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ANZ gets green light for Suncorp merger

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 20 FEB 2024
ANZ has had a significant legal win on appeal, with its proposed $4.9 billion acquisition of Suncorp's banking arm given the go-ahead. The decision to authorise the takeover was handed down this morning by the Australian Competition Tribunal (ACT) ...

Head of property at Hostplus exits

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 16 FEB 2024
... that can boast former Future Fund property head Barry Brakey and former AMP Capital head of real estate funds management Chris Judd on its investment committee. Before his 11 years at Hostplus, Deftereos worked at LendLease, where he held a product development ...

Bravura hires chief people officer from AMP

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 5 FEB 2024
... deliver for our clients, and drive growth for our organisation," Russell said. In December, Bravura promoted Paul Dunn and Chris Spencer to regional chief executive roles in line with its new global strategy. Dunn, who spent five years at Bravura, stepped ...

PGIM names institutional client group lead

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 2 FEB 2024
... left vacant by Murray Brewer last August. The US$1.2 trillion asset management business of Prudential Financial has chosen Chris Briant to be the new head of its institutional client group for Australia and New Zealand. Briant replaces Brewer who departed ...

Vale Lang Walker

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 29 JAN 2024
... new Lang Walker AO Medical Research Building in Macarthur (in partnership with Western Sydney University) and supporting Chris O'Brien Lifehouse. Walker was also a longstanding supporter of Next Science, a listed medical device company that works ...

Interest rates drive adviser conversations in 2024

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 25 JAN 2024
Interest rates will continue to be a driving force behind client conversations in 2024 as financial advisers remain agile regardless of whichever direction they will go. The rapid upward trajectory of interest rates - from 0.10% in April 2022 to today's ...

Insignia Financial touts strong start to FY24, simplification

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 25 JAN 2024
... strategic initiatives is the client wellbeing division it created last year. Today Insignia confirmed it is to be led by Chris Weldon. He was previously Insignia's chief transformation officer, but will now oversee the professional services advice teams ...

Australian Ethical super chief goes for growth in 2024

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 23 JAN 2024
Australian Ethical is transitioning its administration to Grow Inc in 2024, while also aspiring to accelerate growth in response to an increasing preference for ethical investments, says chief executive of superannuation Ross Piper. In an interview ...

CFA Level I pass rate drops further

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 16 JAN 2024
... and 39% in May. It also marks the worst result since the historic lows of 2021. CFA Institute managing director, education Chris Wiese said prior exam deferrals impacted results for many. "My congratulations go to all candidates learning of their CFA ...

CalSTRS investment chief announces retirement

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 12 JAN 2024
California State Teachers' Retirement System (CalSTRS) chief investment officer Christopher Ailman will depart on June 30, after 24 years at the fund. At an Investment Committee meeting, Ailman revealed his intention step down from the position ...