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Asset manager welcomes new hires

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAY 2018
... developing their SMAs and Alan will assist with that build," he said. Ironbark also appointed a new strategic accounts and research relationship manager in Scott Baker. Baker joins from Capital Group where he was director of distribution since 2014. ...

Frontier appoints principal consultant

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAY 2018
... Before his first stint at Frontier, Alcock was a superannuation cadet at TWU SUPER, a credit analyst at GE Capital, a research associate at InterSec Research and a commercial banking manager at Westpac. "It is great to be able to welcome Joey back in ...

Parametric wins $60m global equities mandate

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAY 2018
... for more passive investment styles with a genuine after-tax investment focus," Briant said. Parametric recently issued research demonstrating how tax-efficient super investment portfolios can improve member returns. The report, co-authored by chief investment ...

Royal Commission backlash continues for banks: Research

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAY 2018
... Australians are more likely to switch their banking institution as a direct result of the Royal Commission, according to new research. About 10% of respondents to a survey commissioned by the Customer Owned Banking Association claim to have already changed ...

Chief economist update: Should have sold in May and gone away

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAY 2018
The sharp turnaround in the All Ordinaries index from the 2018 low of 5859.15 points plumbed on April 3 to 6234.95 points - 6.5 points short of this year's high of 6241.46 points (January) - by May 14 it had almost prompted me to declare that 2018 ...

Alternatives specialist boosts leadership

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAY 2018
... marketing during her 17 year career at American Express in Australia. The alternatives investor has also added former AMP research analyst David Chamberlain as sales and marketing associate, while Peter Rudder - formerly of Ellerston Capital - links ...

Zurich AREITs fund receives Morningstar stamp of approval

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 28 MAY 2018
Zurich's AREITs fund has continued to impress ratings agencies, after recognition by Lonsec and Zenith was cemented by an upgrade from Morningstar. Zurich's Australian Property Securities Fund was upgraded by Morningstar to a Gold Morningstar ...

More victims of financial crime in APAC: Reuters

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 28 MAY 2018
The latest financial crime research from Thomson Reuters found companies in Asia Pacific experienced financial crime above the global level. The survey found that globally 47% of companies had fallen victim to financial crime, however regionally, APAC ...

Chief economist update: Italy and Spain an emerging ECB problem

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 28 MAY 2018
Geo-politics remain the talk of the financial markets as Trump's rolling circus again came to the fore with his flip-flop-flip over the US-North Korean summit - just a day after Trump cancelled the summit, he declared it back on again. Make what ...

Aussie CEOs understand ESG risks: KPMG

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 28 MAY 2018
Australian chief executives believe they must look beyond financial growth to ensure long-term sustainable success. The fourth annual installment of KPMG's Global CEO Outlook found Australian chief executives recognise the importance of ESG policies ...