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New chair of BT Super trustee board

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 28 JUN 2021
BT Super trustee board chair David Plumb has retired after more than a decade, with a replacement appointed. Gai McGrath will commence as non-executive director and chair of the BT Super trustee board from July 1. Westpac chief executive, specialist ...

UK bans crypto exchange Binance

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 28 JUN 2021
The UK Financial Conduct Authority has banned well-known and popular crypto exchange Binance from operating in its jurisdiction. Binance, which is Cayman Islands domiciled, claims to be the biggest Bitcoin exchange and alt-coin cryptocurrency exchange ...

HESTA nabs Hostplus executive

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 28 JUN 2021
The head of ESG at $61 billion industry fund Hostplus has jumped to HESTA. Kim Farrant will join HESTA, the $60 billion industry fund for healthcare workers, as general manager responsible investment on July 12. Farrant will report to the fund's ...

Buffett resigns from Gates Foundation

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 25 JUN 2021
Amid the Gates' divorce, Warren Buffett has resigned from the couple's foundation - though he says the resignation is in-line with his plan to step down from all boards. As Buffett announced his annual contribution of Berkshire Hathaway shares to philanthropic ...

MSCI reviews emerging market classifications

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 25 JUN 2021
MSCI has published its latest market classification review, with Argentina and Pakistan no longer considered emerging markets. The MSCI Argentina Index has been moved from 'emerging' to 'standalone' market status. A reclassification to 'standalone' ...

Stake taps FinClear for ASX offering

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 25 JUN 2021
Magellan-backed FinClear has been selected by Stake for trading, execution and clearing services as it moves into Aussie equities. Commission-free digital brokerage platform Stake recently announced it will add Australian equities to its platform, after ...

AUSTRAC to face scrutiny

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUN 2021
The Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre (AUSTRAC), which has handed out record fines to the big banks, will face new scrutiny from the Senate. Labor Senator Deborah O'Neill'smotion to set up an inquiry into the agency through the Senate ...

LGIAsuper to rebrand

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 22 JUN 2021
As LGIAsuper completes its merger with Energy Super and starts the process of integrating Suncorp's super business into the fund, chief executive Kate Farrar tells Financial Standard there are some big changes ahead. From 1 July 2021, the successor ...

ClearView risk chief joins IOOF

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 18 JUN 2021
IOOF has appointed ClearView's chief risk officer to a newly created role, with ClearView nabbing the former chief of risk for Commonwealth Bank's wealth management arm. A spokesperson has confirmed Orla Cowan departed ClearView after about 18 months ...

Plenary hires team of seven from AMP Capital

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 18 JUN 2021
Plenary has bolstered its funds management business, nabbing seven professionals who all worked on one AMP Capital fund. Plenary had already announced that Julie-Anne Mizzi, who had spent 17 years at AMP Capital and led its $1.24 billion Community Infrastructure ...