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NZ Super Fund appoints two GMs

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 APR 2021
... this, he held senior treasury or risk management roles at The Warehouse Group, Forestry Corporation, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, and NZ Railways Corporation. The NZSF will shortly begin recruiting for Fennell's vacated role of general manager ...

CFP Board creates diversity and inclusion role

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 APR 2021
... initiatives, community engagement and marketing. She spent over 14 years at NASCAR, starting out as the manager of diversity affairs based in Florida. Over the years, Harris moved up the ranks to become managing director of diversity and inclusion, her ...

Vanguard targeted in bond fund scam

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 MAR 2021
... yields. Echoing ASIC's February warning: if it feels too good to be true, it probably is," said Vanguard head of corporate affairs Robin Bowerman. "We are urging anyone considering investing in a new investment to conduct proper due diligence prior to ...

AustralianSuper adds to investment committee

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAR 2021
... has worked as chief political correspondent for The Age, and the chief of staff to the Australian minister for foreign affairs Alexander Downer from 2004 to 2006. AustralianSuper's board is chaired by Don Russell.

ADB invests in sustainable start-ups

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 MAR 2021
... investors. The ADB Ventures received $60 million in funding commitments in 2020 from Finland's Ministry for Foreign Affairs, the Government of the Republic of Korea, Climate Investment Funds' Clean Technology Fund and the Nordic Development Fund. ...

NZ overhauls regulation of advice

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 19 MAR 2021
... skill standards required under the Code of Conduct." Also commenting, New Zealand's minister of commerce and consumer affairs minister David Clark said: "Financial advice plays an important role in helping New Zealanders achieve significant milestones ...

MetLife appoints former Premier

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 12 MAR 2021
MetLife Australia has announced the appointment of head of external affairs and public policy, hiring from the Finance Sector Unit (FSU). Nathan Rees is set to take on the new role at MetLife leaving his previous position at the FSU where he was the ...

ATO begins stimulus fraud convictions

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 25 FEB 2021
... eligibility requirements and he had not agreed to be nominated by any other employer or entity. "The true state of Mr Saleh's affairs was that he was not operating a genuine business and he had already agreed to be nominated by his full-time employer ...

High Court dismisses Westpac appeal

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 FEB 2021
... circumstance that the Westpac callers at times revealed a lack of comprehensive knowledge of the members' financial affairs was not inconsistent with an expectation that the members' objectives were taken into account by Westpac in recommending ...

Challenger welcomes board director

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JAN 2021
... Science. Prior to this she served as deputy secretary in the departments of the Prime Minister and Cabinet and Foreign Affairs and Trade. Smith was previously a deputy director-general in the Office of National Assessments and worked at the Australian ...