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Cbus names chief investment officer

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 23 JUN 2023
Brett Chatfield has been permanently appointed to the role of chief investment officer at Cbus. Chatfield has had an extensive career in the finance industry for over two decades, having held senior positions at Cbus for more than a decade. Most recently ...

ALRC to simplify, restructure advice laws

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 23 JUN 2023
... identify advice-related provisions or look to ASIC regulatory guidance to address the defects in the law's communicative power," the ALRC said. Secondly, how advice provisions are currently structured and framed make the law harder to understand, obscuring ...

Decade-long Santos well leak prompts investor concern

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUN 2023
Santos has admitted that its retired offshore oil and gas field Legendre has been leaking gas for a decade, throwing into doubt investor abilities to meet net zero plans. Methane gas - a greenhouse gas 25 times more powerful than carbon dioxide - has ...

New Quantum reveals Nasdaq listing plans

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUN 2023
... financial services firms, combined with the venerable financial infrastructure of the newly acquired Morrison, exemplifies the power of vertically integrated business models that can internalise the value created by the underlying technological automation," ...

Greg Combet steps down as IFM Investors, ISA chair

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JUN 2023
IFM Investors and Industry Super Australia (ISA) chair Greg Combet has relinquished his role to head the government's new Net Zero Agency. Recognised for his expertise in government, investment, climate policy, and industrial relations, as well ...

UBS completes landmark Credit Suisse acquisition

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 13 JUN 2023
Wealth management powerhouse UBS has completed its acquisition of Credit Suisse, marking the end of the largest banking deal since the 2008 Global Financial Crisis. UBS acquired the crisis-stricken Credit Suisse for US$3.2 billion, with support from ...

Treasury to scrap advice admin burdens, boosts intra-fund advice

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 13 JUN 2023
... situation and social security entitlements if that is relevant to the advice. Superannuation fund trustees should have the power to decide how to charge members for personal advice they provide to members and the restrictions on collective charging of ...

FICAP Rockstar back in July

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 9 JUN 2023
The Financial Industry Community Aid Program's much-loved Rockstar event is returning in 2023 after four long years. This year, FICAP's Rockstar event will be held on July 27 at Mary's Underground and all proceeds will go to new charity ...

Cheques to wind down by 2030: Chalmers

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 8 JUN 2023
... some stakeholders don't want to see happen. Cash Welcome argued the point that only physical cash is reliable without power and internet connectivity and therefore needs to be included in the nation's future. "While new innovative payment systems ...

AI in ESG: Risk or opportunity?

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 5 JUN 2023
... energy-efficient AI algorithms are required to produce systems that require fewer computational resources and therefore consume less power. The findings from this project will be published in a joint report later this year. This story first appeared ...