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Pendal appoints impact investment team

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 13 DEC 2019
Pendal has appointed an impact investment team tasked with establishing a global equity impact strategy as part of the business' ESG research team, Regnan. Led by Tim Crockford, formerly the head of the Hermes Impact Opportunities Equity Fund, and ...

Super fund appoints GM

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 13 DEC 2019
A $57 billion industry superannuation fund has made a new appointment to its leadership team. Rest has moved to strengthen its strategic technology capabilities through the appointment of a new general manager of technology, as it moves towards a new ...

Practice profitability at risk: MLC Life

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 13 DEC 2019
Risk advisers will need to reduce their expenses by up to 25% to remain profitable as further Life Insurance Framework changes come into effect on January 1. New research commissioned by MLC Life shows commission-only financial advisers - particularly ...

Chief economist update: Changing to Lagarde

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 13 DEC 2019
As expected, the European Central Bank (ECB) kept monetary policy settings unchanged at its 12 December Governing Council meeting. "...the interest rate on the main refinancing operations and the interest rates on the marginal lending facility and the ...

Chief economist update: Has the Fed conquered the yield curve?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 12 DEC 2019
Mission accomplished! This appears to be the Fed's latest missive at the conclusion of its 10-11 December FOMC meeting - after three 25 bps cuts - in July, September and October - that took the fed funds rate from 2.5% to 1.75%. Fed chair Jerome ...

Westpac directors slammed

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 12 DEC 2019
Social enterprise Women on Boards has demanded that more heads roll, ahead of Westpac's AGM in Sydney today. Ruth Medd, who co-founded Women on Boards, made the remarks as a long-term shareholder in Westpac and experienced chair and non-executive director. ...

ASIC lifts ban on new opaque active ETFs

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 DEC 2019
Fund managers will be allowed to list new non-transparent active ETFs, as ASIC lifts the pause after a six-month-long review. However, it has asked responsible entities and market making agents to review their current arrangements to manage risks. The ...

Risk roles on the rise: SEEK

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 DEC 2019
SEEK is anticipating four key trends will dominate the employment sector over the coming year. The employment platform predicts that risk and compliance will be a core focus for the private sector in 2020, thanks to more active regulatory bodies. Other ...

AMP welcomes former PwC partner

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 DEC 2019
AMP has announced changes to its board, with the appointment of a former PwC partner as a non-executive director. Rahoul Chowdry will join the board, effective January 1, having held leadership and senior executive roles in the professional services ...

Chief economist update: Businesses remain unmoved by low rates

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 DEC 2019
The National Australia Bank's (NAB) latest Business Survey report shows business conditions remained unchanged at a reading of +4 in November (from October) but business confidence fell to a reading of zero, negating October's two-point increase ...