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J.P. Morgan veteran joins Plato IM

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 9 FEB 2018
Plato Investment Management is welcoming a former J.P. Morgan Asset Management managing director and professional rugby player to its ranks. David Allen joins Plato's investment team and reports to managing director Don Hamson. He previously held multiple ...

Chief economist update: The Fed's force is with us

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 9 FEB 2018
"Suddenly the wheels are in motion. And I, I'm ready to sail any ocean. Suddenly I don't need the answers. Cause I, I'm ready to take all my chances with you." - Olivia Newton-John Oh yes Virginia, the wheels are surely in motion...suddenly. The Dow ...

Go your own way: AXA IM

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 8 FEB 2018
Investors should not be afraid to run against the pack in 2018, with recent history demonstrating that taking a contrarian view can pay off. That was a key takeaway from AXA Investment Managers' head of Framlington Equities - Asia, Mark Tinker, when ...

Perennial appoints institutional sales lead

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 8 FEB 2018
Perennial Value Management and Daintree Capital are welcoming a new head of institutional sales. Dan Birch will lead the fund manager's institutional sales division, responsible for marketing and selling Perennial's equity and risk management product ...

Government passes BEAR reform

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 8 FEB 2018
The Banking Executive Accountability Regime legislation was passed in the Senate yesterday. The legislation aims to incentivise good behaviour and ensure banks and individuals are held accountable for their actions if they fail to meet the expected ...

CBA puts away $500m for regulatory costs

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 FEB 2018
Commonwealth Bank posted a $4.7 billion after-tax profit in the first half of FY18 and its wealth management arm was a standout performer. However the bank has also put aside more than $500 million for ongoing legal and customer remediation costs. CBA's ...

Board appointment at Westpac

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 FEB 2018
Westpac appointed a former KPMG executive to its board and two committees. Peter Nash, who was a senior partner at KPMG, will serve as an independent non-executive director and a member of the risk and compliance, and audit committees effective March ...

Chief economist update: This time is different

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 FEB 2018
"It's murder on the dance floor. You'd better not kill the groove..." - Sophie Ellis-Bextor. "Stock Market Loser Kills Brokerage Manager, Self in Shooting Rampage". This was Los Angeles Times' headline reporting about an investor going into Merrill ...

Former Suncorp executive joins Freedom Insurance

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 6 FEB 2018
Freedom Insurance Group has appointed an insurance expert to a newly-created chief operating officer role. Craig Orton, whose experience spans life, general, reinsurance and health insurance, joins Freedom Insurance from Suncorp, where he was executive ...

Praemium enhances digital offering

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 6 FEB 2018
Praemium is introducing paperless applications and digital acceptance, simplifying the financial advice process for both adviser and client. The platform said the addition of new features means Praemium is now offering a completely online solution. ...