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ASIC hands down multiple bans

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUL 2016
... January 2012 and August 2014. The ban follows an ASIC investigation that found Batros sold shares and options of Metals of Africa (MTA) on 25 and 25 August 2014 when he was in possession of information regarding an impending capital raising by MTA. MTA ...

Economic Wrap

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 26 JUL 2016
... economies since the GFC with the biggest cutbacks in the European Union, the US, Russia, and Mexico. Canada, Turkey, and South Africa have meanwhile increased investment. McKinsey and Company said if the current trajectory of underinvestment continues ...

Economic Wrap

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUL 2016
NZ to require home buyers to have 40% deposit In response to surging New Zealand property prices, NZ banks have tightened the screws on buyers by decreasing the maximum loan-to-valuation ratios. Industry regulations require buyers to have 30% deposit ...

BlackRock appoints Australia head

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 19 JUL 2016
... replaces Justin Arter, who has moved on to head up BlackRock's institutional client division for the UK, Middle East and Africa. In his new role, Rohe will report to BlackRock Asia Pacific chair Ryan Stork, who said: "Australia is home to the world's ...

National Seniors appoints CEO

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 19 JUL 2016
... executive director at BusinessReps Australia. Prior to this, she was general manager - optimisation for Asia-Pacific and Africa at Ausenco, and has held roles at SkillsTech Australia, AECOM Australia, Laing O'Rourke and Brambles. Parsons replaces outgoing ...

Zurich appoints COO in major insurance restructure

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 20 JUN 2016
... involve creating a new global leadership structure, wherein regional heads (in North America, Europe, the Middle East and Africa, Latin America and Asia-Pacific), global corporate, farmers and investment management will report to group chief executive ...

IOOF appoints direct equities head

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 6 JUN 2016
IOOF has appointed a head of direct equities. Previously a senior equities analyst in the IOOF advice research team, Elan Miller will now oversee IOOF's direct equities research capabilities. Prior to joining IOOF in 2015, Miller was a portfolio manager ...

TAL appoints GM Health Services

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAY 2016
TAL has appointed an ex CommInsure executive as general manager health services in the hope of improving its customer experience through its medical and health capabilities. Sally Phillips will take on the newly created role and will be responsible ...

Deloitte Digital appoints Asia-Pacific commerce director

WHITNEY FITZSIMMONS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 APR 2016
... success in e-commerce in the Asia-Pacific region currently being enjoyed in the US and across Europe, the Middle East and Africa." Deloitte provides audit, tax, consulting, and financial advisory services to public and private clients spanning multiple ...

Africa to become major alpha source

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 11 APR 2016
Insync Funds Management has predicted Africa will become the "next big growth region" for global investors. This is largely driven by the rise in African consumer markets, which have become a major profit driver for consumer multinationals, according ...