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DWS sales director departs

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 4 OCT 2019
The global manager has confirmed its director of sales, asset management will leave the business. Alex Francois, director of sales, asset management for Australia and New Zealand at DWS will leave the role after almost two years, a spokesperson has ...

T. Rowe Price adds investment analyst

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 APR 2019
A former Colonial First State Global Asset Management portfolio manager has joined T. Rowe Price. The firm is welcoming Kim Tracey to its Australian equity team as an investment analyst in its Sydney based investment team. Tracey will report to head ...

Principal appoints insto sales director

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 9 APR 2019
The former head of Fidelity's institutional business in Australia has joined Principal Global Investors. Warwick Boys will join Principal as director of institutional sales for Australia. Boys led Fidelity's institutional sales team for four years and ...

Equity investors will struggle in 2019: Baur

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 7 FEB 2019
Global share markets will continue to struggle this year as stocks will likely plunge in the same vein as last December, Principal Global Investors' Bob Baur said. The chief global economist advised the audience at this morning's Financial Standard ...

Australia Day honours recognise industry stalwarts

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 29 JAN 2019
Several veterans of Australia's financial services industry were recognised over the long weekend in the 2019 Australia Day Honours List. Honoured for their service to the sector, the list features a number of familiar faces, including the chair ...

Principal appoints Australian country head

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 17 JAN 2019
A global asset manager has appointed a new country head for its $4.5 billion Australian business. Principal Global Investors Australia is welcoming Helen de Mestre in the top job. Mestre was previously a managing director, leading relationship management ...

Retail investors see limited upside in 2019

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 7 JAN 2019
Retail investors predict the trajectory of the local share market will be flat in 2019, but expect to be rewarded with modest returns, Investment Trends' latest survey shows. The 2195 investors canvassed in the monthly Investor Intentions Index ...

Westpac names independent director

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 24 JUL 2018
Westpac appointed an international banking executive to its board as an independent non-executive director. Anita Fung joins the banking group on 1 October 2018; she will also join the bank's risk and compliance committee, and its Asia advisory board. ...

Westpac investment arm awards real estate mandate

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 17 JUL 2018
A $10 billion investment arm of Westpac has awarded a mandate to a multi-asset manager, as it broadens its approach to listed real estate assets. Principal Global Investors Australia said it has picked up a number of investment mandates, including from ...

RARE wins mandate from $182bn US manager

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 APR 2018
RARE Infrastructure was awarded an infrastructure income mandate by a US-based global multi-manager which oversees more than $182 billion in funds. Principal Funds chose RARE's infrastructure income strategy for part of its $5 billion Diversified Real ...