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Cromwell appoints chief capital officer

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 DEC 2017
Cromwell Property Group has appointed a new chief capital officer. Simon Garing joins Cromwell from Bank of America Merrill Lynch Hong Kong, where he was deputy director of research - Asia-Pacific. Prior to that, he was head of real estate research ...

AMP names new chief risk officer

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 12 DEC 2017
... years in the role. Prior to moving to Australia, she was a partner at EY Canada, and chief risk officer at Aviva North America and Munich Re. AMP recently appointed former CommInsure executive manager of life claims, Vicky Galanis, as a senior manager ...

America is full

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 11 DEC 2017
There is nothing in the November US labour numbers to stop the Fed from delivering its "promised" third rate hike finale for 2017 this week. US employment increased by 228K in November following a 244K gain in October. This is greater than market expectations ...

TAL welcomes new claims executive

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 7 DEC 2017
TAL has appointed a new general manager of claims. Currently in the role of general manager of international life solutions, Loraine van Eeden, will transition into the new role in January 2018. Relocating to Sydney from Capetown, van Eeden will be ...

Un-Keynesian

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 5 DEC 2017
... 3.5% today (if all goes as predicted). Not much but still an improvement, 'ey? Still, the question must be asked. Does America need this kind of fiscal largesse at this time in its economic cycle... when almost all indicators are pointing to the sky? ...

Industry rolls out anti-sexual harassment ETF

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 30 NOV 2017
... working with non-profit organisations that want to harness the power of capital markets to catalyse change in corporate America while providing investors with an equity market rate of return," Powell said. Dorri McWhorter, chief executive of YWCA Metropolitan ...

Superannuation savings reach $2.5 trillion

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 24 NOV 2017
... billionaire Anthony Pratt said that Australia was "awash with funds", but many Australian companies "still have to go to America to borrow long-term debt." "Over half of Australian super funds is invested in the sharemarket as equities, whereas in some ...

Advice the face of wealth management evolution

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 16 NOV 2017
The chief executive of a US mutual fund provider and subsidiary to a US$1.7 trillion global investment manager believes the financial services industry cannot go back on its move to independent financial advisers. Speaking at a Morningstar investment ...

Males dominate ASX200 top job

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 NOV 2017
... executives have global experience under their belt; 66 have worked throughout the Asia Pacific, 59 in Europe, 54 in North America, 17 in Africa, 11 in Latin America and five in the Middle East. New South Wales remains the hub of the major companies ...

SSGA sales head lands top job, successor named

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 14 NOV 2017
The head of managed fund sales at State Street Global Advisors in Australia is relocating to the US headquarters in Boston for a senior role. Starting in the new year, Amy Johnston will lead a sales team across the Americas servicing corporates, endowments ...