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Oil's gift to central bankers

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 7 NOV 2017
Only one word comes to mind when the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is mentioned, and that is oil - for it has plenty of it. According to Investopedia, "The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is often cited as the world's largest oil producer. The country produces 13.24% ...

Superannuation investment guru joins La Trobe board

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 NOV 2017
... O'Neill said. The current La Trobe Financial board members are chairman David Bird (lawyer), deputy chairman John Marriott (banker), Hung Fei Chan (Hong Kong based businessman), Gerard Parlevliet and Greg O'Neill.

Ex-RBA Governor joins Macquarie

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 27 OCT 2017
... welcoming Stevens, Macquarie Group and Macquarie Bank chair Peter Warne described him as an internationally respected central banker who has contributed significantly to Australia's economic success. "He brings a unique perspective to our boards, not ...

ABA announces new chair

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 17 OCT 2017
The successor to NAB's Andrew Thorburn as chair of the Australian Bankers' Association has been named. The association has put forward ANZ chief executive Shayne Elliott, and ABA chief executive Anna Bligh said Elliott will bring considerable energy ...

Actuaries Institute chief resigns

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 OCT 2017
The chief executive of the Actuaries Institute resigned from his position and will leave at the end of the calendar year. David Bell joined the Actuaries Institute in 2014, replacing outgoing chief executive Melinda Howes. He was previously group managing ...

NAB launches customer chatbot app

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 6 OCT 2017
... NAB customers," NAB executive general manager digital and innovation Jonathan Davey said. NAB recently launched a virtual banker chatbot for business customers and chatbot pilot for Facebook called NAB Chatterbox. The bank said it is continuing to experiment ...

Former TCorp executives join FIIG

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 3 OCT 2017
A former long-standing chief executive and a past chief financial officer of TCorp have joined the board of FIIG Securities. The fixed income expert has appointed two new non-executive directors in Stephen Knight and Christine Feldmanis. Knight, who ...

Hastings names new chief executive

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 22 SEP 2017
A former chief financial officer of Westpac's institutional bank will be the next chief executive of Hastings Funds Management. Hastings chairman Brian Scullin has confirmed that current chief executive Andrew Day will leave the business at the end ...

APRA launches inquiry into CBA

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 28 AUG 2017
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority will establish an independent inquiry into the Commonwealth Bank, following a series of scandals which have called the integrity of Australia's largest bank into question. The inquiry, conducted by an APRA-appointed ...

Former investment bankers behind new platform

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 10 AUG 2017
Two former senior JPMorgan and UBS investment bankers have joined forces to launch an online investment platform. Targeting investors seeking exposure to a wide range of asset classes in Australia, Rob Nankivell and Travis Miller said iPartners aims ...