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Chief economist update: It's the US consumer, stupid me

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 FEB 2020
... optimism and wherewithal to do so. According to Gallup's annual "Mood of the Nation" survey (conducted January): "Nearly six in 10 Americans (59%) now say they are better off financially than they were a year ago, up from 50% last year." "The current ...

Former licensee boss banned

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 11 FEB 2020
... established by a number of former Dover advisers with the help of Schroeder, Financial Standard understands. Banning him for six years, ASIC said that as the most senior manager at Spectrum and the person primarily responsible for its activities and ...

Super fund reveals ASX 100 equality laggards

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 11 FEB 2020
... Super scored companies according to public disclosures of gender equity provisions and policies. It then separated these into six categories; leadership buy-in, data analysis, equal access to work and pay, flexible working conditions, equal access to ...

Challenger boutique winds up

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 11 FEB 2020
... December end, picking up about $1.9 billion in net flows during the half. It reported $45.5 million in net income for the six months ending December (1H20), slightly lower than 1H19's $46.3 million. Of this $45.5 million, performance fees accounted ...

Pendal cuts fees on equities fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 11 FEB 2020
... benchmark for one, two, three and five years. The second half of 2019 was particularly bad, with the fund returning 1.94% over the six months when the benchmark did 6.91%. The funds under management hovered around $330 million for most of the last year. ...

Fund manager hires from Paradice

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 11 FEB 2020
... identify an individual with the considerable knowledge and experience to oversee the operational functions of Perennial's six investment businesses which cover local and international debt, equity and derivative markets." Bentley spent three years with ...

IFM Investors hires from Mercer

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 7 FEB 2020
... tailed governance consulting services and risk and compliance solutions to the firm's superannuation clients. She also spent six years working for Rio Tinto in senior advisory roles. Oliver described herself on LinkedIn as an "experienced governance ...

Old boys, girls clubs dominate boards

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 7 FEB 2020
... selecting from a list of "known and trusted men and women". One respondent said they were disappointed by this process. "In the six years during which I have been a professional non-executive director I have been disappointed at the lack of transparency ...

Most complained about super funds revealed

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 7 FEB 2020
Analysis of AFCA complaints data regarding the most complained about superannuation funds in the body's first eight months of operation shows an almost even split between industry and retail funds. AFCA started operating on 1 November 2018 and data ...

OneVue takes control of Madison

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 6 FEB 2020
... Madison Financial Group is led by Annick Donat who took over as chief executive in March 2017. Speaking to Financial Standard six months after taking on the role, Donat expressed her gratitude of the support received from the Madison network and broader ...