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Global investment bank UBS will be hard to topple from its leading positions in equity capital markets and M&A in Australia. But Barrenjoey is doing all the right things to achieve that goal.

Vicars, Kanaan, Paradice & Co’s fintech to open Till on $800m float Save Share A bunch of Australia’s biggest name brokers and fund managers are set to go public with their secret fintech investment, Till Payments. Street Talk can reveal Till Payments, whose shareholders are a who’s who of Australian equity capital markets and corporate Australia, has held talks with investment banks about a chunky pre-initial public offering raising and a sharemarket float slated for the new year. Will Vicars’ Caledonia is part of a high-profile shareholder register backing Till Payments....

Barrenjoey signs Credit Suisse’s head of equities research sales Save Share New kid on the block Barrenjoey Capital has snared one of the country’s most experienced equities salespeople. From left, Barrenjoey Capital CEO Brian Benari, executive chairman Guy Fowler and COO John Cincotta.  Louie Douvis Street Talk understands Barrenjoey has hired Credit Suisse managing director and head of Australian equities research sales Mark Malouf, who is consistently ranked the top salesman in the market. Malouf will work alongside the bank’s head of cash equities – and ex-UBS seni...

Ord Minnett research boss off to Barrenjoey Save Share Stockbroker Ord Minnett's head of research Nick McGarrigle is off to new broker Barrenjoey Capital Partners. Ord Minnett's head of research has resigned.  Arsineh Houspian Sources told Street Talk that Ords notified staff of his departure on Tuesday afternoon. While the internal announcement did not say where McGarrigle was off to, sources told this column he was heading to the Barclays and Magellan-backed Barrenjoey. Mikhael joined Barrenjoey in October last year, when the start up broker raided UBS' equities desk, also picking up sen...