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Man Group hires from PIMCO

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAR 2022
Man Group has appointed Rohit Shroff as its new director of sales Australia. Shroff joins from PIMCO, where he spent 10 years and worked in both the UK and Australia, focusing on fixed income, hedge fund, private credit and other alternative investments. ...

WealthO2 hires five to focus on tech solutions

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 7 MAR 2022
The hires were across the firm's distribution, risk, compliance, and development teams. Joining from BT Financial Group, Justin Ahrens has been appointed as head of risk management, alongside Kay Hurst from Westpac as program delivery manager and ...

Value strategy drags Clime's performance

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 28 FEB 2022
Clime Investment Management's value and quality-based investing strategies pushed the group's performance well into the red in the half-year to December. The ASX-listed firm reported a $282,344 loss in investments, assets which were worth significantly ...

Global markets shaken by war

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 25 FEB 2022
Global markets reacted to the news of Russia's invasion of Ukraine overnight, with analysts keeping a close watch on the conflict's impact on companies and economies. IG market analyst Kyle Rodda said he views the current situation as a growth and inflation ...

Sudden departure for CountPlus chief

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 17 FEB 2022
The chief executive of ASX-listed CountPlus has abruptly stepped down three months after he was reappointed to the post. Matthew Rowe, who also serves as managing director, exits on February 24. Chief financial officer Laurent Toussaint assumes the ...

QIC bolsters real estate business

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 FEB 2022
QIC has hired a new head of alternative income for its real estate business, recruiting from Lendlease. Sally Harding joined QIC as head of alternative income, QIC Real Estate at the end of January. She comes from Lendlease where she held the role of ...

NAB tops bad advice compensation bill

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 15 FEB 2022
The National Australia Bank's bad advice compensation bill has hit more than $1.2 billion - the highest liability among the major financial institutions. While NAB Financial Planning and NAB Private Wealth have remediated most of this amount with ...

Sequoia makes three appointments

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 15 FEB 2022
Sequoia Financial Group announced the appointment of three executives to bolster its national advice network. Barry Strapps has joined as regional manager for South Australia and Western Australia. He joined InterPrac last year and prior to that worked ...

Synchron names new state manager

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 14 FEB 2022
Synchron added a new state manager to its network to cover South Australia and Northern Territory. Emma Crothers joins as the South Australia and Northern Territory state manager, based in Adelaide. She most recently ran her own consultancy Fusion Practice ...

Scammers prey on lonely hearts

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 14 FEB 2022
This Valentine's Day, Westpac and the ACCC's Scamwatch is urging people to be aware of love scams. Scamwatch found Australians had lost $56 million to love scams last year. This particular breed of scams appears to be on the rise, with 44% more lost ...