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Former UBS Wealth exec joins Centrepoint

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2020
A former national head of strategy at UBS Wealth Management has joined the c-suite at Centrepoint Alliance. Brendon Glass has been appointed chief financial officer of major financial advice group Centrepoint Alliance, fresh off a set of interim advisory ...

Chief economist update: Pay cut or pay not?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2020
"Tell him he's dreaming!" The Australian Bureau of Statistics' (ABS) report showing that the country's unemployment rose from 5.2% in March to ONLY 6.2% in April surely is a pleasant dream considering the nightmarish backdrop of the long ...

Australia facing largest ever GDP fall

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAY 2020
... enhancing reforms." "Our focus will be on practical solutions to the most significant challenges which will be front and centre in the post-crisis world," Frydenberg said. "Reskilling and upskilling the workforce, maintaining our $100 billion, 10-year ...

Death of dividends greatly exaggerated: Epoch

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2020
... that are typically hit hard during recessions are financials, as we have already seen in Australia, they are always at the centre of the storm, as well as consumer discretionary stocks," McIntyre said. "Conversely, two sectors that have typically held ...

AMP Capital ups jail stake

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2020
AMP Capital has taken a majority stake in a New Zealand corrections centre, boosting the firm's social infrastructure holdings. The Auckland South Corrections Facility (ASCF) is now 70% owned by AMP Capital, after it acquired a further 30% of the facility ...

Link feels impact of COVID-19

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2020
... AustralianSuper, AMIST Super, BUSSQ, Cbus, HESTA and Hostplus. Link said it has seen increased member activity, with contact centre volumes swelling as a result of the ERS, investment switching and an increased demand for advice. This increased demand ...

Advice, but not as you know it

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2020
... period of change post-Royal Commission. "Unfortunately, everyone always talks about putting the client at the front and centre of everything they do and then you see behaviours that are inconsistent with that," Lamborn said. Recently, JANA announced ...

AFSL pleads guilty to mishandling client money

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2020
... mishandling client monies, and has pleaded guilty. Pershing Securities Australia Pty Ltd (PSAL) pleaded guilty at the Downing Centre Local Court in Sydney to mishandling client monies after ASIC laid charges following an investigation. Pershing now faces ...

Former licensee head in new role

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAY 2020
... AMP, AXA and NAB Financial Planning. MLC also confirmed the appointment of Cristian Zanetti as head of advice experience centre, Sydney and central advice. He joins from AMP where he spent close to 15 years, most recently as head of AMP Advice - NSW/ACT. ...

Opportunities abound in COVID-19 environment

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAY 2020
... earnings drivers so they can better understand how they will cope in the coming months. "For some like the leading data centre and cloud storage group NextDC in the Software & Services sector, and Goodman Group who have warehousing and logistics clients ...