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QMV hires technology lead

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 14 DEC 2020
Wealth management consulting and technology firm QMV has made an appointment to the new role of general manager, technology. Jonathan Clamp will step into the newly created role of general manager, technology. Based in Melbourne, Clamp will report to ...

Chief economist update: Japan's five minutes of sunshine

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 DEC 2020
However it's measured, economic growth has rebounded in the Land of the Rising Sun from the depths of the huge contraction recorded in the June 2020 quarter. Japanese GDP surged at an annualised rate of 22.9% in the September quarter (from a 29.2% ...

NAB wins custody mandate

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 7 DEC 2020
NAB Asset Servicing has been appointed the custodian for a banking group. Suncorp Group's insurance, wealth and funds management businesses will use NAB Asset Servicing as custodian in Australia and New Zealand. The contract includes nine Suncorp entities ...

Chief economist update: China keeps on going and going

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 4 DEC 2020
... by the S&P GSCI commodity price index) from the 2020 low recorded back in April - good for Australia. Even better for this Land Down Under is that the price of iron ore - Australia's biggest commodity export - has soared to seven-year highs, with ...

Qualitas readies new fund with GURNER

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 3 DEC 2020
... however I had always maintained that the sector didn't stack up given the market conditions and tax climate at the time; land taxes were prohibitive and the investor market had typically generated too much stock for build-to-rent to be an effective asset ...

HSBC wealth lead lands chief executive role

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 1 DEC 2020
HSBC's global chief executive of wealth and personal banking has scored the top job at a major financial services group. Charlie Nunn will become the group chief executive and executive director of Lloyds Banking Group, overseeing brands such as ...

Land tax favourable over stamp duty: Survey

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 30 NOV 2020
An annual land tax is a preferable replacement for stamp duty, according to a survey by Finder. Of the 40 experts and economists surveyed by Finder found nine in 10 were in favour of the proposed ditching of stamp duty. In November, the NSW state government ...

Count Financial targets growth with new hire

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 NOV 2020
The ASX-listed advice and accounting group subsidiary has appointed a former NAB/MLC manager as its practice development and growth manager for Queensland. Stephen Carlton joins from NAB/MLC where he was business growth manager for Queensland and the ...

ASFA adds board members

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 NOV 2020
The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia has appointed two directors to its board. ASFA made way for Sunsuper chair Andrew Fraser and IOOF chief operating officer Frank Lombardo as additional directors after the passing of a special resolution. ...

Chief economist update: It's looking up for the land down under

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 NOV 2020
It keeps getting better and better for Australia. Only yesterday, I penned about things bright and beautiful developing in Australia - its success over containing the second wave and the consequent relaxation of restrictions and re-opening of state ...