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Retirement funder adds two new executives

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAY 2020
Household Capital has announced it has added two new roles to its executive team including chief operating operator and chief credit officer. Luke Rattigan has been appointed to the newly created role of chief operating officer, with a primary focus ...

BGH Capital, Canadian pension fund shelve NZ acquisition

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 APR 2020
Melbourne private equity firm BGH Capital and the Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan have shelved the proposed acquisition of an Australia New Zealand dental practice chain as COVID-19 shutdowns impact the latter's operations. Abano Healthcare Group ...

IOOF continues leadership reshuffle

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 20 DEC 2019
IOOF has made yet another change to its leadership, with two executives headed for the exit. The much anticipated IOOF senior management review initiated by new chief executive Renato Mota earlier this year has finally come to an end, with the wealth ...

Aberdeen appoints head of Australian fixed income

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 DEC 2019
Aberdeen Standard Investments has promoted internally to appoint a head of Australian fixed income, after the team lost two experienced investors in September. Garreth Innes is moving into the Sydney-based role after eight years on the team. He reports ...

Chief economist update: When monetary and fiscal policies don't meet

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 8 OCT 2019
... Frydenberg) and Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) governor Philip Lowe. A report by the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) - the central bank of central banks - Committee on the Global Financial System, chaired by Lowe, provides the clearest indication ...

Chief economist update: Time for a Keynes comeback

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 24 SEP 2019
... support near-term demand and future prosperity". The OECD's call is echoed by the Bureau of International Settlements' (BIS) - the so-called central bank of central banks - head of the monetary and economic department Claudio Borio: "The room ...

Train of legislation to hit advisers

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 AUG 2019
Speaking at the Association of Financial Advisers National Conference, former Foreign Minister Julie Bishop expressed sympathy for the regulatory changes the advice industry is facing. Touching on the Royal Commission, Bishop said the reputational harm ...

Advisers band together: AFA Conference 2019 kicks off

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 AUG 2019
With so much tension and uncertainty in the financial advice sector today, the Association of Financial Advisers is making it clear to financial advisers they are not alone. Speaking to Financial Standard ahead of the 2019 Association of Financial Advisers' ...

Julie Bishop headlines AFA conference

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUL 2019
The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) released the program for its annual conference - with former foreign affairs minister Julie Bishop presenting and a focus on wellness. The theme of the conference is "united" and the AFA said in a challenging ...

Chief economist update: The back-to-back rate cuts Australia has to have

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUL 2019
... 1.5% to a deeper low of just 1%. I guess governor Lowe didn't receive the memo from Bank of International Settlements (BIS) - the world's central bank of central banks - chief Agustin Carstens that delivered a day before that: "Monetary policy ...