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Regal appoints global distribution lead

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 11 OCT 2019
Regal Funds Management has appointed a new global head of distribution, recruiting from Pendal Group. Rebecca Fesq will join the investment manager after five years at Pendal Group after where she is head of client experience and direct. She takes on ...

Bank of Queensland appoints operations chief

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 10 OCT 2019
... previously held the role of chief operating officer at Australia Post and executive general manager finance at National Australia Bank. He is also a former chief financial officer of MLC. BOQ managing director and chief executive George Frazis said he ...

Volcker Rule tweak gets green light

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 10 OCT 2019
Post-GFC legislation that stopped big Wall Street banks from using their customers' money to invest in risky trades has seen a revision that could relax some of the restrictions. On October 8, five United Stated agencies approved the changes to the ...

Super funds face scrutiny in Canberra

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 10 OCT 2019
AustralianSuper, AMP Super, IOOF, QSuper and Hostplus are just some of the funds that will front the committee for a two day hearing in Canberra in November as part of its ongoing review of the four major banks and other financial institutions. Other ...

Chief economist update: Negative bang for RBA, government's buck

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 10 OCT 2019
... self-fulfilling prophecy; it reproduces itself by crippling our willingness to act." - Howard Zinn Taken after the Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA) third interest rate reduction this year which brought the official cash rate to 0.75% and the Morrison ...

AMP combines business units, appoints new boss

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 10 OCT 2019
... to AMP Bank's managing director, effective November 1. He joined AMP in 2013, from Lloyds Banking Group's retail bank. Finch's old role will be filled by Lara Bourguignon, who is currently the chief executive of SuperConcepts. Bourguignon ...

IOOF launches budgeting app

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 OCT 2019
... app, called fincentral, will be made available to clients through its advisor network and will allow users to track multiple bank, mortgage, investment and superannuation accounts. The company said the online goal-based budgeting app aims to give users ...

Future Fund chief most influential public investor

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 OCT 2019
... undertaken, with a focus on featuring new names. Future Fund chief executive David Neal came in at the top spot, beating Bank of Korea governor Lee Ju-yeol. But he wasn't the only Australian in the top three. Cbus chief executive David Atkin nabbed ...

Chief economist update: Synchronised forecasts for a synchronised slowdown

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 OCT 2019
"Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water..." - Jaws The history of the US-China trade negotiations has followed a pattern ever since it began in 2018 - rhetoric from both sides building hopes for a deal only to be followed by escalating ...

Fidelity wholesale director departs

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 8 OCT 2019
Fidelity International is hunting for a new head of wholesale sales for its Australian business after the incumbent left. Andrew Mathie finished up at Fidelity in late August, after two years with the company. Mathie worked directly with Fidelity managing ...