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Chief economist update: Famous last words

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 28 AUG 2018
... the time, prompting Fisher to declare that stock prices have "reached what looks like a permanently high plateau." On 24 October, 1929 (nine days after Fisher's pronouncement), Wall Street crashed (collapsing by 11% at the opening bell) and was followed ...

Chief economist update: Little market reaction from BOJ tweak

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 24 AUG 2018
... uncertainties regarding economic activity and prices including the effects of the consumption tax hike scheduled to take place in October 2019." "The bank will purchase Japanese government bonds (JGBs) so that 10-year JGB yields will remain at around ...

Mainstream co-founder becomes non-exec chair

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 AUG 2018
... of Mainstream Group will transition away from his executive chair position at the administration services provider in October. Byram Johnston will become non-executive chair of the Mainstream board on October 1, having served as executive chair since ...

PractiFI opens US office

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 AUG 2018
... PractiFI chief executive Glenn Elliott said at the time. Midwinter entered into a strategic partnership with PractiFI in October last year to integrate its flagship digital advice platform, AdviceOS. It enabled seamless integration with PractiFI's ...

IOOF adds advice GM

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 20 AUG 2018
... ANZ general manager, aligned licensees and advice standards, Darren Whereat will transition to the newly-created role on October 1 when the acquisition is completed. He will be responsible for the advice enablement teams joining IOOF from ANZ, as well ...

Former Magellan executive appointed to Contango board

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 17 AUG 2018
... the retail business of Switzer Asset Management. Marty Switzer who had been acting as Contango's chief executive since October last year, took on the role of CGA chief executive on a permanent basis. Earlier this week, the asset manager announced it ...

Hayne sees red over failed merger

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 16 AUG 2018
... serious merger between Catholic Super and the Australian Catholic Superannuation Retirement Fund (ACRF) dated back to October 2016, the Royal Commission heard yesterday. By not going ahead with the merger, it failed to prioritise members' interest ...

AFIC appoints chair

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 AUG 2018
... governance as the current chair retires after 34 years on the board. Terrence Campbell will not seek re-election at the October 9 annual general meeting of the Australian Foundation Investment Company, the LIC said in company filings today. Campbell ...

NAB initially under-reported remediation bill to ASIC

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 13 AUG 2018
... customers for plan service fees, as the corporate regulator was capping off a report on the matter in late 2016. By 24 October 2016, NAB's estimated plan service fee remediation had reached $34 million. This included $12.4 million owed to 108,000 customers ...

Asset consultant expands capital markets team

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 10 AUG 2018
... $6.5 billion annual budget, as well as the shareholding of publicly-owned utility companies. Linking with Frontier in October, Naylor is set to bring 10 years of experience - which includes stints with Macquarie Group and Bell Commodities - to the asset ...