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Willis Towers Watson director departs for LIC

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 13 OCT 2020
Wilson Asset Management has nabbed Willis Towers Watsons' director of manager research and head of real assets Australia after a decade with the financial services giant, set to lead the investment manager's new alternative assets strategy. Dania Zinurova ...

MLC Wealth general manager jumps to Ashurst

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 13 OCT 2020
... and remediation at MLC Wealth has moved to law firm Ashurst. Chris Baker spent more than 12 years with National Australia Bank and MLC in various leadership roles and was general manager, regulatory change and remediation up until October 2020. Now he ...

Chief economist update: Get shorty

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 13 OCT 2020
The People's Bank of China (PBOC) cut the foreign exchange risk reserve ratio for forward contracts to 0% from 20% over the weekend, effectively giving its blessing to currency traders to "get shorty". The PBOC imposed the 20% risk reserve ratio ...

NZ firm hires 10 analysts in Australian expansion

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 12 OCT 2020
A New Zealand investment bank with expansion plans in Australia has revealed a "heavyweight" line-up of investment professionals joining its equities research team. Jarden announced it would be expanding into the Australian market in May of this year ...

Chief economist update: Budget me this Batman

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 12 OCT 2020
... conditions also improved but only to zero from minus six in August. The government's response has also allowed the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) to conserve its almost depleted ammunition. The RBA kept domestic monetary policy unchanged at the ...

Adviser sentenced to eight years' prison

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 9 OCT 2020
... disappointing that the non-parole period is only two years and eight months," Trapnell said. He likened Dick's behaviour to bank robbery, saying: "Instead of walking into the bank with a gun he walked in with a piece of paper, with a forged signature." ...

Active portfolios post stellar returns

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 9 OCT 2020
Two actively managed global equities portfolios have vastly outperformed their peers and respective benchmarks, with one fund manager delivering a whopping 96% for the year. Vision Super's Innovation and Disruption Option, managed by Baillie Gifford ...

Vanguard boosts Aussie executive team

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 9 OCT 2020
Vanguard announced it has bolstered its risk management with the appointment of a head of risk management in the Australian executive team. Curt Jacques will take the position following a comprehensive recruitment process and will join Vanguard as it ...

TPB bans tax agent over COVID-19 fraud

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 9 OCT 2020
... and integrity, and banned the tax agent for a period of two years. The TPB's investigation uncovered that Tong changed the bank account details of two clients to her own, without authority. She subsequently lodged income tax returns and business activity ...

Brisbane Mater acquired for $122.5m

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 9 OCT 2020
... decade having developed the $230 million headquarters for Aurizon at 900 Ann Street, Fortitude Valley and the $240 million Bank of Queensland anchored office project at Newstead nearby," Harrison said. Mater chief executive Peter Steer said: "We are ...