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Fed to ban policymakers stock, bond trading

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 22 OCT 2021
... involving two regional presidents. President of the Boston Federal Reserve Eric Rosengren and Dallas Federal Reserve president Robert Kaplan both faced public scrutiny in recent months over stock trades made during the pandemic. Rosengren retired on ...

Regulation, industry to curb greenwashing

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 7 OCT 2021
The funds management industry, along with policymakers, must improve classifications of sustainable funds to prevent greenwashing, according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The IMF's Global Financial Stability Report said that $20 trillion ...

Milestone Group launches valuation tool

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 OCT 2021
... governance and provide insights to fund managers and fund boards. Milestone Group head of product oversight and control Robert Proctor said: "We have developed and refined these capabilities in conjunction with leading industry players looking to improve ...

New chief investment officer at AMP Capital

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 28 SEP 2021
AMP Capital has appointed a chief investment officer for its real estate division, in what is a newly created role. Robert Hattersley has been appointed to the position and will join AMP Capital early next year, reporting to head of real estate Kylie ...

Investment consultants launch net zero scheme

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 21 SEP 2021
Investment consultant firms from across the world with US$10 trillion in assets under advice have joined together to launch a global net zero initiative. JANA, Frontier, Willis Towers Watson, bfinance, Barnett Waddingham, Cambridge LCP, Meketa, Hymans ...

icare board appoints Willment

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 17 SEP 2021
Mercer Australia chief investment officer Kylie Willment has joined the board of workplace insurer, icare. Willment is a new non-executive director, joining alongside Viriginia Malley who is currently deputy chair of the NSW Biodiversity Conservation ...

Pinnacle acquires third-party distributor

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 9 SEP 2021
Pinnacle Investment Management Group is acquiring 100% of a third-party distributor working with boutique fund managers. Winston Capital Partners gives Pinnacle on-the-ground representation for the first time in Western Australia, the firm said. Upon ...

YFYS spurs half to change asset mix

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 2 SEP 2021
... decisions of investment committees, asset consultants and consequently asset allocation going forward. PIMCO head of Australia Robert Mead said that diversification remains as relevant as ever and that it is the "only free lunch" in investing. "Investors ...

Maritime Super criticises unfair YFYS test

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 30 AUG 2021
Ahead of the results of the inaugural Your Future, Your Super performance test, the chief executive of Maritime Super has aired concerns over the implications of communicating with members where their fund has underperformed, particularly where that ...

AFMA names new chief executive

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 AUG 2021
... over from David Lynch, who is retiring from AFMA after 25 years of service. He has been chief since 2012. AFMA board chair Robert Bedwell said Harper brings a vast amount of experience in wholesale markets with a focus on risk management and regulatory ...