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ABA appoints deputy chair

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUN 2018
... worked in roles including chief financial officer, banking and wealth; executive general manager (EGM) for customer development; EGM for Suncorp life in New Zealand; and EGM for direct distribution in Suncorp Life. Outgoing ABA deputy chair Mike Hirst ...

Natixis acquires credit specialist

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUN 2018
... debt strategies." In March, Natixis launched a global equities ESG fund that assessed companies on eight sustainable development themes: energy, resources, buildings and cities, ICT, health, mobility and finance.

ESG reporting strong through 2017: ACSI

OSKAH DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUN 2018
... companies with ESG disclosure, and the council is optimistic about the future of ESG reporting. "This is a positive development which will increase investor confidence in the quality of corporate reporting, making it more likely it will be used for decision ...

SSGA appoints APAC managing director

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUN 2018
... business in October 2017. In his most recent role, Miholich was responsible for State Street ETF's Nordic business development strategy. Miholich will report to SPDR global head of capital markets Tim Coyne. "Marcus brings a wealth of ETF and trading ...

Cryptocurrencies on radar but not priority: RBA

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUN 2018
Cryptocurrency usage in Australia is currently not large enough to raise policy concerns for the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA), an official from the central bank said in Sydney yesterday. The Reserve Bank has closely followed developments in the crypto ...

Australian Unity creates IFA leadership role

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUN 2018
... opportunities to strengthen and grow Australian Unity's independent financial adviser channel. He will also lead the development of new products and services to support growth of the overall advice business. Csavas joins from Count Financial where ...

Wealth fintech partners with Milliman

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUN 2018
... on building advice solutions, with artificial intelligence, machine learning and data analytics at the heart of the development, the fintech said. Ignition Wealth chief executive Manish Prasad said the fintech's existing and new clients will benefit ...

Chief economist update: Chinese dragon now a bear

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUN 2018
... China GDP growth forecasts that the mammoth international institutions - International Monetary Fund (6.6%); Asian Development Bank (6.6%); Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (6.7%) - or even the Chinese government's 6.5% target ...

Macquarie shuffles infrastructure debt leadership

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 26 JUN 2018
... while Robertson will assume greater responsibility in Macquarie's Sydney office, working on illiquid credit business development opportunities. Succeeding Wilson and Robertson is Kit Hamilton and Tim Humphrey. Hamilton has been head of the investment ...

NAB names wealth advocate

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 26 JUN 2018
... Investments Ombudsman She is the current chair of the Code of Conduct Committee for the Australian Council for International Development; deputy chair of the Asylum Seekers Centre, and a board member of City West Housing and Energy Consumers Australia. ...