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TAL appoints chief claims officer

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 22 JAN 2024
... services officer at BT Financial Group, a role she held for nearly two years. Prior to that, she spent 12 years at the major bank working across several senior roles. Croft began her career on Westpac's corporate legal counsel before becoming chief ...

MSC Trustees acquires Certane Corporate Trust

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 19 JAN 2024
... local custodial market now comprises only two players: Certane and Sandhurst Trustees (owned by regional Bendigo Adelaide Bank)," he said. As such, Fletcher said that the acquisition "represents a substantial opportunity for our business to take market ...

Emerging markets well placed for 2024

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 19 JAN 2024
Robeco and Principal Asset Management predict strong performance in emerging markets this year from a macroeconomic and valuation standpoint. According to new research by Robeco, the five-year expected return forecast for emerging markets is 8.25% ...

Finnfund names chief investment officer

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JAN 2024
... listed investment companies Eastnine AB and VEF, and as chair of T&B Capital. Loikkan is also a senior independent director at Bank of Georgia. Loikkanen has previously worked in management positions at Nordea Finance Group and East Capital. Interestingly ...

Government proposes framework for clearing and settlement services regulation

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JAN 2024
... advice from financial regulators including ASIC, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC), and the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA). The public consultation process for this exposure draft instrument is now open, allowing stakeholders ...

Experts expect the RBA to hold: Finder

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 15 JAN 2024
An overwhelming majority of experts and economists (89%) expect the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) to hold the cash rate in February, according to the latest Finder RBA Cash Rate Survey. The study, which surveyed 19 experts and economists, also found ...

BlackRock appoints new head of APAC

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 15 JAN 2024
... Before joining BlackRock, Chan was head of equity structuring, strategic equity transactions, and DBx Asia Pacific at Deutsche Bank AG Hong Kong. She was also the head of equity and funds structures for Barclays Capital Asia. "I am excited and honoured ...

PineBridge Investments names distribution head for APAC, EMEA

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 11 JAN 2024
PineBridge Investments appointed a new head of intermediary distribution for APAC and EMEA, effective January 1. Based in Singapore, Nicolas Kopitsis was appointed to oversee the asset manager's APAC and EMEA intermediary business strategy, distributing ...

Inflation eases to 4.3%

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JAN 2024
... the lead up to Christmas. This causes more volatile monthly movements in seasonally adjusted data." Late last year, Reserve Bank of Australia governor Michele Bullock warned that inflation was a homegrown issue. Bullock expects that it will take another ...

AFCA reports unprecedented complaint spike

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 9 JAN 2024
The Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA) received a record 102,790 complaints from consumers and small businesses unable to resolve disputes with financial firms in 2023. This marks the first time Australia's financial dispute resolution ...