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Fintech appoints former super fund chief

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 23 JAN 2020
... Portfolios and the Sydney Financial Forum. Since 1998, Dwyer has also worked as a director and subsequent chair of the private sector partner of the UN Refugee Agency UNHCR, representing Australia. He is also a life member of superannuation industry ...

BlackRock wakes up to climate change

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JAN 2020
... Chevron, worth US$15.5 billion. But what about coal, you may ask? BlackRock owns more than 5.2 million shares in the biggest private-sector coal company in the world, Peabody Energy, worth nearly US$77 million, and 218,014 shares in BHP (listed on the ...

PIMCO to launch first Australian listed trust

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 NOV 2019
... from around the world. "The strategy's broad investment parameters will allow it to access a wide range of public and private investment opportunities to meet its income target. The attributes of a listed structure will enable it to target less liquid ...

Challenger director jumps to global manager

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 17 OCT 2019
A global private markets manager has hired an experienced Challenger director to lead its efforts in Australia and New Zealand. Warwick Mancini is joining HarbourVest Partners as a principal, making him responsible for investor relations for the region. ...

Chief economist update: Negative bang for RBA, government's buck

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 10 OCT 2019
... rate during the boom time before the GFC - and they certainly, aren't going to borrow to spend - total private sector credit slowed to 2.9% in the year to August (after two rate cuts at the time) with personal credit down for the 47th month in a ...

Liberal win stuns, ASX rallies: Poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 MAY 2019
... surprise Coalition victory, and for many it was business as usual. SuperConcepts executive manager SMSF technical and private wealth Graeme Colley said many Australians would be feeling more relaxed about their superannuation after the election. "The ...

Tribeca partners for new fund, hires lead

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 29 APR 2019
... ability to capture returns from Asian credit throughout cycles." "Tribeca is already an active investor in both public and private credit in the Asia Pacific region, particularly in the natural resources sector and the addition of the new fund is very ...

AMP overhauls wealth leadership

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR, JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 4 APR 2019
... stated aim of building and enhancing AMP's direct advice channels. He was most recently part of Credit Suisse's private banking leadership team. He starts at the end of June. Responsible for transforming AMP's Australian wealth management ...

Chief economist update: No credit to the RBA

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 1 APR 2019
... and it will - it might be too late to reverse the slowing growth momentum in the domestic economy. Total private sector credit growth slowed to 4.2% in the year to February, down from 4.3% in the previous month - the fifth straight month of weakening ...

Local fintech investment soars

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 26 FEB 2019
... for fintech Ian Pollari said investment in Australian fintech reached record levels in 2018 in terms of venture capital, private equity and M&A activity. "We have rapidly built a thriving fintech eco-system and investment plays a critical role. Open ...