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Chief economist update: COVID-19 solves overtourism in Europe

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 FEB 2020
Be careful what you wish for. Many European countries and their citizens have long been complaining about the growing problem of overtourism in their respective cities. Italy, for one, has introduced new rules and regulations prohibiting sitting on ...

Blockchain startup raises $68m, ordered to return funds

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 21 FEB 2020
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has settled charges against a blockchain startup, after it raised $68 million through an unregistered "initial coin offering". Enigma MPC, based in San Francisco and Israel, raised approximately $68 million ...

Morgan Stanley acquires E*TRADE

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 21 FEB 2020
Morgan Stanley has acquired E*TRADE in the United States in a $20 billion (US$13 billion) deal. E*TRADE stockholders will receive 1.0432 Morgan Stanley shares for each equivalent share, which is about US$58 per share. Morgan Stanley said the deal will ...

JP Morgan appoints two Aussie leads

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 18 FEB 2020
JP Morgan has appointed not one, but two co-heads to lead the firm's investment banking business down under. Jabe Jerram and Simon Ranson have been appointed as co-heads of JP Morgan's investment banking coverage. A JP Morgan spokesperson said the appointments ...

Chief economist update: COVID-19 could hit Australia with triple whammy

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2020
The same way as a computer virus freezes the computer's operating system, the coronavirus - renamed COVID-19 - has forced China into lockdown and slowed, if not completely frozen, economic activity in the country. But even without the government-mandated ...

De Ferrari unaware of legal action

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 13 FEB 2020
AMP chief executive Francesco De Ferrari has said he is not aware of any impending legal action in relation to the group's financial advice business. Speaking to media after the release of the group's financial results, De Ferrari said that while he ...

Tough times continue for AMP

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 13 FEB 2020
Despite a $2.5 billion shortfall and losing 444 advisers, AMP's board has approved an 80% increase to chief executive Francesco De Ferrari's remuneration. It has also announced the resignation of its chief risk officer. The country's largest wealth ...

AMP confirms executive hire

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 3 FEB 2020
James Georgeson has been appointed to the position on a permanent basis, effective 3 February 2020. Georgeson was appointed acting chief financial officer after Moorhead decided not to take on the role from outgoing chief financial officer Gordon Lefevre. ...

Melbourne boutique adds to team

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JAN 2020
A Melbourne bond investor has hired a head of compliance as its assets under management hit the $5 billion mark. Jamieson Coote Bonds has appointed Ivy Choo in the role. Choo will look after the boutique's compliance and risk framework and has worked ...

Listed fund manager plots expansion

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JAN 2020
A $7.2 billion asset manager is planning the takeover of a large New Zealand real estate fund manager, as it eyes a future as a leading funds management platform in the Australasian region. Centuria Capital Group has launched a $174 million takeover ...