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Synchron compliance lead resigns

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 AUG 2020
Synchron's general manager of legal, risk and compliance Michael Jones has resigned, with a new appointment to lead the dealer group's compliance. Synchron director Don Trapnell thanked Jones for his contribution to the dealer group. "We have ...

It's your money: Hume calls out Keating

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 6 AUG 2020
Senator Jane Hume has called out former Prime Minister Paul Keating over his criticism of the government's Early Release of Super scheme, calling him elitist. Taking to Twitter, Hume implied the former Prime Minister was part of an elite upper-echelon ...

ERS scheme referred to Auditor-General

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 6 AUG 2020
The Labor party has referred the government's Early Release of Superannuation scheme to the Auditor-General, citing administrative failures. Shadow Assistant Treasurer Stephen Jones sent the letter to the Auditor-General Grant Hehir asking him to review ...

Partners Group hires from GSFM

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 4 AUG 2020
The global private markets fund manager has hired multi-boutique GSFM's head of research and key accounts. Shaun Thomas joined Partners Group last week, as a client relationship manager. He reports to Partners Group's local head of retail Jonathan ...

Momentum, quality outperform in 2020: S&P

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUL 2020
Quality and low volatility indices outperformed during the COVID-19 financial crash, which saw the Australian share market drop 35.9% between February 20 and March 23, according to new research coming out of S&P Dow Jones Indices. During the crash ...

AMP Capital revamps leadership team

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUL 2020
AMP Capital has announced a raft of changes to its leadership team, including several departures, as it looks to drive its next phase of growth. The fund manager has expanded its leadership team to ensure representation of both clients and investment ...

Morningstar creates new ESG role

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUL 2020
... financial journalist. She began her career as an M&A analyst at Societe Generale in Hong Kong. Bioy will be working closely with Jon Hale, director of sustainability research for the Americas, based in the United States, ensuring the sustainability team ...

Pandemic exacerbated retirement confidence: Research

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUL 2020
Research from State Street found Australian savers have been more likely to check their super and change investment strategies during the COVID-19 crisis. Around 42% of Australian savers have been negatively impacted financially by COVID-19, according ...

New partner at Stanford Brown

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUL 2020
Advice firm Stanford Brown has appointed a new partner with over two decades of experience. Todd Stanford has nabbed the promotion, after just over one year with the firm. Stanford Brown chief executive Jonathan Hoyle congratulated Stanford on his promotion. ...

Rio Tinto decision exposes limits of super engagement

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUL 2020
A controversial promotion at mining giant Rio Tinto has demonstrated how even the biggest of super funds hold very little sway when it comes to engaging with companies they invest in. Peter Toth, formerly chief executive of OM Holdings, was promoted ...