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Dinimus appoints new head of distribution

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 22 OCT 2024
... execution of distribution efforts. Credlin, who stepped into the role yesterday, will report to the executive management committee of Ryan Donnar, Atiya Habib, and Adam Howell. Donnar, who is managing partner, said Credlin's deep experience in wealth ...

NZ Superannuation Fund names joint CIOs

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 22 OCT 2024
... real asset, active listed equities, and machine learning investments. He is currently a member of the fund's investment committee. NZSF chief executive Jo Townsend said Gilmore's departure created an opportunity to review the way the investment team ...

Nobel laureates link economic prosperity to colonialism

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 15 OCT 2024
... challenges. The laureates have demonstrated the importance of societal institutions for achieving this," chair of the committee for the prize in economic sciences Jakob Svensson said. The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences said Acemoglu, Johnson and Robinson ...

Wholesale investor test changes on ice: Parliamentary committee

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 4 OCT 2024
... but potential major changes are still on the agenda, a parliamentary hearing confirmed this morning. Sitting on the committee, senator Paul Scarr said while there has been public debate about the tests, he doesn't foresee any changes being made in ...

Mercer names investment solutions lead

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 27 SEP 2024
... managed account division. She also served as the Asia Pacific representative for the Mercer Research Ratings Review Committee. Before arriving at Mercer, she was part of the executive management team recruited to establish the retail presence of Deutsche ...

Australians living through protracted period of economic misery: CEDA

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 24 SEP 2024
Australians are enduring the longest stretch of economic hardship since 2011, according to analysis by the Committee for Economic Development of Australia (CEDA). CEDA's analysis of the "misery index" - which combines inflation, unemployment, and interest ...

E&P Financial Group seeks to delist

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 24 SEP 2024
... the inquiry." The senate referred the inquiry to the Wealth Management Companies to the Senate Economics References Committee, which will provide a report by the last sitting day of March 2025. The committee is taking submissions until November 1. Senator ...

Former Mercer Super chair named Actuary of the Year

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 20 SEP 2024
... profession across Australia and internationally, contributing by serving on the Actuaries Institute Superannuation Practice Committee, as well as volunteering in the Institute's Mentor Program. Receiving the award, Swinhoe said she believes being an ...

Inquiry urges government to consider paid reproductive leave

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 20 SEP 2024
The Senate committee tasked with investigating issues related to menopause wants the government to research the efficacy of existing reproductive leave policies in Australia and overseas with consideration to introducing it in the National Employment ...

Federal Reserve kicks off easing cycle

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 19 SEP 2024
... rate by half a percentage point to 4.75-5%, surprising many who believed it would opt for a cut of just 0.25%. "The committee has gained greater confidence that inflation is moving sustainably toward 2%, and judges that the risks to achieving its employment ...