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Former SMSFA chair returns to role

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 FEB 2020
... chair of the SMSF Association, taking on the role from the end of the association's 2020 conference, which kicked off on the Gold Coast today. Hamilton takes the job from Robin Bowerman, who stepped in to fill the void left by Deborah Ralston in September ...

JP Morgan appoints two Aussie leads

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 18 FEB 2020
JP Morgan has appointed not one, but two co-heads to lead the firm's investment banking business down under. Jabe Jerram and Simon Ranson have been appointed as co-heads of JP Morgan's investment banking coverage. A JP Morgan spokesperson said the appointments ...

Yarra chief operating officer departs

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 11 FEB 2020
The chief operating officer of Yarra Capital Management has retired. Speaking to Financial Standard's sister publication Industry Moves, a spokesperson confirmed Brett Davidson has left the chief operating officer role. "With the business three years ...

Corrupt adviser banned, AFSL canned

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 4 FEB 2020
... director and responsible manager of Smart Solutions, a financial advice business based out of Brisbane and Broadbeach on the Gold Coast. The ASIC review found the Smart Solutions director recommended clients switch out of their existing superannuation ...

Wealth manager makes senior appointment

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 3 FEB 2020
Embattled wealth manager Evans Dixon has appointed a new chief financial officer and company secretary. Paul Ryan has been promoted to the role, formerly serving as Evan & Partners private capital managing director. In a release, the firm said Ryan ...

Industry fund names new investment chief

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 21 JAN 2020
A $6 billion industry super fund will welcome a new investment lead following the resignation of its chief investment officer. Former LUCRF Super head of investment strategy Michael McQueen will now lead investments for Media Super following the resignation ...

Goldman Sachs $1b corruption bill

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 16 JAN 2020
Goldman Sachs has taken a fresh US$1 billion blow to its quarterly profit, as the bank foots the litigation bill for its involvement in the ongoing 1MDB corruption scandal. The US-based bank posted quarterly revenue of US$9.96 billion, beating expectations ...

2020: Year of the fragile economy

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 9 JAN 2020
... stated that Iran was "standing down", indicating there would be no armed retaliation from the US. Demand for oil, bonds and gold has lifted as investors turn towards commodities and "safer" investments to hedge their wealth against global uncertainty ...

Goldman Sachs realigns reporting structure

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JAN 2020
Global investment powerhouse Goldman Sachs has overnight announced new reporting structures for its financial results, in a move that will align the bank closer with its Wall Street peers. The changes come just a week short of the bank's fourth-quarter ...

Gold lifts as US, Iran tensions escalate

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 7 JAN 2020
Fears of escalating tensions between the US and Iran have sent gold skyrocketing to an almost seven-year high, with investors turning to bullion, mining shares and gold-backed ETFs to safeguard their wealth. Fuel was added to gold's fire after US ...