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Schroders hires AMP operative

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUL 2023
Schroders Australia has completed the reshuffle of its fixed income and multi-asset team with the hire of Pierre Wu as investment director. Reporting to Schroders head of product, solutions and client delivery Natalie Morcos, Wu will be responsible ...

Australian inflation downturn on the horizon: AMP

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 13 JUL 2023
Australian inflation will fall over the next six months, according to AMP deputy chief economist Diana Mousina. During an AMP webinar, Mousina noted peak Australian inflation trailed the US by around six months, suggesting a similar delay should be ...

Lowe hands down RBA board shake up

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 13 JUL 2023
Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) governor Philip Lowe has announced significant changes that will be implemented by the central bank in response to the recent review of its processes. In what is potentially his last speech as governor, Lowe explained ...

Count hunts new operations chief

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 11 JUL 2023
After little more than a year in the role, Laurent Toussaint has resigned as chief financial and operating officer at Count to pursue other opportunities. Toussaint originally joined the accounting and advice group in February 2018 as its acting chief ...

Challenger settles real estate unit divestment

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 10 JUL 2023
Challenger has settled the sale of its real estate business to Elanor Investors Group for the final price of $38 million. The total consideration, which represents 24.8 million shares issued in ASX-listed Elanor (ENN), is before-tax and transaction ...

Super fund satisfaction still poor: Report

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 6 JUL 2023
While super funds' returns might have recovered, member satisfaction certainly hasn't. In fact, a new report shows it's fallen even further. The latest CSBA FEAL Superannuation CX Benchmarking report found 25% of members who had recently engaged with ...

Mercer appoints three new directors

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 3 JUL 2023
Mercer has appointed three non-executive directors to its fiduciary boards, bringing experience at the likes of J.P. Morgan and Sunsuper. Former APP Securities chief executive Sangeeta Venketasan and State Super senior investment counsel David Hartley ...

RIAA chief executive to exit

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 30 JUN 2023
After serving as chief executive of the Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA) for more than 10 years, Simon O'Connor is leaving at the end of this year. O'Connor took the position in February 2013, leaving environmental non-profit ...

AUSTRAC drops action after Bell FG audit

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 30 JUN 2023
The regulator confirmed it will not take further action against Bell Financial Group's three subsidiaries following an audit of its financial crime law compliance. Last February, AUSTRAC ordered an external auditor assess Bell Potter Securities ...

Asset managers ride the storm: Research

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JUN 2023
While recent volatility has undoubtedly rattled the investment management landscape, it hasn't deterred asset managers from their future plans, according to a recent global study. The study, conducted by Coalition Greenwich in partnership with Northern ...