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US, UK hike interest rates

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAR 2022
The US Federal Reserve and the Bank of England have increased interest rates - with the US pulling the trigger on rates for the first time since 2018. Effective from March 17, the US Federal Reserve increased interest rates by 0.25% to 0.40%. The US ...

Permanent ban for former authorised representative

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAR 2022
ASIC has permanently banned Roderick Halligan from providing financial services or having any involvement in a financial services business. According to the corporate regulator, between 1 June 2015 to 22 October 2020, Halligan, who was an authorised ...

Milford chair to retire

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAR 2022
Milford Asset Management board chair Mark Cross will retire from the board at the end of June, with a new chair appointed. In announcing his retirement from Milford, Cross said: "It has been a privilege to be part of Milford for nearly a decade, and ...

VFMC hires from Cbus

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 17 MAR 2022
Victorian Funds Management Corporation will soon welcome a new head of portfolio strategy and asset allocation to its investments team. Leanne Taylor is set to join VFMC in the role this month, leaving behind Cbus where she served as head of asset allocation ...

AustralianSuper appoints first chief operating officer, hires in New York

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 MAR 2022
The superannuation giant has promoted its group executive for finance operations to the role of chief operating officer, while also building out its investments team in New York. AustralianSuper has named Peter Curtis as its first chief operating officer. ...

Managed accounts FUM at $131bn

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 15 MAR 2022
Strong inflows and solid market performance underpinned significant growth in the managed accounts sector, according to the latest data released by Institute of Managed Account Professionals (IMAP) and Milliman. As at 31 December 2021, funds under management ...

Citi appoints new debt head

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 14 MAR 2022
Citi has appointed Ollie Williams as head of debt capital markets for Australia and New Zealand. Williams will report locally to Tony Osmond, head of investment banking for Australia and New Zealand, and regionally to Adrian Khoo and Ben Ng who are ...

Can Russia use crypto to get around sanctions?

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAR 2022
There are growing concerns Russia might use cryptocurrencies to circumvent sanctions and move money undetected, raising concerns around the ethics of crypto. According to insights from the University of New South Wales, Russia has one of the highest ...

Hejaz Financial Services partners with outsource Financial

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAR 2022
The partnership will enable Hejaz to provide Australian Muslims with better access to its range of Sharia-compliant services and products. In recent research, Hejaz found that 36% of Australian Muslims do not have a savings account and 46% reluctantly ...

Guy Debelle resigns from RBA

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 10 MAR 2022
Deputy governor of the Reserve Bank of Australia, Guy Debelle, has resigned. Debelle will be taking on the role of chief financial officer for Fortescue Future Industries. He will depart his position at the RBA on March 16, and start in his new role ...