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NEOS shakes up leadership team

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 1 MAR 2021
NEOS Life has made several senior appointments, including new leads for its actuary, claims and implementation departments. Kirshan Reddy joined as chief actuary in February after working at MLC Life Insurance as the head of profitability and performance ...

CFOs gain clout in ESG metrics

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 25 FEB 2021
... this, 96 were from Australian companies. Of the Australian chief financial officers, about 68% said that the finance department takes the ultimate responsibility for ESG performance within their enterprise. The number was similar in the global sample. ...

Ignition Advice appoints deputy chair

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 28 JAN 2021
Ignition Advice has named a new deputy chair and non-executive director adding to the firm's global team. Russell Scrimshaw will join the board bringing years of experience in senior executive and company director roles. Scrimshaw was previously deputy ...

Waste key to economic recovery: CSIRO

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 25 JAN 2021
... technology, and protects our environment." Project leader Heinz Schandl said the roadmap was commissioned by the Federal Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources and developed in collaboration with 83 industry, research and government partners ...

Challenger welcomes board director

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JAN 2021
... Heather Smith has 20 years' experience in the Australian public service sector and was previously secretary of the Department of Industry, Innovation and Science. Prior to this she served as deputy secretary in the departments of the Prime Minister and ...

Key finance figures in Biden Cabinet

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 19 JAN 2021
... woman to lead the US Fed, and if her nomination is confirmed she would also be the first woman to lead the Treasury department in the US. Adewale Adeyemo has been nominated for deputy secretary of the Treasury, reporting to Yellen. Adeyemo was the first ...

Chief economist update: Yuan the victim of China's success

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 15 JAN 2021
... it simpler to settle the currency internationally. 'Twas less than one and a half years ago that the US Treasury Department branded China a "currency manipulator" - the first time in 25 years - because the yuan's depreciation gives China an "unfair ...

ERS had little effect on funds: Research

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 22 DEC 2020
... University of Melbourne. The research, conducted by James Brugler, Minsoo Kim and Zhuo Zhong from the university's department of finance, found that not only was there was no evidence to support the expectation that fund flows could significantly ...

Charter Hall buys David Jones flagship

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 22 DEC 2020
... Harbour. The purchase comes after David Jones completed a significant capital works program which created a showcase of department store retailing. The Charter Hall managed consortia acquired the property on a sale and leaseback transaction with David ...

Australia in China's shadow

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 DEC 2020
... strangulating Australian exports to Beijing. This is because China is Australia's biggest export market. Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade data shows that Beijing accounts for 35.3% of total exports in 2019/20, much more than our next ...