Newspaper icon
The latest issue of Financial Standard now available as an e-newspaper
READ NOW

Search Results

Showing 1451 - 1460 of 23524 results for "Chief"

Cointree hit with AUSTRAC fine

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 19 MAY 2025
... reporting timeframes required by the Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing Act 2006 (AML/CTF Act). AUSTRAC chief executive Brendan Thomas said that failing to submit SMRs on time denied AUSTRAC and its law enforcement partners the opportunity ...

Tariffs were never the answer: Experts

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 19 MAY 2025
... in the end all it does is increase costs, displaces competitive production and leads to lower and slower growth." Westpac chief economist Luci Ellis agreed, labelling Liberation Day "an act of economic self-harm by the US." "Tariffs are self-destructive... ...

Inside Colonial First State's fund manager selection overhaul

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAY 2025
... externally, assessed what it believed is the best way to manage portfolio risk around three years ago - about the same time its chief investment officer Jonathan Armitage joined and roughly a year after one of its funds failed the inaugural Your Future ...

Bangarra Group awards real estate mandate

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAY 2025
... has total assets under management of £5 billion. Bangarra Group operates in Australia, Europe and the US. Fairway Capital chief executive George Brooksbank said: "Our review of the estate and the number of new market sale and affordable homes that could ...

FTX creditors await US$5bn distribution

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAY 2025
... billion from investors. FTX filed for bankruptcy in 2022. Ray, a lawyer and insolvency specialist, was shortly named FTX's chief executive and mandated to recover the funds. In 2023, Ray released a report detailing FTX's control failures under ...

GPT Group partners to unlock $1bn in logistics opportunities

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAY 2025
... to reduce gearing until re-invested, it added. Meanwhile, QuadReal's 80% stake is valued at $400 million. GPT's chief executive and managing director Russell Proutt said the alliance aligns with the company's strategy. "We are pleased to ...

Patience urged over 'shortsighted' super tax

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAY 2025
... (SMSFA) is repeating calls for the government to address "catastrophic" flaws in its proposed superannuation tax. SMSFA chief executive Peter Burgess said the critical flaw in the proposed tax is its calculation of investment earnings, which "inexplicably ...

State insurer names new CIO as government review looms

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAY 2025
New Zealand's NZ$50 billion no-fault accident compensation scheme has appointed a new investment chief amid scrutiny. The Accident Compensation Corporation has appointed David Iverson as chief investment officer of its NZ$50bn fund as the state ...

Jarden Strengthens advisory team with Rothschild exec

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAY 2025
... announcement follows last week's leadership changes. Aside from Allen leading the board, Daniel Reynolds was appointed co-chief executive alongside Sarah Rennie. These appointments follow a governance and leadership review and come as Jarden concludes ...

Global X snaps up executive from AMP's North platform

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAY 2025
... X's first appointment based in Western Australia, signalling a significant expansion of our national footprint," said chief executive Alex Zaika. "Establishing a dedicated presence in the west strengthens Global X's ability to deliver localised ...