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Consortium eyes Link Group

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 13 OCT 2020
... receiving the go-ahead from the Foreign Investment Review Board, due diligence and securing debt financing. Link chief executive John McMurtrie is due to retire early 2021. QBE executive Vivek Bhatia will take over the top job. A recent AFR article alleges ...

GMO launches global equities fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 SEP 2020
... long run," Hancock said. "In today's market environment, where great uncertainty is creating significant opportunities from price dislocations and volatility, we are pleased to be launching the GMO Quality Trust in Australia. We believe our balanced ...

J.P. Morgan set to cough up US$1bn

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 24 SEP 2020
... price manipulation, one count of commodities fraud, and one count of spoofing. The agency also identified two former traders, John Edmonds and Christian Trunz, as being co-conspirators in the case. Edmonds worked at the bank from 2004 to 2017 and was ...

ASIC takes disqualification decision to Federal Court

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 11 SEP 2020
... "Self-managed superannuation fund auditors play a fundamental role in promoting confidence in the sector," ASIC Commissioner John Price said at the time. "ASIC will continue to take action to ensure auditors adhere to ethical standards," Gilliland subsequently ...

Former energy minister nabs role at investment group

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 3 SEP 2020
... under management. The group currently represents 15 key institutional investors in the Australian market, including BayWa, John Laing, Lighthouse Infrastructure, Macquarie Capital, RWE Renewables and Windlab. Under his leadership, Corbell said the advocacy ...

Shareholders approve Aon, WTW merger

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 27 AUG 2020
... address, creating significant value for clients, colleagues, and shareholders," Case said. Similarly, WTW chief executive John Haley said the approval marks an important milestone. "The vote reflects our shareholders' confidence in this next step of ...

Take your CAPE ratio with a grain of salt

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 17 AUG 2020
... foreboding on the long-term potential of their investment portfolio. Rainmaker Information's head of investment research John Dyall said that while the ratio cannot be used to forecast market downturns - "at least not in a way that you could reliably ...

Link Group hires new chief executive

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 7 AUG 2020
An insurance giant's chief executive has snagged the top job at Link Group, as John McMurtrie announces his retirement in early 2021. Vivek Bhatia is currently the Asia Pacific chief executive of $14.8 billion market cap QBE Insurance Group, after being ...

Chief economist update: Cheaper prices not a bargain

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUL 2020
... are cheap-er. It may seem counterintuitive but falling prices are bad news bears for the economy, any economy. Just like John Maynard Keynes' Paradox of Thrift, savings by individuals during recessions lead to a general decline in aggregate demand ...

Super reform should happen, but not now: Grattan

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUL 2020
... sweeping reforms as the nation battles the economic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. Chief executive of the Grattan Institute John Daley said policy priorities need to reflect the new reality created by the crisis. "Governments should stick to their ...