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ASIC super specialist joins AIST

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 SEP 2019
... 2015. Birks has also previously held senior roles with HESTA, the International Women's Development Agency, Hostplus, ME Bank and Industry Fund Services. AIST chief executive Eva Scheerlinck said Birks' depth of experience working with regulators and ...

Major super funds caught in fraud scandal

ELIZA BAVIN, JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 SEP 2019
... identities, fraudulently created to mimic real individuals who unknowingly had their identities compromised, were then used to open bank accounts at various Australian banking institutions. Investigations have uncovered at least 70 bank accounts created ...

Chief economist update: Plenty of oil

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 SEP 2019
Oil prices soared after a drone attack on September 14 on Saudi Arabia's Abqaiq oil-processing plant (estimated to produce around 5% of global oil supply). WTI and Brent crude oil prices jumped by 14.6%, to US$62.88 per barrel and US$69.03/barrel ...

La Trobe Financial expands executive team

KRISTI CHENG  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 SEP 2019
... assets under management of $9 billion, alternative asset manager La Trobe Financial announced the appointment of three senior bank executives to assist the company to deliver on growth prospects. David Bleakley has been appointed vice president treasury ...

First Sentier hires Nikko executive

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 17 SEP 2019
... Deutsche Asset Management Asia as a director, head of asset management operations for Asia Pacific ex Japan. Commonwealth Bank sold CFSGAM to Japanese banking giant MUFG Group last year for over $4 billion. The sale cleared all regulatory hurdles in ...

NAB launches team for vulnerable customers

KRISTI CHENG  |  TUESDAY, 17 SEP 2019
... beyond that of traditional financial hardship assistance," said chief legal and commercial counsel Sharon Cook. She said the bank assisted 1.4 million customers every year that experienced financial difficulty due to injury, illness and unemployment. ...

Research Affiliates strengthens Australian presence

KRISTI CHENG  |  TUESDAY, 17 SEP 2019
... of research for Australian Mike Akedand Prashant Pandey, vice president of client strategies, who manages the retail and bank channel as well as strategic partnerships in Australia. "Adam's experience in working with sophisticated institutional investors ...

CommSec responds to sale rumours

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 17 SEP 2019
... Minnett was asked to tender for the business along with a handful of wealth managers including Morgan Stanley. Commonwealth Bank responded to Financial Standard's enquiry, with a spokesperson saying: "We are currently reviewing a number of options for ...

CFSGAM picks new name, updates on CBA separation

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 16 SEP 2019
Colonial First State Global Asset Management has kept its initials but picked a French name, as its chief executive and financial officer announce a rebrand and operational update under its new owner. CFSGAM will henceforth be called First Sentier Investments ...

New principal consultants at Frontier

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 16 SEP 2019
... based in Melbourne with a focus on airport infrastructure. Naylor joined Frontier last year, after working at the Reserve Bank of Australia in fixed income trading roles, as a consultant to the World Bank and as an economist for Macquarie Bank. At the ...