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We're paying 30% more: Cboe

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 14 APR 2022
As Australia's disruptor stock exchange, formerly known as Chi-X, expands its team under Cboe's ownership, hiring in an extremely tight jobs market remains the largest challenge. Chi-X had 33 staff in its Sydney office when Cboe took over the ...

Former ANZ Australia head in new role

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 12 APR 2022
Fred Ohlsson has joined wealth management firm Amplifi Group as managing director. Ohlsson announced in December 2018 that he was taking a career break, stepping down from the role of group executive for Australia at ANZ. He left ANZ in 2019 and in ...

Geopolitics to change ESG approach: Survey

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 12 APR 2022
A new survey from bfinance has found 39% of investors predict re-evaluation of ESG approach due to recent geopolitical developments. This is according to a snap poll from bfinance of 418 institutional investors from 39 different countries. The results ...

VFMC,CFA Societies combine to attract more women into investing

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 11 APR 2022
Victorian Funds Management Corporation (VFMC) and CFA Societies Australia have joined Future IM/Pact - an industry campaign building a pipeline of future female investors. The new partners join as Future IM/Pact expands into the early career segment ...

Parliamentary committee hears KPMG assumed 'conflicting engagements knowingly'

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 11 APR 2022
A public accountability committee that inquired and reported on the Transport Asset Holding Entity (TAHE) has uncovered several damaging findings, including that KPMG engagements were 'rife with conflict'. The TAHE has been the subject of serious accounting ...

APRA champions flexible financial technology regulation

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 8 APR 2022
APRA chair Wayne Byres has espoused the importance of getting the Australian regulatory balance right with a clear plan, flexible approach and coordinated response. In a speech to the American Chamber of Commerce in Australia, Byres said that global ...

Tax, welfare reform on election agenda

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 5 APR 2022
Australian National University (ANU) has partnered with St Vincent de Paul Society on a new report highlighting reforms that could make the tax and welfare systems fairer ahead of the federal election. The report examines three options for helping families ...

Vanguard Personal Investor sees Delta boom

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 5 APR 2022
According to the firm's newly launched Investor Insights series, Vanguard's Personal Investor platform saw a64% increase in accounts who were depositing during the Delta lockdowns in 2021. The series provides observations dedicated to understanding ...

Deerpath Capital opens local office

ELIZABETH FRY  |  MONDAY, 4 APR 2022
Deerpath Capital Management is expanding its global footprint with the opening of a dedicated operation in Australia. The firm will offer new vintages of closed-end credit funds to institutional investors, high net-worth individuals, and family offices. ...

LGIAsuper expands leadership as acquisition completes

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 1 APR 2022
LGIAsuper has finalised its acquisition of Suncorp's superannuation business, adding to its executive team in the process. The acquisition of Suncorp Portfolio Services Limited, which is the first of its kind in the Australian superannuation market ...