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AFCA appoints lead ombudsman, investments and advice

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2023
... has worked both as an in-house legal counsel and for regulators including WorkSafe Victoria and the Medical Practitioners Board of Victoria. He then trained and worked as a financial planner before becoming a case manager with an AFCA predecessor, the ...

PwC chief exits over scandal

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2023
... breach, as PwC assurance leader Kristin Stubbins takes over in the interim. Following a discussion with the firm's Australian board, PwC announced Seymour would step down "effective immediately." "We agreed with Tom that this is in the best interests ...

AustralianSuper hires investment lead in Europe

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 5 MAY 2023
... tactical asset allocation of AustralianSuper's portfolio across both public and private markets. Astorri sits on the board of ISPT, the $20 billion property fund set up by Australia's largest pension funds. He began his career in the Bank of ...

Liontrust, GAM to create $100bn fund manager

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 5 MAY 2023
... product capability and investment talent." GAM chair David Jacob said during 2022, "it became increasingly clear to the board that we needed to review whether our strategy was still appropriate and that the market backdrop, combined with the impact on ...

Issuers must lift DDO game: ASIC

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAY 2023
... issuers have been on notice to meet obligations since October 2021. It is disappointing to see DDO deficiencies across the board, and by large and small product issuers alike," said ASIC deputy chair Karen Chester. "Poor product design or distribution ...

ASX expands partnership program criteria

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 MAY 2023
... originally expected." Lofthouse first flagged the program in February when the exchange was forced to go back to the drawing board following the botched blockchain project. Lofthouse said the new strategy will have "a more intensive focus on listening" ...

Jones calls for taxonomy to clarify greenwashing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 MAY 2023
Assistant treasurer and minister for financial services Stephen Jones said that without a sustainable finance taxonomy, regulators will only be able to catch the "most egregious" examples of greenwashing in Australia. Speaking at the Australian Council ...

NZ Super Fund chief executive resigns

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 MAY 2023
... commitment to sustainable investment. He will be sorely missed." For the rest of his tenure, Whineray will work alongside the board to lead several programs which aim to set the Guardians up for a new phase in its evolution. The board will begin the ...

Reserve Bank raises cash rate to 3.85%

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 2 MAY 2023
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has opted to increase the cash rate target to 3.85%. Meeting today, the RBA board chose to go with a 25 basis point increase, and also increased the rate paid on Exchange Settlement balances by 25 basis points to ...

RBA verdict on knife edge: Economists split

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 2 MAY 2023
... Economics lead economist Angela Jackson said: "The latest inflation figures will provide enough justification for the RBA board to move again on rates, with services inflation in particular likely to weigh heavily on their decision." The RBA will make ...