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CBA sells CFSGAM, new wealth business chief executive appointed

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 OCT 2018
... supportive long-term ownership." "Today's announcement represents another important milestone in CBA's strategy to focus on its core banking businesses and to create a simpler, better bank. The sale of CFSGAM to MUTB represents significant value ...

AMP Capital combines markets business

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 30 OCT 2018
... November but changes are effective immediately. AMP Capital chief executive Adam Tindall commented: "Providing a dedicated focus on public markets will better help us deliver exceptional investment experiences for our clients." "Simon is the right person ...

Chief investment officer retires

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 30 OCT 2018
... the fund manager in 2006, following a role at Challenger. Wilson said he has enjoyed Stott's "passion for markets and focus on delivering returns for shareholders." "I look forward to continuing to work with Chris at board level and everyone at Wilson ...

An insight into AFCA workload

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 30 OCT 2018
... Q3 2017. SCT chair Helen Davis said the tribunal resolved 512 complaints, which was a decrease on the prior quarter as a focus was placed on recruitment and training for the AFCA transition. Davis said the SCT hired 10 new staff in recent months and ...

Productivity Commission counters group insurance research

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 29 OCT 2018
The Productivity Commission has taken a deeper dive into insurance inside superannuation and cast doubt into the sector's ability to help the Government alleviate social security payments. Releasing a supplementary paper to its May draft report ...

BlackRock strengthens real assets team

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 29 OCT 2018
... work, making it a genuine win-win scenario. "For this reason, we are pleased to continue supporting the region's increased focus on renewable power. Charlie's tremendous amount of expertise will strongly contribute to our capabilities in this space ...

Blockchain can power internal systems: Digital Asset

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 26 OCT 2018
While the focus of the blockchain industry debate is its usage cross platforms, the real potential can actually be in managing internal systems, said the chief executive of the company behind ASX's new blockchain system. Speaking at a SIBOS session ...

Diversity is the answer to war for talent

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 26 OCT 2018
... Linguistically Diverse) communities.' "At Westpac group, we hit 50% of women in leadership roles last year and the key focus now is to maintain that 50% but also how we are retaining talent and attracting new talent as well," said Turner. "Another ...

Former Olympian to lead investment house

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 26 OCT 2018
... was appointed chief executive at the Generation Development Group (GDG) annual general meeting yesterday. Hackett's focus will be to grow the recently acquired Ascalon Capital Managers. This includes the launch of a seeding vehicle to invest in alternative ...

Governance specialist names new chief executive

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 26 OCT 2018
... governance agenda," Baillie said. Motto said she is joining at a time in Australian public affairs "when there is so much focus on the importance of good governance in delivering fair and equitable outcomes for consumers and citizens across all sectors." ...