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Australia Day honours recognise industry stalwarts

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 29 JAN 2019
... former NAB director and served on the board of the ASX from 2003 to 2015. She is currently chair of the Australia-Israel Chamber of Commerce and sits on the board of RaboBank Australia and New Zealand. She is joined by former NAB deputy chief executive ...

Hiring continues but wage growth under pressure

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 JAN 2019
... Australian Bureau of Statistics show the nation's unemployment rate fell from 5.2% to 5.1% as at November 2018. Australian Chamber chief executive James Pearson said: "In the last year we have seen increases in employment and average monthly hours that ...

KPMG hires legal services partner

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 8 JAN 2019
KPMG's Australian legal advisory business has hired a partner from Norton Rose Fulbright to work with financial services companies. Zein El Hassan is the 19th partner on the KPMG Law Australia team. He will report to the team's head Stuart Fuller. El ...

Pinnacle expands distribution team

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 10 SEP 2018
The $46 billion multi-affiliate investment manager has hired Eaton Vance's Australian lead as it expands its business in Australia and offshore. Duncan Hodnett is joining Pinnacle as a director of institutional distribution in a Sydney-based role. ...

VC firm launches new credit fund

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 21 AUG 2018
... Australia." According to OneVentures, the firm's crossed paths on a trade mission organised via the Australia Israel Chamber of Commerce (AICC). AICC chief executive Michelle Blum said: "The purpose of the trade missions is to generate bilateral ...

Sunsuper appoints former AustralianSuper executive

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 23 JUL 2018
... merger with Melbourne-based Kinetic Super. Williams was appointed after a national recruitment search initiated by the Chamber of Commerce and Industry Queensland (CCIQ) and undertaken by Russell Reynold Assosciates. She replaces outgoing director Theresa ...

Fossil fuelled Ireland to divest for climate change

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 16 JUL 2018
... development fund, the Ireland Strategic Investment Fund. The Fossil Fuel Divestment Bill will now progress to the Seanad - upper chamber - in the coming months and, if passed, will compel the government to sell off about $500 million in holdings "as ...

Chief economist update: Friday when the trade war began

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 9 JUL 2018
... 3.3% GDP [Q3 2017]. I see no reason why we don't go to 4%, 5%, and even 6%." POTUS certainly would have read the US Chamber of Commerce's warning back in May this year that, "President Trump's strict stance on trade could put 2.6 million ...

Praemium signs wealth management heavyweight

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 5 JUN 2018
A wealth manager with about $27 billion in assets under management has signed on to use Praemium's managed accounts services. Morgan Stanley Wealth Management Australia and its about 115 financial advisers will use Praemium's separately managed ...

Alternatives specialist boosts leadership

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAY 2018
An alternative investments firm has added to its distribution capabilities and made four appointments to its small team. Brookvine is expanding as the firm experiences greater interest in its alternative and niche investment strategies. Former CQS head ...