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AMP Capital announces new chief executive

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 11 JUN 2021
AMP Capital has announced a new chief executive, replacing Boe Pahari who stepped down in August last year. Shawn Johnson has landed the top job. He was previously senior managing director and chairman of the investment committee of State Street Global ...

Halifax auditors face criminal charges

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 8 JUN 2021
Audits of defunct stockbroker Halifax have resulted in the first criminal charges ever laid in Australia for failure to comply with auditing standards. EC Audit and its director Robert Evett have been charged with breaches of auditing standards and ...

Chief economist update: A delicate balancing act

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 4 JUN 2021
"The demand picture has shown clear signs of improvement." So declared Saudi Arabia's oil minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman as the OPEC+ group of oil producing nations met and decided to gradually increase oil production in July. The OPEC+'s ...

BlackRock unifies offering, rejigs executives

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 3 JUN 2021
BlackRock Australia is combining its client business and iShares teams to deliver whole of portfolio solutions to clients, reshuffling its executives in the process. According to the investment giant, the bringing together of the teams will bring a ...

Forex CT cops $20 million fine

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 JUN 2021
The Federal Court has handed down a $20 million penalty to Forex Capital Trading for engaging in a system of unconscionable conduct, including the use of high-pressure sales tactics, conflicted remuneration and failing to act in the best interests of ...

Chief economist update: RBA cash rate on ice until 2024

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 JUN 2021
Except to reinforce its message that interest rates will remain at record lows "until 2024 at the earliest", the Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA) June board meeting was largely a ho-hum affair. As expected, the RBA left monetary policy settings ...

NZ Super bolsters leadership

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 1 JUN 2021
NZ Super has announced a new general manager, portfolio completion to oversee the implementation of its reference portfolio. The Guardians of New Zealand Superannuation, the entity which manages the NZ $57 billion fund, promoted George Crosby to the ...

Family law super reforms released

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 1 JUN 2021
The government has released the long-awaited exposure draft legislation intended to prevent individuals from hiding superannuation assets in family law proceedings. The exposure draft legislation will use information held by the Australian Taxation ...

UBS AM wholesale client coverage lead departs

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 31 MAY 2021
UBS Asset Management Australia's head of wholesale client coverage has left the firm after nearly four years in the role. Ben Williams joined UBS AM in August 2017, tasked with managing relationships with aligned and independent financial advisers. ...

Chief economist update: Victoria's victory against the virus voided

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAY 2021
Australia's state of Victoria is back in lockdown. So are Victorians' irritation and anger at having their lives and livelihood restricted for the fourth time since the coronavirus began early last year. So are estimates of the cost to the state ...