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Citi adds compliance head

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 27 AUG 2020
Citi Australia has appointed Sarah Stewart as managing director and chief country compliance officer for Australia and New Zealand. She takes over from James Davies, who was recently appointed as regional chief compliance officer for Citi's Institutional ...

Chief economist update: Japan economy tanks depsite looser restrictions

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 27 AUG 2020
If a technical recession is defined as two successive quarters of negative growth, what do you call a period where the economy contracts for three straight quarters... and counting? Japan may have imposed less stringent coronavirus containment measures ...

FS Power50: Vote now

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 25 AUG 2020
Voting has opened for the 2020 FS Power50, recognising the most influential financial advisers in Australia. This year, Financial Standard received more than 170 nominations for the FS Power50 and the voting process has now launched. "The FS Power 50 ...

REITs better value than bonds, equities: LaSalle

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 AUG 2020
... beneficiaries of the COVID-19 crisis, thanks to a substantial increase in both working and education from home. From a country perspective, Hong Kong (down 11%) and Singapore (14.3%) have performed relatively strongly, while Canada (down 31%) and Australia ...

Mayfair 101's vision for Mission Beach is sinking

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 AUG 2020
... investors, the Bond family, Napla and all other stakeholders that have an interest in the success of this project. It is in the country's interest that this project proceeds given the increasing need for employment and economic growth."

Ponzi scheme allegations levelled at Mayfair 101

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 18 AUG 2020
... concerned about Mr Mawhinney, currently in lock down in Melbourne with his fiance and four month old daughter leaving the country, they could have asked for his passport," Mayfair 101 said in a statement in response However, the corporate regulator was ...

Synchron compliance lead moves to AMP

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 17 AUG 2020
... provide SMSF and superannuation advice to clients with 858 advisers registered. Synchron is the third largest AFSL in the country with 519 advisers registered, giving it a 2.4% market share. "We thank Michael for the valuable contribution he made to ...

Mayfair 101 in damage control

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 17 AUG 2020
... has attempted to set the record straight, hitting out at claims chief executive James Mawhinney may attempt to flee the country and at Vasco Trustees over its handling of the IPO Wealth Fund. ASIC asked the Federal Court last week to freeze some Mayfair ...

Chief economist update: COVID-19 cycle

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 17 AUG 2020
... Spain continued to face the worst coronavirus infection rate in Western Europe, with some 675 active outbreaks in the country, forcing neighbor states to continue placing restrictions on outbound and inbound travel, hurting its tourism sector further. ...

Contango dumps investment strategy, opens raise

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 13 AUG 2020
... Growth Long Short Equity Strategy Composite has generated a return of 23.5% per annum since inception, beating the MSCI All Country World Index by 11.9%. The proposed management fee is 1.40% and is to be split between Contango and WCM plus GST. Meanwhile ...