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Summerhayes named Zurich chair

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 30 JAN 2023
Former APRA chair Geoff Summerhayes has been appointed as chair of Zurich Financial Services Australia (Zurich). Summerhayes boasts an impressive track record in financial services as former executive board member of APRA and as chief executive of Suncorp ...

Regal reports FUM loss

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 27 JAN 2023
During the December 2022 quarter, funds under management (FUM) for Regal Partners fell from $5.4 billion to $5.1 billion. Net inflows of $200 million were driven chiefly by the Regal Investment Fund, which raised over $90 million through a wholesale ...

FPA, AFA merger consultation to close

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 27 JAN 2023
The member consultation period on a proposed merger between the Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA) and Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) is due to close on January 31, with members encouraged to provide their feedback before then. ...

Capital Group kicks off succession plan

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 27 JAN 2023
The global active investment manager has overhauled its executive team and appointed new leaders to roles that will assume the management responsibilities of chairman and chief executive. Investment veterans, chief executive Tim Armour and vice-chair ...

Bonds are back: GSFM

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JAN 2023
While last year was a "shocker" for both bonds and equities alike, allocating to fixed income securities in 2023 offers an attractive yield for investors, according to GSFM investment strategist Stephen Miller. Addressing attendees at the GSFM investor ...

Countplus takes on regional firm

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JAN 2023
Countplus' Moggs Accounting + Advisory (Moggs) has acquired Shepparton-based Timothy Trevor Gubbins. As part of the transaction, founder Timothy Gubbins is expected to remain with the business for a period of one year to help assist with an orderly ...

Retirees feel the brunt of inflation: Challenger

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 24 JAN 2023
If the current high levels of inflation continue for years rather than months, many retirees could be facing some difficult spending choices, says Challenger. A new report, entitled Innovations to manage inflation risks, highlights the need for financial ...

Calastone reports sharp managed fund flow declines in 2022

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 24 JAN 2023
... bonds, Calastone said. Following the bond market rout, Calastone managing director of Australia and New Zealand Teresa Walker stated that yields on fixed income funds are now more attractive. Moreover, investors have begun to hope that the interest rate ...

Four themes driving 2023: Iggo

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 24 JAN 2023
Inflation, bonds, China, and the energy transition are at the top of AXA IM chief investment officer Chris Iggo's list of themes that will shape 2023. Providing an outlook for the year ahead, Iggo said: "The economics profession did not prove to be ...

TPB bans PwC partner over breach

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 23 JAN 2023
The Tax Practitioners Board (TPB) has barred former PwC head of international tax Peter-John Collins for integrity breaches. The deregistration, which includes a two-year ban on Collins becoming a registered tax practitioner, followed an investigation ...