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Former Challenger executive joins ASX board

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 6 JAN 2020
The ASX has announced the appointment of a new non-executive director. Robert Woods joins the board with effect from 1 January 2020 and will stand for election at the ASX's general meeting at the end of September this year. "The Board and I are ...

Industry digs deep amid bushfire crisis

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 6 JAN 2020
The financial services industry is supporting bushfire victims and volunteer firefighters however possible, as Australia is gripped by a bushfire crisis that has seen many lose their lives. The big banks were amongst the first businesses in the country ...

Concerns over rise of the mega-fund

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 DEC 2019
Mega-funds are on the rise and as further super fund mergers are expected to continue into 2020, the question of capacity needs to be addressed, according to SG Hiscock managing director Stephen Hiscock. "In terms of the mega-funds, we have seen a lot ...

NAB faces half a billion in fines

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 NOV 2019
National Australia Bank has admitted to breaching credit legislation 255 times over its axed introducer program for mortgages. NAB has filed documents in the Federal Court admitting to 255 of the 295 breaches of the Consumer Credit Protection Act alleged ...

First Sentier adds to global leadership team

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 11 NOV 2019
First Sentier has announced a series of appointments to its global leadership team following its acquisition by Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking Corporation. The roles recruited for include global head of data, chief information security officer and ...

Chief economist update: RBA holds but for how long?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 NOV 2019
... the board decided to keep the country's official cash rate unchanged at 0.75% at its November 5 meeting. No central banker would go out and shoot his own foot, announcing to one and all that "we're doomed, we'll never make it" - that would ...

Chief economist update: Arrivederci Signor Draghi

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 OCT 2019
... magazine, and described by Paul Krugman (in his opinion piece for The New York Times ) as arguably "the greatest central banker of modern times" because "among other things, he very clearly saved the euro from collapse in 2012-13". When he replaced Jean-Claude ...

Chief economist update: When monetary and fiscal policies don't meet

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 8 OCT 2019
He said, he said. This must be a thing now. Just as US President Trump and his central bank governor Jerome Powell don't see eye to eye with the conduct of government and monetary policies, there is no meeting of the minds between Australian Prime ...

Chief economist update: The greatest central banker of modern times

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 1 OCT 2019
... magazine, and described by Paul Krugman (in his opinion piece for The New York Times ) as arguably "the greatest central banker of modern times" because "among other things, he very clearly saved the euro from collapse in 2012-13", Draghi is running ...

La Trobe Financial expands executive team

KRISTI CHENG  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 SEP 2019
... supporting him in his leadership as we expand our operations," he said. Also joining the team is Rick Drury, another veteran banker recognised by La Trobe as a "global expert in financial services industry risk", with over 30 years' experience in credit ...