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Challenger head of retail departs

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 8 NOV 2019
... distribution product and marketing. In his new role, he will be responsible for Yarra's distribution, marketing and product development functions. The boutique manages about $8.5 billion across concentrated long-only Aussie equities and fixed income ...

Chief economist update: Brexit la la la

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 8 NOV 2019
It won't be over till it's over. Yes Virginia, the uncertainty that is Brexit festers on, pushed further until Britons have cast their vote at (yet another) general election to be held on 12 December (December 13 in Australia) and from there ...

What finance professionals are really paid

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 7 NOV 2019
... similar industries, Michael Page found they expect salary increases of between 10-15%. On salaries, the median business development manager or senior relationship manager can expect to be paid $160,000. The median head of distribution in financial services ...

Is EM an investor's saving grace?

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 7 NOV 2019
With interest rates at record lows, Fidelity International believes investing in emerging markets may be the saving grace for many investors feeling the pinch. Speaking at the Fidelity Emerging Markets Adviser Forum in Sydney, Fidelity's cross asset ...

Global manager hires Principal director

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 NOV 2019
... Sydney office, as it looks to grow its business down under. Michael Gaffney is joining Barings in its global business development group as a managing director. "[He will] serve our clients and extend our distribution efforts in the region," a spokesperson ...

US reaches $1bn settlement over 1MDB scam

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 NOV 2019
... Jho Low, and his family. Jho Low allegedly misappropriated funds from Malaysia's sovereign wealth fund, 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) and laundered that money through the US, Switzerland, Singapore and Luxembourg. The US has now settled to recover ...

Morningstar bets on advice software

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 4 NOV 2019
... will leave the company. The other co-founder and current chief executive Daniel Gara will stay and lead the product development and go-to-market efforts for AdviserLogic. In all, over 80 AdviserLogic staff across Australia and India will move to being ...

The cost of mental illness

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 4 NOV 2019
A new report from the Productivity Commission estimates mental ill-health and suicide is costing Australia up to $180 billion a year, or almost $500 million a day. The Productivity Commission draft report on mental health was published on October 31. ...

Platform hints at aggressive expansion

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 1 NOV 2019
... the Linear business, which Xplore acquired in 2017, the company recently reported to investors that a research and development claim to AusIndustry had been denied. Wright said when Xplore acquired Linear it had wholesale clients and was developing software ...

Chief economist update: Fed pause could be a short one

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 1 NOV 2019
... imposition) of more to follow. Uh-oh. US Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell wouldn't be too happy with this new development. In his press conference - after the FOMC cut the fed funds rate a third time in as many meetings to 1.5%-1.75% -- Powell ...