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AFCA expands C-suite with three hires

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAR 2026
... service and global professional services, where she has led large, customer-facing teams. Most recently she was deputy secretary in the Australian government department of employment and workplace relations. She also spent more than seven years with ...

Trump announces new US retirement plan

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 27 FEB 2026
... Pew Charitable Trusts, around 56 million Americans do not have access to a retirement savings plan at work. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the government could use the budget reconciliation process to advance the new retirement proposal. Bessent ...

Cbus confirms independent review into board member

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 23 FEB 2026
... Thursday last week. Weber stepped down after it was reported she was in a relationship with the CFMEU's former national secretary Zach Smith. Weber was a CFMEU-appointed member of the board. Media reports suggested Weber did not disclose her relationship ...

RBA veteran leads AOFM review

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 FEB 2026
... been appointed to lead an independent review into the Australian Office of Financial Management (AOFM). Treasury of the Secretary Jenny Wilkinson commissioned the independent review after it was requested by AOFM's chief executive Anna Hughes. Former ...

UN pension fund confirms leadership

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 9 FEB 2026
... Nations Joint Staff Pension Fund has a new lead. Robert van der Zee was permanently appointed by the United Nations Secretary General to oversee the pension fund as Representative of the Secretary General for the investment of the fund's assets, having ...

Chalmers globetrots to sell minerals for foreign investment

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 13 JAN 2026
... Korea for a series of strategic discussions. "While in Washington DC, I'll have bilateral meetings with US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, UK Chancellor Rachel Reeves, Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama and Canadian Minister of Finance and ...

Cbus hires corporate governance head

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 12 JAN 2026
... sector, joining Cbus most recently from ESSSuper where she was group executive, legal risk and compliance, and board secretary," a Cbus spokesperson confirmed to Financial Standard. Prior to ESSSuper, Tromans was the head of governance and risk for Australia ...

Lazard sets up new chief investment role

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JAN 2026
... served as global head of markets and chief economist at Lazard. Prior to joining Lazard, he served as acting assistant secretary of the US Treasury for economic policy. Previously, he was a portfolio manager and managing director at BlackRock, where ...

Padua ends joint CEO structure

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 4 DEC 2025
... while continuing to support governance, investor relations, and shareholder engagement. She will also serve as company secretary and remain a sponsor of the Women in Wealth Awards, where she sits on the 2026 judging panel. The shift comes as Padua hit ...

Chalmers accused of sitting on advice for MIS reforms

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 4 DEC 2025
... the managed investment scheme review that Treasury commenced in 2023 and concluded in 2024," markets branch assistant secretary Andre Moore said. When asked whether any reforms have been put in place since the Department of Treasury provided advice to ...