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Chant West head of client development to retire

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 26 OCT 2020
Chant West's head of client development will retire from the role after about four and a half years at the company. Geoff Peck was responsible for sales and service of new and existing clients at Chant West. He also worked on developing new tools ...

AMP names incidents, issues lead

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 OCT 2020
AMP has hired a former CommInsure risk expert to oversee the issues and breaches facing the firm. Angela Papas has started her new role at AMP Australia as head of incidents, issues and breaches. Papas spent over four and a half years at CommInsure ...

Powerwrap delists, Praemium takes over

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 12 OCT 2020
Managed accounts platform Powerwrap has de-listed from the ASX and its chief executive and board have stepped down following the acquisition by Praemium. In the next move of the off-market takeover, Praemium made payment of the 94% in acceptances on ...

Superhero sets eyes on managed accounts

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 OCT 2020
Newly launched trading platform Superhero has revealed it has the functionality to offer managed accounts to investors, and would be looking into developing this and an APL further in the future. The platform, which launched at the beginning of September ...

Global equities manager hires GM

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 SEP 2020
A boutique fund manager has hired a former Bank of America executive to help expand its global equities offering. Rhys Cahill joins Talaria Capital on November 16 as general manager of business after spending more than 15 years at Bank of America Merrill ...

Former analyst gets three year sentence

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 14 SEP 2020
A former investment analyst from Maple-Brown Abbott was sentenced to three years' imprisonment, after pleading guilty to insider trading in Big Un shares. Michael Ming Jinn Ho will serve the three years via an intensive correction order (aka a sentence ...

The fundies of tomorrow

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 14 SEP 2020
The next wave of fund managers is ready to leave their textbooks behind and start investing with real money. And star stockpickers of today are offering their help to an interuniversity group. Traditionally, students undertaking a commerce or business ...

ASIC drags Evans Dixon to court

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 4 SEP 2020
The corporate regulator started Federal Court proceedings against an Evans Dixon subsidiary over advice it provided, pushing down shares over 12% by noon. ASIC is alleging a Dixon Advisory representative failed to look after client's best interest ...

Industry fund underpaid SG to staff

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 1 SEP 2020
There's an unlikely user of the government's current amnesty for employers who underpaid SG - a Sydney superannuation fund, which is currently reimbursing shortfalls to staff. Australian Catholic Superannuation and Retirement Fund underpaid ...

Gonski departs ANZ

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 27 AUG 2020
David Gonski has stepped down as the chair of ANZ, with Paul O'Sullivan to succeed him. Gonski is retiring from the board after serving as chair for six and a half years. "It has been an honour to work with my fellow directors and the management team ...