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Super fund chair appointed to NSW Generations Fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUL 2018
... sovereign wealth fund. The state has also appointed its first chief economist. State Super chair Nicholas Johnson is joining the NSW Generations Fund (NGF)'s five-person advisory board. The NSW government has also tapped in former Reserve Bank of ...

Risk and compliance expertise in demand

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUL 2018
... This is at odds with the national wage growth average of 2.1%, or 0.2% in real growth when taking inflation into account, NSW managing director Andrew Hanson said. There just aren't enough people employed in these roles, and looking down the pipeline ...

VanEck ETF receives ethical tick

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 2 JUL 2018
... and clearly discloses the process that's audited by an external party. It was established in 2005 in partnership with the NSW Department of Environment and Conservation and the Victorian Government. Launched in March 2018, ESGI invests in about 174 sustainable ...

NAB names wealth advocate

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 26 JUN 2018
... takes over from academic Dimity Kingsford-Smith, who returned to her full-time role as a law professor at the University of NSW. NAB created the customer advocate role in May 2015 as part of its financial advice remediation initiatives and to improve ...

CBA restructures executive leadership

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 25 JUN 2018
... role 1 August, she replaces Melanie Laing who left in March. Lewis has previously worked at Westpac, including as head of its NSW retail network. She also spent the first decade of her career in HR. Commenting on the shakeup, Comyn said the new team ...

TCorp to issue sustainability bonds

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUN 2018
The NSW Government's debt issuer is making a move into sustainability bonds, with the first issuance expected in the second half of 2018. TCorp's sustainability bonds will raise capital for environmentally or socially responsible projects. NSW ...

NSW fintechs dominate Finnie Awards

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUN 2018
... Awards. The second installment of FinTech Australia's annual industry awards were held last night and 16 awards were handed to NSW fintech innovators. The night saw 23 awards presented by a panel of 81 domestic and international judges across wealth ...

Super State of Origin: Who wins?

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUN 2018
... products have landed in the top 10 performers nationally than New South Wales-based counterparts (see Table 1). The Blues (NSW) do win when it comes to 10-year MySuper performance. It should be recognised that tonight's State of Origin rugby league ...

Estate planning lawyer fined for misconduct

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAY 2018
... solicitor under an employer. The Law Society filed an application against him for disciplinary findings and orders with the NSW civil and administrative tribunal last year and a decision was reached last week. Dubler drafted a will and an enduring Power ...

Industry fund welcomes local politician to board

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 22 MAY 2018
... the Labor party's candidate for Penrith at the 2019 state elections. She also serves as a director for Local Government NSW and Penrith Performing and Visual Arts. LGS chair Bruce Miller welcomed McKeown to the fund, saying: "She brings extensive ...