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RBA, CBA, NAB partner for wholesale currency

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 3 NOV 2020
The Reserve Bank of Australia has announced a partnership with a consortium of financial institutions and a blockchain technology company to develop a wholesale central bank digital currency (CBDC) using distributed ledger technology (DLT) for settlement. ...

Rest climate case dismissed

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 2 NOV 2020
The Federal Court case brought by Mark McVeigh against the $57 billion industry super fund has been dismissed. The case was scheduled to be heard today but Justice Perram ordered that by consent the case was to be dismissed. McVeigh and Rest have been ...

FSC names new chair

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 2 NOV 2020
The Financial Services Council has appointed a new chair to replace Geoff Lloyd, who has stood down due to his resignation from MLC Wealth. The role is going to Mercer Australia's recently appointed chief executive David Bryant. Bryant was previously ...

WA Super provides merger update

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 2 NOV 2020
WA Super has updated members on its planned merger with Aware Super, confirming its solutions will transfer on December 3. Members of WA Super have been notified their membership with Aware Super will commence from December 4, with their accounts to ...

GSFM sizes up ETFs with Munro launch

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 2 NOV 2020
The Sydney multi-boutique is dipping its toes into active ETFs, with the first being a long/short fund from Munro Global Partners. The Munro Global Growth Fund (Hedge Fund) started trading on the ASX today with the ticker MAET. The active ETF will invest ...

Westpac profits down on AUSTRAC fine

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 2 NOV 2020
Westpac has reported a "disappointing" full year result with statutory profit down a staggering 66% as a result of the ongoing pandemic and its anti-money laundering fine. Statutory profit decreased $4.94 billion to$2.29 billion while cash earnings ...

Insight Investment Australia grows team

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 2 NOV 2020
The $1.3 trillion global investment manager Insight Investment has appointed a new investment specialist based in Sydney. Ben Ereira joins the team, working with clients on currency and equity risk management solutions. Ereira spent 15 years at Principal ...

AMP valued at $1.85 per share

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 2 NOV 2020
AMP has announced the takeover proposal from Ares Management was at an implied value of $1.85 a share, totaling around $6.35 billion. The offer, disclosed by AMP to the ASX on Friday, is at a 20% premium to the company's most recent closing price ...

Lift in financial services jobs

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 30 OCT 2020
The broader job market is showing signs of recovery, particularly in the financial services industry, which recorded a 21% rise in hiring activity in the September quarter. Overall, the job market rose by 15% mostly driven by the demand for casual employment ...

UniSuper revises fees for TTR members

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 30 OCT 2020
The $83 billion superannuation fund has updated its fees for transition-to-retirement members invested in several options. UniSuper has increased fees between 0.01% and 0.04% for some options after calculating actual costs incurred in FY19 and estimates ...