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CDPP dumps ANZ cartel case

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 14 FEB 2022
The Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions has dropped all charges against the criminal cartel case involving the issue of ANZ shares. Last week, the CDPP withdrew charges against the remaining defendants, Citigroup Global Markets Australia, Deutsche ...

New APAC institutional lead at abrdn

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 10 FEB 2022
A new head of institutional clients for Asia Pacific was appointed at abrdn, to join next month from First Sentier Investors. Vivian Tang has been appointed to the role, taking on responsibility for "developing and delivering forward-thinking investment ...

AFA opposes clean record requirement

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 3 FEB 2022
The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) has said it does not support the 'clean record' requirement proposed within the government's new policy paper on education standards, citing the untested single disciplinary body. Under the proposed changes ...

Oliver Wyman recruits former Westpac executive

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 1 FEB 2022
The former chief executive of Westpac's institutional bank has moved to a consultancy firm as a senior adviser. Lyn Cobley joins Oliver Wyman, a subsidiary of Marsh McLennan, as the firm ramps up its sustainability offering to clients and presence in ...

HESTA impact lead goes it alone

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 1 FEB 2022
HESTA's head of impact Mary Delahunty has established her own consultancy firm focused on authenticity in ESG. Seven Advisory is Delahunty's new venture, leaving behind her role at the $66 billion industry fund after almost four years. In a ...

CBA Group Super overhauls service providers

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 25 JAN 2022
... super fund confirmed to Financial Standard that all three mandates have been moved, to take effect March 1. Most notably, Citi Australia has lost its long-standing mandate as investment administrator and custodian for CBA Group Super. The mandates were ...

Pallas Capital markets new fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 25 JAN 2022
Pallas Capital has introduced a new short term fund that will invest in real estate assets in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane. The Pallas Short Term Fund is a mortgage loan warehouse facility with a minimum investment term of six months and offers investors ...

Residential property demand to weaken

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 24 JAN 2022
Demand for residential property is expected to cool down this year despite the number of auction figures recorded in the final quarter of 2021. With stock levels running low and the potential for interest rates to rise, BuyersBuyers co-founder Pete ...

Federal Reserve mulls central bank digital currency

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 21 JAN 2022
The US Federal Reserve Board is examining the pros and cons of a central bank digital currency (CBDC) as it considers whether the creation of one would improve the domestic payments system. Considering the current state of the US domestic payments system ...

Insto investors tempted by crypto

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JAN 2022
A new study shows close to 80% of institutional investors and wealth managers are now looking favourably upon cryptocurrencies, citing strong capital growth and diversification benefits. Commissioned by digital assets hedge fund manager Nickel Digital ...