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AMP chair faces shareholder ire

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 30 APR 2021
... packages at the annual general meeting this morning, held online for the second year in a row. A burning question was how news of chief executive Francesco De Ferrari's exit was leaked to the AFR on March 25 prior it was announced to the markets ...

Queensland advice firm joins Connectus

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 29 APR 2021
NASDAQ listed Focus Financial Partners has added a Queensland advice firm to its advice multi-boutique network Connectus. Aspiri Financial Services Group will join Connectus, which in December 2020 acquired S ydney's Brady & Associates Group, Melbourne's ...

How managers win ESG mandates

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 27 APR 2021
New research from Investment Trends has revealed how investors choose ESG product providers, and it's bad news for some of the big names in funds management. According to the research, conducted by Investment Trends and Australian Ethical, 87% of ...

AMP Capital real estate distribution head departs

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 23 APR 2021
... before recently focusing on growing our real estate client base," the spokesperson said. Confirmation of the departure follows news earlier today that AMP Capital global head of infrastructure equity and former chief executive Boe Pahari is set to leave ...

Chief economist: Of capital gains taxes, COVID-19 and climate change

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 23 APR 2021
It's bad news day on Wall Street overnight with all four its benchmark equity market indices flashing red. The S&P 500, the DJIA and the Nasdaq dropped by 0.9% each, while the Russell 2000 had a smaller decline of 0.3%. The financial literati were ...

Pahari to leave AMP amid demerger

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 23 APR 2021
... continues to explore options, and the Multi-Asset Group which is in the process of being transferred to AMP Australia. The news comes after the sudden resignation of Francesco De Ferrari as chief executive of AMP Limited. He is set to be replaced by ...

Nuveen APAC lead exits

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 19 APR 2021
Global fund manager Nuveen Real Estate has shuffled its local executive lineup, which includes bidding farewell to its division head for Australia. After one year of heading the Australia and Asia Pacific real estate business, managing director Nick ...

Citi to exit consumer banking in Australia

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 16 APR 2021
Citigroup's quarterly results included news the banking giant is undertaking a strategic overhaul of its global consumer banking division. This will mean Citi is exiting consumer banking entirely in a number of markets including Australia. China, India ...

Atlas Wealth launches mortgage brokerage

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 APR 2021
... completely avoid providing mortgages to Australian expats which can sometimes discourage them from obtaining a loan, but the good news is that there are others that are willing to lend. Harper commented: "Whilst there have been a number of lending policy ...

Chief economist update: Australia's confidence contagion

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 APR 2021
Australia may not be "at the front of the queue for a safe and effective vaccine" (as Morrison declared back in November 2020) but it's certainly leading much of the world in containing the virus and strengthening economic recovery. This was the ...