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ISA chief economist departs

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 30 MAR 2021
... policy at Georgetown University in Washington DC. He has worked at the Treasury as a fiscal strategy specialist, and the department of finance. In 2007, he founded his own company Macroeconomics, to which he returns as the chief economist. The firm has ...

Brian Hartzer to release leadership book

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 23 MAR 2021
... handbag," he writes. Elsewhere, Hartzer discusses staff satisfaction surveys and shares an anecdote about an entire department being made redundant at an unidentified bank. He said thanks to the leadership of the manager who was tasked with winding up ...

Industry fund appoints property mandate

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 22 MAR 2021
... Cbus Property previously flagged the development last year and said one of its tenants will be the South Australian department of planning, transport, and infrastructure.

Admin fees could balloon from BFID

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 16 MAR 2021
... Following conversations with Treasury, the Australian Council of Trade Unions assistant secretary Scott Connelly said department officials have confirmed that dividend payments are not included in the best financial interests test and are deemed to pass ...

NEOS shakes up leadership team

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 1 MAR 2021
NEOS Life has made several senior appointments, including new leads for its actuary, claims and implementation departments. Kirshan Reddy joined as chief actuary in February after working at MLC Life Insurance as the head of profitability and performance ...

CFOs gain clout in ESG metrics

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 25 FEB 2021
... this, 96 were from Australian companies. Of the Australian chief financial officers, about 68% said that the finance department takes the ultimate responsibility for ESG performance within their enterprise. The number was similar in the global sample. ...

Ignition Advice appoints deputy chair

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 28 JAN 2021
Ignition Advice has named a new deputy chair and non-executive director adding to the firm's global team. Russell Scrimshaw will join the board bringing years of experience in senior executive and company director roles. Scrimshaw was previously deputy ...

Waste key to economic recovery: CSIRO

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 25 JAN 2021
... technology, and protects our environment." Project leader Heinz Schandl said the roadmap was commissioned by the Federal Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources and developed in collaboration with 83 industry, research and government partners ...

Challenger welcomes board director

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JAN 2021
... Heather Smith has 20 years' experience in the Australian public service sector and was previously secretary of the Department of Industry, Innovation and Science. Prior to this she served as deputy secretary in the departments of the Prime Minister and ...

Key finance figures in Biden Cabinet

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 19 JAN 2021
... woman to lead the US Fed, and if her nomination is confirmed she would also be the first woman to lead the Treasury department in the US. Adewale Adeyemo has been nominated for deputy secretary of the Treasury, reporting to Yellen. Adeyemo was the first ...