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Former Commonwealth Bank chief joins ASX-listed firm

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 2 APR 2019
Former Commonwealth Bank chief executive Ian Narev has found a new role with an ASX-listed entity. Narev joins SEEK in a newly created dual role of group chief operating officer and Asia Pacific and Americas chief executive. He was chief executive of ...

Chief economist update: China stitches it in time

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 2 APR 2019
... quarter) and 6.6% for the full year 2018 from 6.9% in 2017. These policy stimulus measures came on top of the People's Bank of China's (PBOC) 1.0% reduction in the reserve requirement ratio (RRR) - 0.5% on 15 January and 0.5% on 25 January - ...

Chief economist update: No credit to the RBA

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 1 APR 2019
If the Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA) very own Financial Aggregates report - released on March 29 - doesn't convince the board to switch from its current "neutral stance" to an interest rate cut very, very soon, by the time it does - and ...

NAB needs 500 staff for remediation

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAR 2019
National Australia Bank chief executive Philip Chronican has acknowledged the institution needs to go to great lengths to repay customers. In his opening statement to the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Economics, Chronican began by saying ...

Mine Super names new chief investment officer

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAR 2019
... implementation. Prior to joining Mine Super, Collins spent more than a decade working in superannuation at JP Morgan Chase Bank. He has also previously held senior roles with the ASX. The fund said his appointment solidifies his already strong performance ...

Industry fund chair joins QIC

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAR 2019
The chair of a $70 billion industry superannuation fund will take over as chair of QIC next month. UniSuper chair Ian Martin has been named the new chair of QIC, effective April 1. He succeeds Don Luke who is retiring. Martin brings more than 30 years' ...

Superannuation, insurance expert joins EY

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAR 2019
A superannuation and insurance specialist has joined Ernst & Young as a partner. Lisa-Marie McKechnie was appointed partner of the financial services law division after spending nine years at law firm Mills Oakley, where some of clients included Hostplus ...

Channel Capital signs on new partnership

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAR 2019
A $23 billion international boutique has partnered with Channel Capital as it eyes the Australian adviser market after raising $2 billion from instos here. RWC Partners has launched an Australian-domiciled unit trust for their CC RWC Global Emerging ...

ASIC dismisses Royal Commission insider trading reports

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAR 2019
... release of the Royal Commission's final report. This comes after the Labor party suggested insider trading was responsible for bank stocks rising immediately on the back of Kenneth Hayne's report. Senator Peter Whish-Wilson asked if ASIC was investigating ...

Finance sector hiring outlook weakens

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAR 2019
The financial services, insurance and real estate industries have suffered two consecutive quarters of hiring intentions decline. The overall outlook for the sector is well below the six-year high achieved at the end of 2018, a new report from ManpowerGroup ...