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Mercer chief executive to step down

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAR 2020
... chief executive to begin her new role on April 30. Bloch will also succeed Walsh as Mercer's Pacific zone leader. Mercer president David Anderson paid tribute to Walsh's contribution to the firm, which began in the early 1990s when he joined as a graduate. ...

Global stocks plunge as COVID-19 fear accelerates, oil crashes

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAR 2020
... trade, the S&P 500 fell 7.6%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 7.79%, and the Nasdaq Composite fell 7.29%. NYSE president Stacey Cunningham said the trading halt overnight serves to help build market resilience during times of volatility and fear. ...

Actuaries Institute appoints 2020 president

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 9 MAR 2020
The Actuaries Institute has appointed a new president for 2020, with eyes set on giving young actuaries a voice. Hoa Bui, currently also a director at KPMG Actuarial and partner-in-charge of actuarial and financial risk at KPMG Australia, has nabbed ...

Jamie Dimon recovering after emergency heart surgery

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 9 MAR 2020
JPMorgan Chase & Co chief executive and chair Jamie Dimon is recovering after he experienced a tear in his heart's main artery and was rushed into emergency surgery late last week. The bank's co-presidents and co-chief operating officers, Daniel Pinto ...

UNSW to ditch fossil fuels

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAR 2020
... corporate bonds of companies whose primary business is the ownership and exploitation of fossil fuels reserves by 2025. UNSW president and vice-chancellor, Professor Ian Jacobs, said the university's divestment of fossil fuel assets in its investment ...

Morningstar boosts financial planning capabilities

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2020
... Australian cloud-based adviser software firm, AdviserLogic, in November last year. Morningstar Canada chief executive and president, Scott Mackenzie, said PlanPlus Global's risk profiling capabilities will only become more vital as the advice industry ...

Chief economist update: Wall Street sneezes

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 27 FEB 2020
... too. Fed vice chairman Richard Clarida noted that the Fed is monitoring progress of the coronavirus while Dallas Fed president Robert Kaplan admitted that there's still a lot of uncertainty surrounding the disease. However, both stressed that the ...

Remain liquid, defensive and patient: Schroders

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 FEB 2020
While the market focus has moved on from the woes of 2019, investors in 2020 and facing similar global risks, according to Mihkel Kase, portfolio manager - fixed income at Schroders. Kase said the concerns investors faced in 2019 - think trade war and ...

Chief economist update: Who's afraid of COVID-19?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 25 FEB 2020
... the Fed cut interest rates by at least once this year) and governments stand ready to employ fiscal policies - Chinese President Xi has already pledged to increase policy support and the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) announced more ...

Franklin Templeton to acquire Legg Mason

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 FEB 2020
... appreciated their collaboration in our discussions and look forward to our ongoing relationship," Franklin Templeton president and chief executive Jenny Johnson said. The transaction sees Franklin Templeton add significant scale, while also addressing ...