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Pengana sales manager departs for Sunshine State

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUL 2020
Pengana Capital's national sales manager for private banking and wealth has left the firm after more than five years, setting his eyes on a new life in sunny Queensland. Alex Keen joined Pengana in June 2015 as a regional distribution manager for ...

Balanced options in the red, but only just

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUL 2020
The balanced options of the majority of the country's super funds are only just in the red after suffering through an unprecedented period of market volatility. Rainmaker Information executive director of research Alex Dunnin argues they have made ...

Colonial First State cops licence conditions

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUL 2020
APRA has imposed licence conditions on Colonial First State Investments Limited to ensure super members' best interests are met, effective immediately. The regulator's decision follows an investigation into matters referred to it by the Royal ...

Chant West, Zenith agree on acquisition

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUL 2020
Chant West is shelving its legal proceedings against Zenith, as the latter comes back to the table on its planned acquisition, which will see Chant West chief executive Brendan Burwood exit the business. The two companies completed a business sales ...

Chief economist update: The All Ords' ups, downs and ups

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUL 2020
It seemed so long ago and far away now but it was only a year ago that the All Ordinaries index broke above its all-time high recorded in 2007 before climbing to a new peak in February this year. The mood was good: The US and China have reached a trade ...

Foreign exchange broker banned

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 30 JUN 2020
ASIC has banned a former foreign exchange broker from the industry for three years, after it was found he was not fit to provide financial services and had not complied with related laws. Steven Marsh, a former employee of Forex Capital Trading, engaged ...

Chief economist update: This rebound is brought to you by the letter V

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 29 JUN 2020
The gradual easing of restrictions has unfrozen social and business activity in almost every nation that decided to do so. Central banks and governments can flood the system with all the money they have, or can print, but with consumers not allowed ...

Prodigy boutique finds new strategic partner

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUN 2020
Flinders Investment Partners, which escaped multi-boutique Prodigy's demise, has found a new strategic partner who is acquiring a 50% stake in the small caps equities boutique. Warakirri Asset Management is the investor, and will also provide capital ...

Judgement delivered in binary options fraud

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2020
The Federal Court of Australia has slapped a trading company with a $1.8 million fine, while two people have been barred from financial services for their involvement in the fraudulent binary options scheme. The judgement comes following findings made ...

BNP Paribas appoints APAC custody lead

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2020
BNP Paribas Securities Services has named a new head for its APAC business, as it looks to further expand in the region. Franck Dubois has been appointed as head of Asia Pacific for BNP Paribas Securities Services, commencing September 1 and based in ...