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Asset managers leverage tech, outsourcing for growth

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUN 2020
... internal resources to focus on core business activities; namely, distribution, portfolio management, research, risk and compliance. The survey also found that asset managers were struggling to balance growth strategies with the burden of escalating costs ...

Aussie financial firms struggle to manage risk: Study

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUN 2020
... better face the heightened pace of change and threats - lest their organisations face unforeseen consequences. "Risk and compliance functions are undoubtedly under immense pressure following the Banking Royal Commission and now, with COVID-19," Accenture ...

Industry fund reshuffles leadership

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2020
... step into the chief risk officer role now, being promoted from his position as executive manager, operational risk and compliance. Theng was previously digital channel manager at Tyro Payments and senior manager, wealth risk management at Commonwealth ...

HESTA announces three GM appointments

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAY 2020
... Merrill Lynch in North America, in client and market-facing risk management roles. He will work with HESTA's risk and compliance team (with oversight of risk and governance in the fund's investment functions) and with the investments team (aligning risk ...

Advice chief leaves industry fund giant

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 30 APR 2020
... following the January departure of Ruby Yadav. Yadav has since commenced in a new role as Mercer's chief risk and compliance officer. UniSuper said that for the moment, it is more focused on the COVID-19 pandemic than on finding permanent replacements ...

Former State Super investments chief returns

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 27 APR 2020
... months later, Rasmussen joined the trustee board of Equipsuper, serving on the board's investment and audit, risk and compliance committees until October last year, when the fund merged with Catholic Super. She stayed on at the combined trustee board ...

Boutique manager taps former Challenger executive

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2020
... appointed Mark Swan as its new chief risk officer. Swan joins the manager from Challenger, having served as senior risk and compliance manager, funds management since 2017. In a joint statement, Darling macro co chief investment officers Mark Beardow ...

FPA launches benchmarking tool

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2020
... businesses, the FPA said, focusing on five key areas, as well as revenue growth and profit margins. These include risk and compliance, efficiency and technology adoption, aspirations, differentiation to meet client needs, and yield. The process only ...

Westpac director heads for the exit

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2020
... Royal Commission in July 2018, joining the bank's Asia Advisory Board and taking a role on the Bank's board risk and compliance committee. The bank confirmed Fung would retain her role as a member of the bank's Asia Advisory Board. Outgoing chair Lindsay ...

Investment firm nabs former BlackRock fundie

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2020
... board." Carter will replace Aylward as a member on each board's sub-committees, including APN RE's audit, risk and compliance committee.