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Internal talent shuffle at AMP

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 OCT 2019
... internal structure. "Stuart has done amazing things at SuperConcepts in running our client teams and I know he'll be a major asset at AMP Capital," Bourguignon said. "Our operations are tightly linked to our client service, and it makes sense to ...

SMSF scheme sees creator jailed

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 OCT 2019
A 51-year-old was found to have unlawfully created, operated and benefitted from a fraudulent self-managed superannuation fund. Kent Nguyen was sentence to three years in prison after pleading guilty to orchestrating an illegal early release of a superannuation ...

Whistleblower calls out approved product lies

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 OCT 2019
A new paper on the consumer impact of Approved Product Lists (APLs) claims institutionally-aligned Australian Financial Services Licensees (AFSLs) are funneling new clients into in-house products, potentially in breach of Best Interest Duty obligations. ...

Insto sales director departs Principal Global Investors

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 22 OCT 2019
Principal Global Investors Australia is on the hunt for a new director of institutional sales after the incumbent left this month. Michael Gaffney, who worked as the global manager's director of institutional sales down under, left the company after ...

Hong Kong hedge funds suffering: Report

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 21 OCT 2019
... Japan, mandates follow behind with 23.1% and 22.8% population shares respectively." Hong Kong's hedge funds have long been a major focal point within the Asia Pacific region with the funds currently accounting for US$92.1 billion of assets under management ...

Leaving a legacy

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 18 OCT 2019
... process of trimming the tree a little bit, over the last couple of years. So we've concentrated and tried to focus on the major investments and sold off some minor ones. Bennelong Funds Management started as an investor of private funds, that being ...

Fixed income investors spooked by global politics: Fitch

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 17 OCT 2019
... survey, while property was considered the most serious risk, at 30%." The report also found that investors do not expect major changes to Australian corporates' appetite for leverage over the next year with the majority of investors expecting leverage ...

IMF predicts bleak Australian outlook

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 OCT 2019
... investment decisions, and global trade," the report said. Australia's heavy reliance on China and the United States being a major cause for concern as the fund warns that with "a projected slowdown in China and the United States, and prominent downside ...

Chief economist update: Brexit uncertainty is not all that bad

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 15 OCT 2019
... November; and, the Bank of Japan (BOJ) vowing to use all tools at its disposal to ease monetary policy. The BOE is the only major central bank that's engaged in fighting without fighting. This is because the pound sterling's depreciation is doing ...

One in three chance of global recession: Aviva

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 14 OCT 2019
... remain below 3% over the next 18 months. "That would represent the weakest sustained period for over a decade. We expect all major economies to be growing below potential in 2020, with unemployment likely to rise modestly and wage and inflation pressures ...