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Chief economist update: BOJ exit last year, BOJ easing this year

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 FEB 2019
... depreciate some more to become more competitive. Not only this, the Japanese currency needs to depreciate by more to aid in the Bank of Japan's (BOJ) efforts at bringing inflation up to its 2% target. It's not surprising therefore that, when ...

NAB chief executive exit package revealed

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 FEB 2019
... leave entitlements he's accrued during his time in the top job, but his unvested deferred awards have been forfeited, the bank said. Upon his departure, non-executive director Philip Chronican will commence as acting chief executive and will receive ...

Qantas Super chair steps down

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 19 FEB 2019
... Company and managing director of Blake Dawson, will join the board. He is currently an independent director of Commonwealth Bank Group Super and a board member of the State Library of New South Wales Foundation. Lorraine Berends currently serves as an ...

Major shareholders defy proxy advisers: Research

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 19 FEB 2019
Superannuation funds and investment managers are increasingly voting contrary to the recommendations of proxy advisers, according to new research. The annual Link AGM Snapshot report showed a drop in the influence of proxy advisers, with super funds ...

Royal Commission recommendations split industry

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 18 FEB 2019
Commissioner Kenneth Hayne's final recommendations received a mixed reaction in Financial Standard' s latest spot poll. About a third (31%) surveyed by Financial Standard last week believed the banking Royal Commission final recommendations ...

NAB most distrusted bank in Australia

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 15 FEB 2019
NAB emerged as the most distrusted bank brand in a Roy Morgan survey conducted after the financial services Royal Commission handed down its final report and NAB bosses resigned. In January, Commonwealth Bank had the lowest trust score but after Commissioner ...

J.P. Morgan introduces digital currency for instos

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 15 FEB 2019
J.P. Morgan is launching its own digital currency to harness the benefits offered by blockchain. The largest bank in the US is getting ready to roll out JPM Coin, representative of a fiat currency and designed to make instantaneous payments between ...

Industry fund appoints chief executive

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 15 FEB 2019
An $8 billion industry superannuation fund has looked inwards for its new chief executive officer. Tony D'Alessandro has been appointed to lead Statewide Super, and will take the reins from March 1. Currently serving as the fund's general manager ...

QIC adds to global infrastructure team

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 14 FEB 2019
... in London. QIC has also hired Naseh Kausar to its New York office in similar role. He was most recently at US investment bank PJ Solomon and its infrastructure investment bank as a vice president. Previously, he worked as an investment associate at Morgan ...

HESTA veteran retires, new role created

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 14 FEB 2019
... currently chairs ESG Research Australia. His experience outside of HESTA includes working at BT Funds Management, Macquarie Bank and Suncorp. In light of Fowler's departure, HESTA created a new role - head of investment execution - to report to chief ...