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Chief economist update: It's a holiday for the Fed

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 31 JAN 2020
... expected, the US central bank kept monetary policy settings unchanged at the conclusion of its January FOMC meeting. "The Committee decided to maintain the target range for the federal funds rate at 1-1/2 to 1-3/4 percent," it said. And that should be ...

BlackRock appoints new chief operating officer

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 30 JAN 2020
... remain general counsel and take on her new roles. Telfer is also a member of the BlackRock Australia board and executive committee and holds seats on the strategy, product development, funds oversight and risk controls committees. She has been general ...

US firm makes second bid for Aussie fund

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 30 JAN 2020
... by entering into pre-bid agreements with Starwood," the company said. AOF said it will establish an independent board committee to consider all deals and will keep AOF unitholders informed of any developments. Last year Starwood acquired a suburban Sydney ...

Listed fund manager plots expansion

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JAN 2020
... considering the acquisition of a New Zealand platform for some time. "Our engagement with the Augusta independent board committee, chaired by Augusta chair Paul Duffy and the company's management, has been professional and of a high caliber," Charny ...

NGS Super sets up impact committee

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 24 JAN 2020
The $11.7 billion superannuation fund has set up an internal impact committee to explore how it can make a positive impact in its operational spending. NGS Super's impact committee will focus on two key areas: social procurement and sustainability and ...

New super fund targets millennials

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 21 JAN 2020
... Macquarie Group in Sydney and London. Hua also worked at J.P. Morgan and is most recently a member of the investment committee for Atrium Investment Management. Elevate is targeting socially-aware millennials with its pitch. "Australians, particularly ...

Wealth giants shrink advertising budgets

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 17 JAN 2020
... wealth companies have largely cut back on their advertising spends over the past five years, documents from the Standing Committee on Economics show. Colonial First State, which is currently facing two class actions, spent only $1.68 million on its campaigns ...

Regulation costly, time consuming: CSIRO

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 17 JAN 2020
... CSIRO has recommended a more lenient approach to regulation in the corporate world in a submission to the Senate Select Committee on Financial Technology and Regulatory Technology. The science body noted that Australia's strong regulatory environment ...

HESTA names chief risk officer

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 16 JAN 2020
... also served as a director of the Climate Bonds Standards Board and as co-chair of the UN PRI Infrastructure Advisory Committee. HESTA chief executive Debby Blakey said the fund was fortunate to have a strong internal candidate to lead compliance and ...

NAB revamps superannuation trustee board

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 14 JAN 2020
... with Royal Commission recommendations. Steve Schubert has been appointed the chair of MasterKey and Plum Investment committee. He was Russell Investments' managing director of superannuation for a period. He has also worked as a Mercer partner and ...