, 26 OCT 2018

Challenger's top job is seeing a change of guard as its chief executive of six years Brian Benari steps down to retire. Replacing Benari is Challenger's head of distribution, product and marketing Richard Howes. Benari will step down from the ...

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Australian Unity to shed 195 roles

MATTHEW WAI

Australian Unity is reducing its workforce by 195 positions due to underperformance stemming from delays in government support for its Home Health platform and the integration of several businesses.

Count shutters limited-advice business, slips in size ranking

MATTHEW WAI

Count Financial has reportedly wound up its restricted SMSF/limited-advice service, losing some 26 advisers on the Financial Adviser Register, latest data shows.

First Super recruits head of investments from Prime Super

MATTHEW WAI

First Super has appointed a new head of investments, replacing Chris Artis, who was in the position for the past three months on an interim basis.

BMO eyes Euroz Hartleys' capital markets business

KARREN VERGARA

Euroz Hartleys confirmed it is in discussions with Canada's BMO Financial Group for a potential sale of its capital markets business for $145 million.

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