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RBA names new chief information officer

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 27 APR 2018
The Reserve Bank of Australia has appointed a new chief information officer. Gayan Benedict has been serving as the RBA's deputy head, technology services since 2013. Before that, he was senior manager, department of information technology. Prior to ...

Funds SA fills two senior investment roles

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 27 APR 2018
A $30 billion public sector fund manager has made two appointments in senior investment roles. Matthew Kempton joined Funds SA in February as director, equities. He left his role as chief investment officer at ESSSuper, where he worked from 2013 until ...

Royal Commission invite refused by Dover

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 27 APR 2018
Dover Financial Advisers was revealed as the only large scale financial advice licensee to decline the Royal Commission's request for assistance in identifying instances of misconduct. Appearing before the Commission yesterday, Dover owner Terry McMaster ...

Chief economist update: Prudence, patience and persistence

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 27 APR 2018
... discussion in the Governing Council... other words were "prudence" and "patience and persistence" until inflation meets target. Ben Ong is the Director of Economics and Investments at Rainmaker Group. He previously worked as a fund manager, economist ...

Mainstream adds former Commonwealth Bank GM to board

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 26 APR 2018
A former Commonwealth Bank general manager has joined the board of a $133 billion fund administrator. Mainstream Group Holdings appointed JoAnna Fisher to its board as an independent non-executive director, adding Fisher's 20 years of senior management ...

IFM partners to launch global property manager

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 26 APR 2018
An Australian-based global fund manager with more than $105 billion under management has established a joint venture company with an unlisted property fund manager. IFM Investors and Industry Super Property Trust (ISPT) have established International ...

ClearView terminates agreement after takeover bid expires

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 26 APR 2018
After the 18-month window for a Japanese life insurer's takeover bid expired, ClearView terminated the co-operation agreement between the two parties. In October 2016, Sony Life agreed with Crescent Capital Partners to acquire a 14.9% stake in Clearview ...

High profile adviser under fire

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 26 APR 2018
The Royal Commission heard how Fair Work commissioner Donna McKenna received inappropriate financial advice from Sam Henderson, chief executive and senior financial adviser at Henderson Maxwell. McKenna sought financial advice from Henderson in late- ...

Chief economist update: Inflation remains in the slow lane

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 26 APR 2018
... inflation expectations that would further restrain consumer spending (because prices would be the same or lower in the future). Ben Ong is the Director of Economics and Investments at Rainmaker Group. He previously worked as a fund manager, economist ...

Future Fund continues progress yet challenges lay ahead

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 24 APR 2018
Australia's sovereign wealth fund has continued to exceed benchmark return targets, with the fund now standing at $141 billion. Chair of the Future Fund Board of Guardians, Peter Costello, was pleased with performance of the fund, but mentioned that ...