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Chief economist update: Oil market slides from bull to bear

BENJAMIN ONG | FRIDAY, 7 JUN 2019

Crude oil prices have dropped, turning this year's bull market into a bear market. Oil prices rallied nearly 50% from January to April this year on the back of the Fed's pause; China's stimulus measures and expectations of continued easy ...

Alternatives manager adds former Morningstar head

HARRISON WORLEY | THURSDAY, 30 MAY 2019

... approach into tangible themes, and has a great deal of experience with institutional investors in Australia, the UK and South Africa." CFM confirmed Stanford would work closely with Mark Yetman, who was appointed as director of investor relations for ...

Bank appoints new chair

KANIKA SOOD | WEDNESDAY, 29 MAY 2019

... value creation for customers and shareholders," Allaway said. He has previously served on the boards of Woolworths South Africa, Metcash and Macquarie Goodman Industrial Trust. In his executive career, he worked with Citibank and UBS (then called Swiss ...

Citi names new regional chief

KARREN VERGARA | THURSDAY, 16 MAY 2019

... reputation in Australia. He succeeds Livingstone, who was recently appointed chief executive for Citi's Europe, Middle East and Africa region. Livingstone said Luet will be invaluable as Citi pursues its growth strategy in Australia and New Zealand. ...

Royal Commission dampens superannuation success

KARREN VERGARA | WEDNESDAY, 13 FEB 2019

... collectively had $US40.2 trillion of assets under management. They included Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Netherlands, South Africa, Switzerland, UK and US.

California mandates gender board diversity

KARREN VERGARA | FRIDAY, 11 JAN 2019

... quotas for state-owned businesses." "As of Oct. 16, 2018, mandatory quotas were under consideration in Canada, Brazil, South Africa and the EU. The data shows that mandates with teeth have been effective."

Boutique fund house founder steps down

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | THURSDAY, 29 NOV 2018

... securities, with funds domiciled in Australia, Europe and the US as well as separate account mandates in New Zealand, South Africa and Switzerland.

Advice firm hires for increasing regulatory environment

KANIKA SOOD | TUESDAY, 6 NOV 2018

... Chartered Accountants, the association said. She has over 11 years of experience in audit, primarily with Grant Thornton South Africa, working with small companies to large privately owned companies and listed entities, across manufacturing, real estate ...

Macquarie, CFS top Aussie fund manager list

KARREN VERGARA | TUESDAY, 30 OCT 2018

... - this is particularly evident in Australia, Canada, the Eurozone, Japan and emerging markets such as Brazil and South Africa.

Bravura live on NZ bank

KANIKA SOOD | MONDAY, 29 OCT 2018

... business brought in $122.5 million - up 32% over previous year. Bravura won new clients in UK, Australia, NZ and South Africa while investing $30 million in Sonata's development during the financial year - 71% of this was client funded.

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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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