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Boutique to open Sydney office

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUN 2020
A Melbourne boutique has opened a Sydney office and added to its distribution team as its looks to expand its presence in the retail market. Scott Curtis is joining Warakirri Asset Management as a business development manager from Liverpool Partners ...

ASIC cancels two AFSLs

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 1 JUN 2020
... ASIC has cancelled the Australian financial services licenses of Western Australia-based, Personal Risk Management and Melbourne-based Australian Golden Securities ASIC said Personal Risk's cancellation took effect on 21 May 2020, after the company failed ...

Create coalitions for change: Martin Currie

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 25 MAY 2020
... heard." The firm held 178 one-on-one engagements with corporate management teams last year, of which Martin Currie's Melbourne team undertook 50. It also voted on 6931 proxy resolutions across 665 shareholder meetings globally, which it said, demonstrates ...

Balanced funds fundamentally flawed

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 25 MAY 2020
A Melbourne-based investment manager has blasted balanced options in superannuation funds, arguing that despite their "diversification" they fail to perform in market downturns. Many traditionally balanced funds hold anywhere between 60% to 80% exposure ...

House prices expected to tumble

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2020
... COVID-19 pandemic continues. HSBC analysis showed Sydney house prices could fall by as much as 15% next year, while Melbourne could see a 17% drop. HSBC chief economist Paul Bloxham said a U-shaped recovery and COVID-19-related policies are likely to ...

Financial stress increases despite relaxed conditions

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2020
... Prime Minister announced plans to restart the nation's economy, according to latest research. The latest wave of the Melbourne Institute's Taking the pulse of the nation survey shows financial stress increased among Australians in the wake of the government's ...

Frontier Advisors adds to leadership

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2020
... nine dedicated technology developers, architects and data specialists. He said he is looking forward to returning to Melbourne and joining Frontier. "I've been fortunate to work in a number of leading technology businesses and with many investment managers ...

Performance analyst jobs hold steady in COVID-19

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2020
... positions across Australia. However, this can vary depending on the role and the size of the fund." Kaizen noted that in Melbourne, NAB Asset Services continues to produce the vast majority of performance analysts, who have progressed into senior roles ...

Chief economist update: Pay cut or pay not?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2020
... confidence -- the NAB business confidence index rebounded to a reading of -46 in April from -65 in March; the Westpac/Melbourne Institute Index of Consumer Sentiment jumped by 16.4% to 88.1 in May from April's 75.6 reading. The consumer sentiment ...

Practice valuations avoid COVID-19 hit

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2020
... which is good. In Launceston and Hobart quite a few businesses down there have come to us to sell," he said. Birt said Melbourne and Adelaide are both quiet at the moment, though Sydney continues to provide plenty of opportunities. Birt said that "for ...