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Investments head departs super fund

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 24 FEB 2020
A $12 billion super fund is currently without a head of investments, after the departure of a long-serving executive. LGIAsuper has confirmed to Financial Standard the departure of Guy Rundle, the government fund's long-time head of investment. Rundle ...

Bennelong announces executive hires

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 FEB 2020
Bennelong Funds Management (BFM) has announced two senior appointments in its UK and Australian businesses, including naming the new chief executive of BennBridge. In the UK Doug Stewart has been named chief executive of BennBridge, in the newly-created ...

Chief economist update: Australians not confident enough

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 13 FEB 2020
... prepared to ease monetary policy further if needed to support sustainable growth in the economy, full employment and the achievement of the inflation target over time." You, I and Irene would be dancing on the streets and singing in the rain too given ...

ISA demands pull Combet from ME Bank

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 10 FEB 2020
Former politician Greg Combet has retired from the board of ME Bank, as his commitments to industry super heat up. Combet is departing the industry fund-owned bank after five years on the board, which commenced in November 2014. The former Labor minister ...

CIMIC replaces chief after $1b write-off

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 FEB 2020
CIMIC Group announced it will move its current chief executive into a different role within the business and replace him with an internal promotion. Juan Santamaria will commence as chief executive 5 February 2020, leaving his current role within the ...

Wealth manager promotes from within

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 30 JAN 2020
The Adelaide-based arm of an accounting and advisory firm has promoted a long-term staff member to managing principal. Ben Brazier will take over the reins as managing principal at Pitcher Partners Adelaide for 2020, after 23 years with the firm, 17 ...

Cbus Super chief to exit

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JAN 2020
David Atkin will leave as the $57 billion superannuation fund's chief executive later this year after 12 years in the role. Atkin steered Cbus as it grew from just $12 billion in assets under management, adopted a more comprehensive approach to ...

Bank of Mum and Dad forking out serious dosh

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 14 JAN 2020
More young Aussies are turning to their parents, the appropriately dubbed 'Bank of Mum and Dad', to help secure equity for a first home deposit, and financial advisers are split on the growing trend. For some, the lucky few, the money for the ...

Westpac to pay $9.5m for Corps Act breaches

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 19 DEC 2019
Westpac has been ordered by the Federal Court of Australia to pay $9.15 million over poor financial advice provided by just one former adviser. The court case relates to poor financial advice provided by Sudhir Sinha which breached the best interest ...

ASX 200 hits female director target

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 19 DEC 2019
... to meet the target by the end of 2018. AICD chief Angus Armour said that although it was late, it was still a great achievement. "While the target was reached later than planned, this is a great achievement. We should celebrate the progress that has ...