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Advisers wary of unlisted assets: Sunsuper

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR | THURSDAY, 30 MAY 2019

... alternative assets: property, infrastructure, private capital and alternative strategies. Sunsuper chief economist Brian Parker said: "We are at a pre-GFC level of employment. With such low unemployment it's going to be hard for growth to continue because ...

Finance job opportunities rise post-RC

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR | WEDNESDAY, 17 APR 2019

... Australia recorded the strongest growths in jobs by state, with a 7.1% growth in vacancies. Sunsuper chief economist Brian Parker said: "The rise in demand for community and personal service workers was the stand out occupational group last year, but ...

Royal Commissions puts pressure on finance sector job market: Sunsuper

HARRISON WORLEY | TUESDAY, 22 JAN 2019

... services, rising by 11.4% in the last 12 months, in spite of contingent demand slipping by 0.3%. Sunsuper chief economist Brian Parker said the result seemed to be linked to the Royal Commission, but noted better days were ahead for the industry after ...

Advisers: Keep your clients off A Current Affair

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | FRIDAY, 12 OCT 2018

Sunsuper chief economist Brian Parker told delegates at the AFA National Adviser Conference their role is to ensure their clients don't end up a case study for A Current Affair. Ending his presentation on the state of the global economy this week, Parker ...

FS Live Blog: 2017 AFA National Adviser Conference

MICHELLE BALTAZAR | TUESDAY, 10 OCT 2017

... fund manager Anton Tagliaffero talks about the difficulty in finding quality investments in Australian equities. Brian Parker, chief economist at Sunsuper, says: "We cannot conjure high yields without the commensurate risk." Verdict? Traditional investment ...

Sunsuper hires investment manager from Mercer

ALEX BURKE | THURSDAY, 11 MAY 2017

... the RBA. McNally's appointment to the investment team follows an investment update from Sunsuper chief economist Brian Parker, who noted an increased interest in alternatives, including hedge funds and unlisted assets. He said the diversification benefits ...

Cbus Royal Commission findings impact industry

DARREN SNYDER | WEDNESDAY, 6 JAN 2016

... possible breaches of the Corporations Act. Details on former CFMEU construction and general division NSW state secretary Brian Parker have also been referred to ASIC for potential breaches of the Act. The Commissioner said prior to the information leak ...

Cbus chief executive answers Royal Commission

DARREN SNYDER | THURSDAY, 11 JUN 2015

... both Zanatta and Butera "covertly provided contact information for Cbus members employed by the Lis-Con companies to Brian Parker, the NSW State Secretary of the CFMEU. This was done at the request of Parker, who wanted the information to cause employees ...

Chief economist joins Sunsuper

ALEX BURKE | FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2015

Sunsuper has appointed a new chief economist. Brian Parker joins the $32 billion super fund from NAB Asset Management, where he was head of portfolio specialists. He has also held positions at MLC Investment Management, Citigroup Asset Management, Rothschild ...

Cbus employees accused of perjury

JAMES FERNYHOUGH | MONDAY, 3 NOV 2014

... acted illegally in passing on member information to the Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union official Brian Parker, and then knowingly lied about it to the royal commission. "Ms Zanatta, Ms Butera and Mr Parker each gave evidence to this Commission ...

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Australian Unity to shed 195 roles

MATTHEW WAI | 12:42PM

Australian Unity is reducing its workforce by 195 positions due to underperformance stemming from delays in government support for its Home Health platform and the integration of several businesses.

Count shutters limited-advice business, slips in size ranking

MATTHEW WAI | 12:34PM

Count Financial has reportedly wound up its restricted SMSF/limited-advice service, losing some 26 advisers on the Financial Adviser Register, latest data shows.

First Super recruits head of investments from Prime Super

MATTHEW WAI | 12:17PM

First Super has appointed a new head of investments, replacing Chris Artis, who was in the position for the past three months on an interim basis.

BMO eyes Euroz Hartleys' capital markets business

KARREN VERGARA | 12:29PM

Euroz Hartleys confirmed it is in discussions with Canada's BMO Financial Group for a potential sale of its capital markets business for $145 million.

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