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Zurich distribution chief joins boutique

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 18 SEP 2020
Zurich's chief distribution officer, life and investments is set to depart, taking on a new role with a boutique fund manager from December. The executive overseeing its group insurance proposition is also set to depart as the insurer restructures ...

Millennials jump on COVID-19 volatility

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 SEP 2020
... most bearish of all groups, with 100% refraining from making any new investments. Calastone, managing director, head of Australia and New Zealand, Ross Fox said the high level of engagement and consideration among Australian millennials during volatile ...

Official recession not that scary: Economists

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 3 SEP 2020
The Australian economy fell 7% in the June quarter, spelling two consecutive quarters of economic contraction, officially marking the nation's first recession since 1991. The release of national accounts confirmed the Australian economy has experienced ...

QBE chief exits after workplace complaint

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 1 SEP 2020
The group chief executive of QBE Insurance Group has left the business after almost three years in the role, following a complaint from a female employee just 10 days ago. A spokesperson for QBE confirmed with Financial Standard that the complaint against ...

AMP Capital's door keeps revolving

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2020
AMP Capital has announced the departure of two key staff from New Zealand, including managing director and chief economist Bevan Graham and by head of clients Greg McMaster. In addition, Sydney-based portfolio manager Kristen Le Mesurier has resigned ...

Household debt a major risk: RBA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 27 AUG 2020
The long-run rise in household indebtedness has increased concerns about the risks this poses globally to banking sectors and economies more broadly, according to the Reserve Bank of Australia. In a new paper titled How Risky is Australian Household ...

Senior trio exit AMP Capital

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 AUG 2020
AMP Capital has lost three senior executives from its equities division amid the fallout from the group's sexual harassment allegations. Global chief investment officer of equities David Allen will leave AMP Capital after three and a half years in the ...

Several promoted at Yarra Capital

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 AUG 2020
Yarra Capital has announced a number of in-house promotions within its Australian equities investment team. Michael Steele, previously deputy portfolio manager for the firm's Australian smaller companies equity capability, has been promoted to co-portfolio ...

Former Aberdeen duo back with Sydney boutique

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 7 AUG 2020
Aberdeen Standard Investment's former head of Australian fixed income and global head of restructuring have kicked off a new consulting and advisory business. Nicholas Bishop and Stephen Fang worked at Aberdeen together for about a decade. The duo ...

Partners Group hires from GSFM

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 4 AUG 2020
... Partners Group manages over $10 billion in Australia and is lead down under by Martin Scott, as partner and head of Australia. In Australia, the global manager offers four main strategies: a private markets multi-asset fund, a fund that invests in sub-asset ...