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Sally Loane resigns as FSC chief

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 22 OCT 2021
... FSC board and deputy chief executive Blake Briggs. "Sally strengthened the FSC's contributions in a range of important policy areas - for our industry and the consumers we serve; supported our members as they sought to undertake an extensive program ...

APRA appoints investment risk lead from TCorp

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 22 OCT 2021
... more recently was the general counsel and chief risk officer of PwC in the UK and subsequently PwC's global regulatory policy and engagement leader. She replaced Geoff Summerhayes, who finished his five-year term as a member on 31 December 2020.

HESTA pushes for net zero legislation

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 22 OCT 2021
... lead the way. If we're to cut emissions in time to save us from the worst of climate change, then it's time government and policy makers catch up." The IGCC estimates that if Australia adopted the Paris Agreement's 2030 goals and committed to net zero ...

Fed to ban policymakers stock, bond trading

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 22 OCT 2021
The Federal Reserve is restricting the investing activities of policymakers and senior staff, including banning them from holding or trading individual stocks and bonds. Following a review and recent scandal, the Federal Reserve has moved to prohibit ...

Ex-Pengana staff launch boutique

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 21 OCT 2021
... shareholders. "We wanted to align our interests with our clients' interests. One of the ways we could do that is by having a policy in place where the staff's investments are co-invested with clients. We believe that if it's good enough for our clients ...

Crypto regulation proposed: Bragg

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 21 OCT 2021
... chief executive Caroline Bowler said the report met the crypto exchange's expectations of a proportionate and responsive policy change. "For us, the 'surprise and delight' elements of this report are firstly, how quickly it's come to fruition ...

Abrdn launches new strategy

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 OCT 2021
The recently rebranded abrdn has launched a new strategy in Australia. The fund manager's Global Risk Mitigation (GRM) Strategy is available to Australian professional and advised investors from today. Abrdn said the strategy aims to help investors ...

Australia improves super system quality

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 OCT 2021
The quality of Australia's superannuation system made marginal improvements and scored highly for its integrity and sustainability, according to a global study. The Mercer CFA Institute Global Pension Index this year graded Australia a B+, slightly ...

UBS names country head from BlackRock

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 18 OCT 2021
... January 2022. Along with being BlackRock's chief operating officer, Telfer was also general counsel and head of public policy for Australasia. She was also the executive sponsor for BlackRock Women's Initiative Australasia and at the firm's Philanthropic ...

Economic recap: Week to October 15

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 18 OCT 2021
"...participants generally assessed that, provided that the economic recovery remained broadly on track, a gradual tapering process that concluded around the middle of next year would likely be appropriate. Participants noted that if a decision to begin ...