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CountPlus reappoints chief executive

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 NOV 2021
CountPlus Limited has announced the reappointment of Matthew Rowe as chief executive and managing director The announcement was made yesterday at the annual general meeting of CountPlus Limited (CountPlus) shareholders, where chair Ray Kellerman confirmed ...

APRA releases draft climate change guidance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 APR 2021
Financial risks of climate change can interact and compound other institutional risks including credit risk, market risk, and liquidity risk, APRA has emphasised in a new practice guide. APRA has released a draft guide for Prudential Practice Guide ...

Capgemini names new managing director

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 2 MAR 2021
Capgemini has named a new managing director for Australia and New Zealand, following the recent promotion of Olaf Pietschner. Kaylene O'Brien has been appointed as the managing director for Australia and New Zealand effective 1 March 2021. She succeeds ...

AMP Capital ESG lead jumps to Platypus

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 5 NOV 2020
The former portfolio manager for AMP Capital Ethical Leaders funds has found a new role, after departing the troubled investment giant in October. Kristen Le Mesurier has been appointed head of ESG and engagement at Platypus Asset Management. She was ...

Chief economist update: Not out of the woods

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 30 OCT 2020
The US has reversed its biggest economic contraction in history with the sharpest recovery on record. The US Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) reported that the country's GDP increased at annualised rate of 33.1% in the September 2020 quarter following ...

MLC Wealth general manager jumps to Ashurst

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 13 OCT 2020
The former general manager of regulatory change and remediation at MLC Wealth has moved to law firm Ashurst. Chris Baker spent more than 12 years with National Australia Bank and MLC in various leadership roles and was general manager, regulatory change ...

Investors welcome Rio resignations

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 11 SEP 2020
Chief executive of Rio Tinto, Jean-Sebastien Jacques, will step down following pressure from investors and indigenous leaders over the destruction of the Juukan Gorge in May. Rio Tinto said the decision was made following the board review of the company's ...

Super funds keep eye on Rio Tinto review

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2020
Some of Australia's largest superannuation funds are watching Rio Tinto's board-led review of its iron ore division's heritage management processes with keen interest, following the miner's decision to destroy thousands of years of culturally ...

ESG-themed funds fall short of expectations

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 4 MAY 2020
New Morningstar research comparing the carbon emission risk in managed funds has seen some ethical-themed funds missing out on a low carbon designation. A low carbon designation was awarded by Morningstar to funds with a low carbon risk score for their ...

Industry fund adds to executive leadership

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAY 2020
An industry superannuation fund managing more than $10 billion has filled two c-suite roles vacated earlier this year. Statewide Super has appointed Deloitte risk advisory director Jason Muir as chief risk officer, and EY director Simone Dyda as chief ...