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Asset manager hires new chief executive

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 APR 2020
... with a specific focus on family office. Michael Barnes has been appointed to the role, following a history of working as an ultra-high net worth and family office accountant. Australian Standfirst AM chief investment officer Stirling Larkin said Barnes ...

Trading platforms see record use

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2020
... responsible for the explosion in active traders on the platform. "There is no doubt that the recent market volatility and the ultra-low interest rate environment has created significant interest in the stock market," Edgley said. The increase pushed ...

Opportunities and threats amid COVID-19 crisis

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2020
... believe the world requires higher oil prices to incentivise replacement supply from higher-cost conventional sources, such as ultra-deep water." Potter said there were both opportunities and threats within the mining sector. " Base metal prices are suffering ...

No time to look back

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2020
... trade war and an aggressive Fed rate hike cycle," Spivak said. "If the slowdown punctures any bubbles built up through the ultra-accommodative post-GFC period, a credit crisis may ensue. That probably explains markets' rush for liquidity in spite ...

Panic selling to do more damage: Ord Minnett

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 16 MAR 2020
... impossible, particularly against a backdrop of an already fragile global economy that had been balancing a confluence of factors: ultra-low interest rates due to waning economic growth and geopolitical tensions, record debt-levels and stretched valuations ...

Hermes handbags an emerging asset class for UHNWs

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAR 2020
... prepared to spend hundreds of thousands of dollars on the rarest or most desirable bags," KFLII editor Andrew Shirley said. Ultra-high-net-worth investors allocate about 5% of their investment portfolios to collectables, higher than their allocations ...

Focus to acquire stake in MEDIQ

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 FEB 2020
... their business." In February last year, Focus announced it was partnering with Escala Partners to expand its presence in the ultra-high-net worth space. It also has a stake in Gold Coast-based Financial Professionals. The firm has more than 60 partners. ...

Chief economist update: Equity markets struck by coronavirus

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JAN 2020
... titled Global Macroeconomic Consequences of Pandemic Influenza where, based on economic modeling, 'the most serious "ultra" scenario would cost 142.2 million lives around the world and reduce growth by $US4.4 trillion. How could approximately 150 ...

VanEck launches new income product

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JAN 2020
... portfolio of ETFs targeting income for retiree clients," he said. Neiron said the portfolio launch comes at a time when ultra-low interest rates are impacting investor returns. "Asset allocation will be key in helping investors to achieve a decent income ...

Crestone bolsters team

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 14 JAN 2020
... team to 80. The firm said the hires reaffirm its commitment to high-quality professional advice in the high net worth and ultra-high net worth client segments. Paul Shalhoub, Duane O'Donnell, John Taylor and Elliott Greenberg were appointed as investment ...