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Actuaries Institute appoints 2020 president

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 9 MAR 2020
The Actuaries Institute has appointed a new president for 2020, with eyes set on giving young actuaries a voice. Hoa Bui, currently also a director at KPMG Actuarial and partner-in-charge of actuarial and financial risk at KPMG Australia, has nabbed ...

Women rule ESG, but gap remains

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAR 2020
... companies that deliver environmental and social positive outcomes as well as financial returns attract and retain the best talent." For Robeco's head of active ownership, Carola van Lamoen, the "mainstreaming" of ESG has enticed a broader group of ...

Helping everyone helps women

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAR 2020
... participation and advancement of women. The report focussed on industry archetypes where women do not progress through the talent pipeline. Low entry industries where there are a small proportion of women in entry-level positions was one archetype, these ...

GAM profits fall 92%, management team overhauled

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 21 FEB 2020
... This will include realigning GAM's cost base, a focus on its private labelling business and attracting and retaining talent, incentivised over the long term. "GAM is a strong business delivering excellent investment performance for clients. This ...

Zurich appoints distribution team

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 20 FEB 2020
Zurich Life and Investments has announced the details of its new distribution team following the integration of OnePath Life. Nathan Taggart holds the role of head of sales, while Phil Gould is now head of distribution analytics and governance. Other ...

CalPERS investment lead targeted by Congressman

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2020
A US congressman has called for the chief investment officer of America's largest pension fund to be fired. In a series of tweets and interviews, Indiana Congressman Jim Banks has urged for the sacking of CalPERS chief investment officer Yu Ben Meng ...

Macquarie suit to lead Challenger joint venture

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 6 FEB 2020
... Management chief executive Nick Hamilton said the Ares JV shows the ASX-listed business's ability to attract international talent. "We are very pleased to have such a high-calibre and experienced professional in Teiki to head our efforts at AAM. ...

Former dealer group chief to lead Australian Ethical

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 4 FEB 2020
A former financial advice licensee head is set to lead the $3.8 billion ethical investment manager and super fund. Australian Ethical has appointed John McMurdo as chief executive and managing director, with acting chief executive Steve Gibbs set to ...

Wealth manager promotes from within

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 30 JAN 2020
... 17 as principal. His focus for 2020 and the coming decade will be "continued growth, innovation and procuring the best talent available". Pitcher Partners said Brazier had been integral to the firm's leadership team during his time at the firm. "Ben ...

Technology to transform coming decades

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 23 JAN 2020
... workforce. "Employers will get paid in digital currencies, which will mostly depend on their employer. This may lock-in talent to a particular company, as employees may not want to move due to concerns of the impact of changing the currency in which ...