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Alan Dixon on extended leave from URF

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 1 AUG 2019
... Dixon's extended leave. General Counsel Brian Disler and co-chief financial officer Kevin McAvey have been appointed as co-heads of the investment manager of the fund. "Kevin and Brian have worked for the investment manager in senor roles for seven and ...

First State Super, VicSuper merger talks progress

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUL 2019
First State Super and VicSuper have now signed a Binding Heads of Agreement to merge, with leadership roles and a 2020 deadline confirmed. In an update, the funds said a successful merger would see the creation of a $120 billion fund serving more than ...

Paradice hires from Pengana

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUL 2019
... similar role at Pengana before. McAleer will cover Victoria, South Australia and Western Australia. He joins Dario Conte who heads the retail distribution and Chris Barnett who is the distribution manager for New South Wales and Queensland. Paradice ...

UBS appoints new country heads

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUL 2019
UBS has appointed new co-country heads for Australasia, as Matthew Grounds announces his plans to retire from the firm. Grounds will retire at the end of the year after 11 years as UBS Australasia's country head and chief executive. "Matthew has been ...

New AFCA remit not enough: Law firm

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 17 JUN 2019
... cases, including one particularly large matter. That was the catalyst for our request to the Treasury," said Dan Creevey, who heads the dispute resolution team at Brisbane-based Creevey Russell Lawyers. He said the Department of Treasury has advised ...

Chief economist update: Another rate cut on the cards

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUN 2019
... negative interpretation of what is seemingly a good set of stats. Total employment grew by a greater-than-expected 42,300 heads in the month of May, following an even stronger 43,100 addition in in the previous month and more than double market expectations ...

Macquarie Capital appoints group co-heads

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAY 2019
Macquarie Capital has appointed two group co-heads as the incumbent leaves the role after seven years. Tim Bishop will step down as the group head of Macquarie Capital and from the executive committee effective May 31. He will become the chair of Macquarie ...

NAB, Nippon lock heads over MLC

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 2 MAY 2019
The National Australia Bank is clashing with Nippon Life about spinning off MLC as a standalone entity, admitting it is amid "disputing" contractual obligations. NAB revealed in its March 2019 interim financial results this morning a number of disputes ...

Chief economist update: A good problem to have?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 30 APR 2019
... target). When the FOMC meets on April 30 - May 1, it'll surely be pondering over these indicators, scratching their heads before assessing the best way forward. Strong growth and very low unemployment rate dictates higher interest rates; a cut in ...

In a nutshell: Federal Budget 2019

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 2 APR 2019
Delivering the 2019-20 Federal Budget tonight, Federal Treasurer Josh Frydenberg said the Government has made real progress but there is still work to be done. Off the bat, Frydenberg announced an expected surplus of $7.1 billion - the first surplus ...