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Future Super, Verve accused of misleading members

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 FEB 2021
The House of Representatives Standing Committee on Economics has accused Future Super and Verve of misleading consumers who are unlikely to understand the funds' relationship to Diversa Trustees. During questioning, Liberal MP and committee chair ...

Bezos steps down at Amazon

JAMIE WILLIAMSON, ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 FEB 2021
Jeff Bezos will step down as chief executive later this year, transitioning to the role of executive chair. Announced in Amazon's full year 2020 results, chief executive of Amazon Web Services (AWS) Andy Jassy will take over as chief executive in Q3 ...

Milestone launches asset allocation tool

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 2 FEB 2021
The global fintech firm is targeting Australian superannuation funds with the launch of its tailored institutional asset allocation solution in Asia Pacific (APAC). Milestone Group's pControl Asset Allocation offers a set of cost-effective and comprehensive ...

Malicious attacks most common in finance

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 29 JAN 2021
The finance sector reported the second largest number of data breaches last year, beat out only by the health sector, according to the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC). The Notifiable Data Breaches Report found the finance sector ...

EY Australia chief steps down

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 28 JAN 2021
... Partners. Commenting on his time as chief of EY Australia, Johnson said it has been an immense privilege to lead the organisation. "While there is no fixed term limit, upon coming to the role I committed to give it my all for five years and then it would ...

BlackRock reinforces commitment to ESG

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JAN 2021
BlackRock will push companies to disclose plans for their transition to a net-zero carbon economy, chief executive Larry Fink stated in his annual letter to company leaders. Fink's annual letter to chief executives sets the engagement agenda for the ...

Chi-X bolsters executive team

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 25 JAN 2021
Disruptor stock exchange, Chi-X Australia, has announced a senior appointment in a newly created role. John Williams was appointed to the new role of deputy chief operating officer. He joins from National Stock Exchange of Australia, where he was head ...

Macquarie backs medical drone testing

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 25 JAN 2021
Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets (MIRA) portfolio company will trial a medical drone logistics network across the United Kingdom. AGS Airports, held by Ferrovial and the MIRA managed entity AGS Ventures Airports, is leading a consortium to develop ...

WTW names new head of retirement

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JAN 2021
... addresses these and the other challenges they face." Campbell also paid tribute to Jeffrey, who joined the precursor organisation to WTW in Australia in 1981. "Brad has been instrumental in the development and success of our business as one of Australia's ...

Boards suffer from disconnect between risk, strategy

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JAN 2021
... to influence risk culture. The research found that many boards have not established clear alignment between their organisation's strategic plans, risk appetite and culture, and this is directly impacting their ability to achieve their objectives. It ...