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Praemium rejigs executive team

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 7 SEP 2021
The platform has given its chief commercial officer responsibility of business strategy and promoted its head of distribution to the executive leadership team. Praemium's chief commercial officer Mat Walker will now oversee business strategy in addition ...

Short-termism damaging climate outcomes

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 SEP 2021
... consequences of failure to meet them. State Street global head of ESG Richard Lacaille pointed out that for this reason, responsibility cannot fall to the finance sector alone - policy changes are needed to force private companies to do the right thing ...

Binance Australia appoints chief executive

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 31 AUG 2021
... commitment to compliance and best practice," he said. "As the market leader in the digital asset space, we have a responsibility to be involved in helping to shape the growth of our industry and this means prioritising engagement and conversations with ...

ASX 100 missing key reporting metric: ACCR

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 27 AUG 2021
A new report from the Australian Centre for Corporate Responsibility has raised serious governance concerns with ASX 100 companies in relation to contractors. ACCR found that Australian listed companies remain opaque about their labour hire, contracting ...

BlackRock adds to APAC leadership

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 19 AUG 2021
... the rejig, James Kingston took on the expanded role of head of iShares Australasia while maintaining his current responsibility as head of APAC portfolio analysis & solutions. BlackRock head of wealth and banks Chantal Giles has been appointed to the ...

Halifax auditor to cough up fines

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 19 AUG 2021
... failed to design appropriate tests to identify material misstatements in the accounts, while Evett failed to take responsibility for the overall conduct of the audits and did not ensure that staff had the skills to conduct the audit. The court found ...

Rating houses recommend Pengana funds

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 16 AUG 2021
... our conviction in the high quality and unique capability of the investment teams that have been charged with the responsibility of managing Pengana's international funds. "We were delighted to appoint managers of this calibre, with differentiated and ...

Industry associations slam last resort scheme

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 13 AUG 2021
... government's administration costs of the financial advice sector with little benefit to consumers, the associations said. "Responsibility for consumer losses and complaints should be shared evenly across the sector. However, the proposed scheme does ...

Industry Fund Services executive departs

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 13 AUG 2021
... consulting services for IFS Insurance Services Harumi Hancox joined AIA as its head of strategic partnerships, with responsibility for AIA's master trust clients. Effective May 21, IFS closed AUSfund, which was set up 33 years ago as a fund for unclaimed ...

Former QIC managing director joins Northleaf

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 5 AUG 2021
... business development executive appointment. Working alongside the Melbourne-based investment team, he will have responsibility for business development and investor relations, working with institutional investors, consultants, and advisors. O'Connor ...