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APRA outlines 2023 super priorities

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 2 FEB 2023
This year, APRA is focused on rectifying sub-standard practices, eradicating unacceptable performance, and influencing improved retirement outcomes. That's according to its 2023 supervision priorities, released today. It said it's all part of holding ...

Summerhayes named Zurich chair

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 30 JAN 2023
Former APRA chair Geoff Summerhayes has been appointed as chair of Zurich Financial Services Australia (Zurich). Summerhayes boasts an impressive track record in financial services as former executive board member of APRA and as chief executive of Suncorp ...

Spirit Super appoints chief risk officer

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 27 JAN 2023
The super fund has welcomed Will Sadler to the role, joining from Australian Retirement Trust (ART). Sadler will report directly into Spirit Super chief executive Jason Murray. He brings almost 20 years of experience and is a chartered accountant with ...

Perpetual, Pendal finalise merger

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 23 JAN 2023
Perpetual has completed its Pendal Group acquisition and confirmed two board appointments. "We are pleased to finalise the transaction that combines two of Australia's oldest and most respected active asset management businesses," Perpetual chair ...

Global equities to grow in 2023: Plato

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 16 JAN 2023
... Management. In its latest global income report, the Sydney-based investment manager stated that income growth was positive in AUD terms. "After 2020's pandemic-driven income cuts, global investors have seen strong growth in dividends across 2021 (+12.8% ...

Talaria appoints chief operating officer

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 16 JAN 2023
Talaria Asset Management has appointed a new chief operating officer to support the growth of the Talaria Global Equity Fund. Liz Ninness joins the business team, based in Melbourne and working on the Talaria Global Equity Fund. Ninness replaced Rhys ...

BlackRock appoints APAC head of wealth

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 10 JAN 2023
BlackRock has named veteran James Raby as its APAC head of wealth, based in Hong Kong. He will report into BlackRock chair and head of APAC Rachel Lord and replaces Guilherme Lima. With more than 15 years of experience at the firm, Raby has held various ...

What you read in 2022

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 16 DEC 2022
Amid a year of economic turbulence and soaring inflation, Financial Standard's most read stories reveal attention was once again focused on the evolving superannuation sector. The worst performing super products and funds underscore the majority ...

Gender diversity in investment management slightly improving: Report

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 16 DEC 2022
Frontier's latest analysis on gender diversity in investment roles shows that some progress has been made since its study on the same topic in 2018. According to the report, titled, Diversity inclusive not intrusive, the number of Frontier-rated ...

Regulators urge ASX to maintain CHESS

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 15 DEC 2022
ASIC and the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) have acted to ensure the ASX keeps the current CHESS until a replacement is successfully administered. ASIC issued notices to the ASX requiring it to produce a special report regarding the ongoing operation ...