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MetLife appoints new distribution lead

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JUN 2019
... experiences that meet their needs and expectations." Mulholland's experience places him well to continue the growth of the company, he said. "At a time of unprecedented change in the market, we need to consolidate and maintain our strong position in ...

Two LICs set to merge

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JUN 2019
Two Australian equities listed investment companies are set to merge to create a $137.2 million entity. Clime Capital (CAM) has made an offer to acquire CBG Capital (CBC) under an off-market takeover bid. CBG has consequently advised its shareholders ...

Westpac names business arm chief executive

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JUN 2019
... head of retail banking and wealth management for Latin America. Prior to HSBC, Lima spent over 13 years at McKinsey & Company, leading client relationships across emerging and developed markets in retail and wholesale banking and wealth. He was appointed ...

Culture isn't everything: ASIC

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JUN 2019
... interesting in his role as a regulator, Price told the forum that misaligned incentives posed a danger to the effectiveness of company culture when it comes to directing staff behaviour. "It's fine to have a strong culture," Price said. "But ultimately ...

AUSTRAC zeroes in on Afterpay

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 17 JUN 2019
... the Australian community from criminal threats," Rose said. "AUSTRAC will continue to work with Afterpay to assist the company to mature and strengthen its compliance processes, staff training and suspicious matter reporting. "But we will not hesitate ...

Facebook dropped from ESG index

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 17 JUN 2019
... been dropped from the S&P 500 ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) Index after a series of scandals brought the company's ethics into question. The S&P 500 ESG Index underwent its annual rebalance at the end of April and removed several notable ...

Blue chips hit board diversity target

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUN 2019
... have yet to reach this target. "Given that boards are still comprised of 70% men and 30% women, gender representation on company boards is a long way from equal." ACSI recently called on listed companies to set a timeframe to achieve gender-balanced ...

DomaCom launches senior equity release product

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 13 JUN 2019
... group of advisers will be going through that over the next few days." DomaCom said it took six and a half years for the company to secure the necessary reliefs from ASIC to launch the product. The product has undergone substantial review from the regulator ...

UBS deputy head of research departs

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 JUN 2019
UBS has appointed a new deputy head of research as the incumbent leaves the company after almost nine years. James Coghill led UBS's insurance coverage after joining in 2010 and was appointed deputy head of research in 2015. He has decided to leave ...

Blue Sky dissolves chief executive role

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 11 JUN 2019
... role "is no longer required". Joel Cann left the organisation effective Friday, less than two months after he joined the company. Cann joined from property investment manager Aspen Group. "Blue Sky Alternative Investments Limited (Administrators Appointed) ...