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Liberal MP calls for SoA replacement

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 5 NOV 2024
... good outcome for either the client or the adviser." Van Manen previously worked as a financial adviser for the Commonwealth Bank between 1983 and 1998. Afterwards, he became a director of Van Manen Investments for 12 years. Luke Howarth, the member for ...

US election to add to inflation woes: Experts

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 5 NOV 2024
... were lower on Monday (local time) ahead of the election, as polls continue to indicate it will be a tight race. Commonwealth Bank senior economist Belinda Allen said financial markets appear to be bracing for a Harris victory. "US bond yields fell sharply ...

AllianceBernstein managing director departs

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 5 NOV 2024
... years. Prior to that he held roles at AXA as business manager - Australian equities and alternative investments, Deutsche Bank as associate director, fixed income sales and Fergusson Bros. as senior equity derivatives sales trader. "After almost 24 years ...

Australian Retirement Trust works to resolve ongoing outages

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 4 NOV 2024
... payments to about 20,000 members. A spokesperson for ART said payments were delayed by up to 36 hours with some experiencing bank transfer delays as well. ART said the outages began last week, however member comments across the fund's social media ...

Insignia snags TAL executives for new retirement solutions team

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 4 NOV 2024
... Hopson has been with Insignia since 2021 as its head of enterprise strategy. He has previously worked at NAB and Deutsche Bank. "A key focus area for this team will be on how we, utilising our MLC brand and Expand platform, deliver innovative retirement ...

Westpac profits drop as it prepares for leadership change

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 4 NOV 2024
... division, led by incoming Westpac chief executive Anthony Miller, saw net profit rise 13% and business lending up 9%. The bank added that there may be some unforeseen financial impacts from various legal proceedings brought against it. Westpac said while ...

ANZ suspected of more mistakes amid bond saga

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 4 NOV 2024
... the Commonwealth on the bonds issued and therefore Australian taxpayers," he said. ASIC launched an investigation into the bank 's role as joint lead manager and risk manager on an issuance of $14 billion in 10-year Australian government Treasury Bonds. ...

Macquarie reports $1.6bn net profit

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 1 NOV 2024
Macquarie Group has posted a net profit of $1.6 billion for the half year ended September 30, marking a 14% increase from the previous corresponding period. Macquarie managing director and chief executive Shemara Wikramanayake said improved performance ...

Cbus names chief strategy officer

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 1 NOV 2024
... boosted member savings. Dean devised the now-famous fox and henhouse ads which were designed to sway consumers away from bank-owned funds and influence government policy. Before working in super, Dean worked as an organiser with the Australian Council ...

Future Fund delivers strong 11.9% return

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 1 NOV 2024
Future Fund provided a portfolio update to September 2024, showing a strong result for the past 12 months. Future Fund's return was 11.9% for the 12 months to September 2024. Annual investment returns lifted the value of the sovereign wealth fund by ...