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The great fall of China

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 20 APR 2020
... plummeting by 24.5 in February; industrial production's 13.5% dive in Feb was followed by a 1.1% decline in March; and, retail sales slumped by 20.5% and 15.8% (year-on-year) in February and March, respectively. We, Australians all, are in for a lot ...

Trading platforms see record use

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2020
... investors see opportunities in the market, a point corroborated by recent Investment Trends research, which noted 26% of retail investors intend to increase their exposure to Australian equities in the next fortnight. Nabtrade director of investor relations ...

Multi-boutique insto head steps down

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAR 2020
The head of institutional and strategic relationships at a $12.8 billion multi-boutique has stepped down from the role. Maple-Brown Abbott has confirmed the departure of Christine Cameron. Cameron joined the firm in 2013 in the role from Russell Investments ...

Pinnacle distribution director takes new role

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAR 2020
... institutional sales is leaving the role for a $12.8 billion multi-boutique. Duncan Hodnett will join Maple-Brown Abbott as its head of global distribution coming Monday. The newly-created role puts Hodnett in charge of Maple-Brown Abbott's business ...

Challenger general manager jumps to boutique

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAR 2020
... and independent financial advisers. He joins former Challenger colleague, Vito D'Introno, who left as Challenger's head of retail sales late last year to join Yarra as its first chief commercial officer. "Rommel's appointment forms part of ...

Chief economist update: China leads the way

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAR 2020
... a 6.9% expansion in December. Fixed asset investment plunged by 24.5% over the same period (following a 5.4% gain) and retail sales sank by 20.5% (after growing by 8.0% at the end of 2019). This understandable and to be expected given the stoppages and ...

Midwinter expands advice software business

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 21 FEB 2020
... sales, marketing and customer service functions of the cloud-based software business. Andrew Whelan was appointed as the new head of distribution to lead the sales and marketing team, at the end of last year. Whelan joins Midwinter with over 20 years' ...

Chief economist update: Working nine to five, barely getting by

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 20 FEB 2020
... at 186.5% in the September 2019 quarter (latest available) - and that long hoped for acceleration in consumer spending - retail sales had been growing between 2% and 4% over the past five years compared with boom time conditions when it grew between ...

Macquarie suit to lead Challenger joint venture

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 6 FEB 2020
Challenger and an American fund manager have hired from Macquarie's Sydney offices, as they appoint an Australia head for their joint venture which is readying a credit fund. Ares Australia Management was set up in October last year as a joint venture ...

New head of wholesale at Fidelity

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 FEB 2020
Fidelity has appointed a new head of Australian wholesale sales from Ellerston Capital, after Andrew Mathie left the role last year. Simon Glazier, who was Ellerston Capital's head of intermediated distribution and marketing since 2015, will join in ...