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MLC Life makes key appointments

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 19 APR 2021
... appointed general manager, capital management and corporate finance. Both the new hires will report to chief financial officer Kent Griffin. Ballie joins from TAL where he was head of actuarial (capital and investments) since 2015. He also worked at ...

Boutique hires fund services lead

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 29 MAR 2021
... Australian and New Zealand clients that range from start-ups to large institutions. AMAL is headed by chief executive and chair Kent McPhee. Perpetual recently appointed deputy portfolio managers for its Australian equities long-short fund and for the ...

Must prepare for demise of LIBOR: RBA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 19 MAR 2021
... institutions they must be prepared for the "imminent demise" of LIBOR. RBA assistant governor (financial markets) Christopher Kent said as the deadline for LIBOR is fast approaching, financial institutions must ensure they are fully prepared to avoid ...

Jail time for tax adviser

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 22 DEC 2020
... The Federal Court has sentenced a tax adviser to seven and a half months in prison and fined him $640,000. Brisbane-based Kent Scott Hacker will spend Christmas behind bars after receiving the seven and a half months sentence. He, and his related companies ...

VFMC hires State Super investments chief

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 30 OCT 2020
... promoted Michael Stavropoulos from senior portfolio manager to head of equities. The hire came as its former head of equities Kent Sutherland left VFMC in October 2019.

Transition away from LIBOR continues

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 13 OCT 2020
... strongly encourage institutions in Australia to adhere to the Protocol." RBA assistant governor (financial markets) Christopher Kent added: "Timely adherence to the new ISDA Protocol is important for all users of LIBOR in derivatives contracts. Having ...

Industry veterans launch dealer group

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 17 AUG 2020
Two advice industry stalwarts have launched a new dealer group promising to save advisers time and money. Finchley & Kent opened for business on July 1 after four years of development by co-founders Sam El Shammaa and Phil Alexander. While they acknowledge ...

VFMC appoints head of equities

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2020
... up from senior portfolio manager. He has became the acting head of equities in November last year, when then equities head Kent Sutherland left the organisation after 15 years. To fill the vacant spot on the team, VFMC has hired Shali Lingaretnam, who ...

US pension funds approach point of no return

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2020
A new report ranking US public pension funds by their ability to pay future benefits suggests several will likely go insolvent as a result of COVID-19. The issues facing public pension funds in the US are widely known, and while it's not clear how ...

TAL executive jumps to MLC Life

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 FEB 2020
MLC Life Insurance has announced a new addition to its leadership team, hiring from TAL. Kent Griffin has been appointed as the insurer's chief financial officer having held the same position at TAL since 2012. MLC Life said Kent will lead both the ...