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CFP Board creates diversity and inclusion role

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 APR 2021
The Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards has appointed its first diversity and inclusion lead, who joined from sports car racing company NASCAR. The CFP Board has named Dawn Harris as its director of diversity and inclusion for the Centre ...

Chief economist update: RBA promises support over the next three years

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 APR 2021
"Come on, Barbie, let's go party"... until 2024. In Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) parlance: "The board is committed to maintaining highly supportive monetary conditions until its goals are achieved. The board will not increase the cash rate until ...

Sunsuper, QSuper members ask for better climate disclosures

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 6 APR 2021
... analysis it had conducted since 2015. They want copies of all the scenario analysis, advice received in relation to them, the board and the investment committees' responses to the scenarios among other documents. Both letters have asked for a response ...

Blake Grossman joins BetaShares board

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 6 APR 2021
ETF manager BetaShares has added a new non-executive director to its board with previous experience at competitor BlackRock. Blake Grossman has been appointed non-executive director at BetaShares. He was previously global chief executive of Barclays ...

Mercer names chief financial officer

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 6 APR 2021
Mercer Pacific has appointed former Australian Unity manager Emily O'Brien as chief financial officer, taking over from David McKeown. O'Brien was general manager of commercial and structured finance at Australian Unity for over two years. She was previously ...

Chief economist update: Positive feedback loop

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 6 APR 2021
... outlook for income, business, and labor market conditions-also improved, from 90.9 last month to 109.6 in March" (Conference Board). Consumers' assessment of current and future labour market conditions also improved that, itself, was confirmed a ...

MySuper fees could halve in 10 years

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 1 APR 2021
Fees charged by MySuper products could halve over the next decade to a median of 0.5% per year, says Rainmaker Information which analysed the fees of 457 super products over the last six months. The research found MySuper products charged members median ...

Evans and Dixon takeover shelved

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 1 APR 2021
... 78.78% ordinary shares of E&P Financial Group closed at 7pm yesterday. In ASX filings this morning, 360 Capital said its board has decided to let the offer lapse, and has not extended it. ED1 said the unsolicited takeover received less than 1% acceptances. ...

AMP names new chief executive

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 1 APR 2021
... she was chief executive at BNP Paribas and executive director at BT. "While there is no optimal time for transition, the board and I agreed that for AMP to deliver on the next phase of its ambitious transformation, at this juncture long-term certainty ...

LIC seeks options for performance woes

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 MAR 2021
... confidential discussions to maximise shareholder value, after first announcing the review in October. In a market statement, the board recognised that there is no guarantee that a proposal or transaction with a third party will eventuate. "It will consider ...