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No one-size-fits-all approach to franking changes

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 22 FEB 2019
... houses of Parliament after the upcoming election. The panel failed to come to a consistent approach, speaking both to the diversity of SMSF portfolios and the investment options available. Vihari Ross, Magellan's head of research said the Australian ...

Fearless Girl comes to Melbourne

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 8 FEB 2019
... HESTA, together with Maurice Blackburn, will bring the Fearless Girl statue to Australia in bid to stand for equality and diversity. The 50-inch bronze statue of a little girl standing defiantly in front of Wall Street's famous Charging Bull was ...

NAB chief executive and chair exit

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 7 FEB 2019
... coming months and years. "In addition, the board will seek to bring on new non-executive directors this year to increase diversity of thinking and experience for the challenges ahead, and establish a board committee for customer outcomes," Henry added. ...

Wealth manager appoints former NSW Premier to chair foundation

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 FEB 2019
... Australia. "Australia is a nation of migrants and it is this which is at the heart of our success as a country. Our diversity and recognition of a range of cultures within shared values has made us stronger and richer," Carr said. "The Crescent Foundation ...

Superannuation smashes gender diversity goals

KARREN VERGARA  |  SUNDAY, 3 FEB 2019
The superannuation fund industry has smashed industry targets of female representation on boards, latest APRA figures show. The number of women represented on boards has increased 9.2% over the last four years, according to APRA's annual super bulletin. ...

Mercer names new people and culture lead

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 31 JAN 2019
... Mercer has appointed a new people and culture leader for the region; meanwhile Yolanda Beattie has exited as the lead for diversity and inclusion practice. Gaye Morris will lead a workforce of 2000 in Australia and New Zealand, bringing 20 years' ...

Aussie equities trading volume jumps at Liquidnet

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 29 JAN 2019
... our diversification beyond the dark pool and into algo trading, our members have been able to enjoy an even greater diversity in seeking institutional liquidity." Weidenhofer has more than 20 years' experience in financial markets. For the last 10 ...

Wells Fargo AM chief moves to BMO

OSKAH DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 24 JAN 2019
... investment teams at Wells Fargo. She has held positions at State Street, BlackRock, Goldman Sachs and is a career advocate of diversity and inclusion. In January 2019, Rotenberg said BMO Financial Group's primary focus was industry innovation: "We are ...

Australian Ethical adds operations lead

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JAN 2019
... scale up our business to meet the growing demand for what we do." Further, Heng's appointment boosts the gender diversity of Australian Ethical's senior management team. The split is currently 44% female to 56% male, while the company's board ...

VC investments in Australia hit record high

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 22 JAN 2019
... major funding rounds over US$10m aimed at helping locally founded businesses take on global markets. In Australia the diversity of the startups being funded is testament to the scale of the economy and opportunity." Price added however that Australia's ...