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KPMG names financial services head

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 26 AUG 2019
The global consulting firm has named a new leader for its financial services division. KPMG financial services management consulting head Daniel Knoll has been promoted to national industry leader for financial services. The role will see the former ...

Boutique launches new fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 26 AUG 2019
A boutique fund manager has launched a new income fund that provides an alternative to low-yielding cash and term deposits. Prime Value's Diversified High Yield Fund, which launched on August 1, aims to provide investors with a return of 4% per ...

Chief economist update: Trump should read Frank

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 26 AUG 2019
Houston, we have a problem - a gigantic one! Talk about spoiling everybody's weekend. Wall Street fell sharply at the close of last week's trading. Was it due to disappointment over US Fed chair Jerome Powell's much-anticipated words at ...

Government should intervene in BOLR changes: Opposition

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 23 AUG 2019
The NSW shadow minister for finance and small business has asked what the state government is doing for advisers facing financial ruin as a result of AMP's plan to change Buyer of Last Resort terms. Speaking in NSW parliament earlier this week ...

Perpetual in acquisition mode

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 23 AUG 2019
Perpetual is willing to break away from its value investing heritage as it looks for new investment managers to add to its lineup. Perpetual Investments, which brings almost half of the company's operating profits, reported a 29% slump in its profits ...

Finance cheats more likely to cheat: Study

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 23 AUG 2019
A University of Texas study has found finance professionals who engage in misconduct at work are more likely to be unfaithful in marriage. The study looked at financial advisers, chief financial officers and chief executives amongst others using the ...

Pension fund joins action against Facebook

KRISTI CHENG  |  FRIDAY, 23 AUG 2019
The California State Teachers' Retirement System has joined a derivatives case against Facebook in regards to Cambridge Analytica. The litigation at hand is a pending derivative lawsuit against Facebook's leadership, including the social media company's ...

Aussie equities manager expands team

KRISTI CHENG  |  FRIDAY, 23 AUG 2019
A Melbourne boutique expanded its senior ranks with the appointment of a new head of distribution and investor relations. Collins Street Asset Management has appointed Rob Hay to the role, responsible for engaging with the fund's existing investors ...

Super JV names chief investment officer

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 22 AUG 2019
The $26 billion Equipsuper and Catholic Super joint venture has named its inaugural chief investment officer in preparation for an official merger. Anna Shelley has been appointed to the role, following last week's announcement that Scott Cameron will ...

M&G sets up shop down under

KRISTI CHENG  |  THURSDAY, 22 AUG 2019
London-headquartered M&G Investments opened the doors to its first Australian offices. The new offices, in Sydney and Melbourne, are a natural extension of the real estate manager's existing footprint in Australia, M&G global head of real estate Tony ...