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Bigger balances, bigger blow: Elia

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2020
... 90% of its call centre staff working from home. Additional operators are also being trained, with a further 10 coming on board in the coming weeks. "I can't be prouder - we've been really lucky. We're fully functional, we're good and ...

Atlas Advisors adds to leadership

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2020
... Group executives. Arthur Porter has joined Atlas as executive director of real estate and Craig Swanger as head of advisory board financial products. Porter spent 14 years at Macquarie Group where he formed and led the US Real Estate Structured Finance ...

Westpac names new chief executive

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2020
... the bank, its business and its finances, and has the confidence of the management team, as well as my own and that of the board." King has worked at the bank for the last 25 years. Westpac will continue its search for a more long-term replacement during ...

Cashwerkz announces new chief executive

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 APR 2020
... and head of fixed interest trading Australia. He was also a founding director for Yieldbroker. Letche is an investor and board member of Moneyme and has invested in many start-ups within financial services and other sectors. Commenting on his appointment ...

VanEck rejigs China A-shares ETF

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 APR 2020
... in a NYSE-listed VanEck fund (PEK); both were the first A-shares funds in their respective markets. On February 26, the board of the NYSE-listed fund decided to change the reference index by May this year. They opted for an index from MarketGrader. But ...

BGH Capital, Canadian pension fund shelve NZ acquisition

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 APR 2020
... emergency services. The two parties terminated their scheme implementation agreement, with no breaking fees. Abano's board now intends to engage with BGH and the Canadian pension fund to see if they can agree on an alternative potential transaction. ...

Super funds must prioritise liquidity: Regulators

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 APR 2020
The superannuation sector has been told in no uncertain terms how it should deal with the ongoing impacts of COVID-19, with ASIC and APRA directing super funds to prioritise liquidity. In a joint letter sent to all registrable superannuation entities ...

Multi-boutique insto head steps down

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAR 2020
... the firm's asset allocation committee as an independent member, and also intends to focus on undertaking additional board and committee seats," the firm said in a statement to Industry Moves. Last week, Maple-Brown Abbott hired an institutional sales ...

Hume calls for diversity in super fund mergers

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAR 2020
Senator Jane Hume has denounced mergers between super funds with similar membership bases, saying concentrated memberships can make funds weak and smaller funds should look to emulate the likes of AustralianSuper and Sunsuper. In an address to the AFR ...

COVID-19 spurs greater scrutiny of foreign investment

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 30 MAR 2020
... can be beneficial if in the national interest," the Treasurer said. The move is backed by the Foreign Investment Review Board (FIRB). FIRB will work with existing and new applicants to extend the time frame for reviewing applications from 30 days to ...