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AMP chair steps down

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 FEB 2024
... wake of the Hayne Royal Commission. She took over as chair in August 2020. She replaced Catherine Brenner who left in the hope that investors could regain confidence in AMP following shock revelations at the hearing. Hazelton is the former chief executive ...

Gender pay gap reporting to be scrutinised

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JAN 2024
... said that gender diversity is financially material to investors, as companies that are diverse tend to perform better. "I hope that the increased transparency and accountability offered by WGEA reporting will lead to change," Davidson said. "I strongly ...

Vale Lang Walker

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 29 JAN 2024
... be seen in iconic developments such as Broadway Shopping Centre, Rhodes Peninsula, Woolloomooloo Wharf, King Street Wharf, Hope Island Resort, Collins Square and Parramatta Square," Gallant said. He added that over the past decade, Walker worked to ensure ...

Interest rates drive adviser conversations in 2024

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 25 JAN 2024
... all. Commonwealth Bank predicts the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) will drop the base rate by 0.75% from September in the hope inflation returns to an acceptable 2-3% target range. HSBC, however, doesn't foresee a rate cut until 2025. Younger advised ...

Perpetual Corporate Trust adds staff

ELIZABETH FRY  |  MONDAY, 22 JAN 2024
Perpetual's corporate trust business has hired a new head of institutional sales and relationship management for its innovation arm. Emily Boden will work primarily with Perpetual Digital - and the recently acquired Laminar Capital - to develop ...

Bond ETFs poised for growth in 2024: Vanguard

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 18 JAN 2024
Bond ETFs attracted a surge of interest from Australian investors in 2023, as rising interest rates made fixed income allocations more appealing, according to data released by the ASX and Vanguard. Australian bond ETFs received $3.81 billion in cash ...

CFA Level I pass rate drops further

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 16 JAN 2024
... impacted results for many. "My congratulations go to all candidates learning of their CFA Program Level I exam success today. I hope you feel motivated by your achievement and are looking ahead to continuing your advance to the CFA charter," he said. ...

BlackRock bags Global Infrastructure Partners for US$12.5bn

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 15 JAN 2024
BlackRock has struck a deal to acquire Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP) for US$12.5 billion in cash and common stock. The transaction will create an infrastructure private markets investment platform with a combined client assets under management ...

ASIC permanently bans adviser who stole client funds

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 8 JAN 2024
A financial adviser based on Queensland's Hope Island was permanently banned by the corporate watchdog after he was found to have misled clients about potential returns and used their funds for his own expenses. Delan Pagliaccio is banned from providing ...

Caddick SMSF clients should recoup all funds: Lawyer

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 15 DEC 2023
... clients' money to the tune of $10 million. Meanwhile, ASIC continues to crackdown on dodgy SMSF auditors. Chapman said: "We hope that the case sets an example for auditor duties going forward. We don't mean to suggest that the issues we identified ...