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US private investment firm appoints first Aussie partner

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 14 JAN 2020
... equity operations in Australia. Lawson joined Bain Capital Private Equity in 2016, formerly working as an associate at Advent International in New York. Lawson worked as a consultant at Bain and Company between Sydney and New York for three years prior ...

Chief economist update: Global easing

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 13 AUG 2019
... it's launching TLTRO III (targeted longer-term refinancing operations) in September this year. But this was before the advent of fears over a German recession and the latest political uncertainty in Italy where the ruling party faces a no-confidence ...

UBS co-head of equities departs

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 MAY 2019
The co-head of equities for Australia and New Zealand at UBS stepped down after 15 years with the firm. Chris Williams had been in the role since May 2015 alongside Steve Boxall, who will now have the sole responsibility for the role. Williams joined ...

NAB chief executive and chair exit

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 7 FEB 2019
National Australia Bank chief executive Andrew Thorburn and chair Ken Henry announced they will exit the bank. Thorburn's last day is on 28 February 2019, while Henry will retire from the board once a permanent chief executive is appointed. Philip ...

Fintechs in the money, gain confidence

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 30 OCT 2018
The fintech sector is bullish it can grab market share from big banks and incumbents with the advent of open banking and as the fallout from the Royal Commission plays out, EY's latest fintech census shows. With one-in-five fintechs now turning a profit ...

Industry fund eyes younger membership with board appointment

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 5 DEC 2017
REI Super is advancing its mission to attract younger members to the fund with the appointment of a new independent, non-executive director. Michelle Beveridge joins the board with more than 20 years of experience in digital transformation including ...

Kokoda revisited: The AFA journey

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 10 OCT 2017
The AFA 2017 National Adviser Conference will hear the stories of 11 AFA members who raised more than $40,000 in completing the Kokoda Trail and increasing awareness of veteran suicide and PTSD. An AFA Foundation initiative saw the group trek 96 kilometres ...

Riding the retirement tidal wave

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUL 2017
... many cases - don't consider themselves "old" and will likely both continue working and driving up consumption with the advent of the "silver dollar." "To put it another way, quoting The Castle, if you think you're retiring at 65 you're dreaming," he ...

Decumulation will drive investment focus shift: AXA IM

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 20 JUN 2017
... shifting investment strategies in search of income generation and inflation protection over the long term in response to the advent of the superannuation decumulation phase, AXA Investment Managers believes. According to the results of its recent survey ...

Advice industry must not rest on laurels: Diamantidis

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 26 MAY 2017
The financial advice industry has resigned itself to underperforming and allowed the public to relegate financial matters. Caboodle Financial Services' Peita Diamantidis believes the financial advice industry is failing for having only engaged 20% of ...