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Barrenjoey: Leadership Change
Kanaan and Malouf have been promoted to co-chairs of equities at Barrenjoey, reflecting business success since they began trading for clients in May 2021. Chris Williams, Head of Equities, announced the move to staff.
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Leadership transitions often precede broader the sector bench-strengthening over the next two quarters.
Market context: Backdrop: a 107.2 (Hot) Talent Market Index (down 1.8 on the month) with Oceania activity easing (-4.4pts).
Barrenjoey: 1 signal in the last 90 days; 0.1% of MitchelLake's Oceania signal flow.
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