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RIAA chief executive to exit

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 30 JUN 2023
... February 2013, leaving environmental non-profit the Australian Conservation Foundation and public interest economic consultancy Economists at Large. O'Connor cited personal reasons for his departure from RIAA. He plans to take a career break to spend ...

Senate report labels PwC breach calculated, deliberate

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 22 JUN 2023
... issues at the heart of the matter: the obvious conflict in an accounting, auditing, and consulting firm providing tax consultancy advice to government and at the same time providing tax advice to private sector clients; and the unlawful misuse of confidential ...

Super funds consider future of PwC contracts

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 8 JUN 2023
... frozen future contracts with PwC, while others with contracts for audit or other services with the embattled management consultancy are keeping a watchful eye on developments. As reported by Financial Standard, Treasury has referred PwC to the Australian ...

ASIC chair calls out greenhushing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 6 JUN 2023
... disclosure, chasing greenwashing with a little 'greenhushing'," he said. "Last year, for example, the Swiss carbon finance consultancy, South Pole, released an international report that found nearly a quarter of the 1,200 companies surveyed have decided ...

Super funds must prioritise member experience: Consultant

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 MAY 2023
A global technology and HR consultancy is urging superannuation funds to shift to experience-led organisations, amid changing member expectations. Bharat Bathi, the lead of Wipro HR Services' retirement services division, says "it's not an option ...

APAC investors cut PE allocations by 50%

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 24 APR 2023
... region last year sat at US$114.5 billion in the first quarter, 13% of which had private equity involvement. Global consultancy firm Bain & Co's Asia-Pacific Private Equity Report 2023 explained PE funds turned cautious in 2022, ending two years of ...

Rest welcomes super heavyweights

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 10 FEB 2023
... investment strategy and asset allocation capabilities. A former finance professor, Docherty has an extensive background in consultancy in financial markets and funds management. Meantime, Scott Tully has joined Rest on a six-month contract as head of ...

Prime Super's general manager of investments departs

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 2 FEB 2023
... returns to work, it won't be in the same capacity. She'll seek out board positions, charity work, or possibly a consultancy role. Before joining Prime Super, Kang was head of investment operations at Hostplus, spending 11 years at the industry ...

Maple-Brown Abbott selects UK, Europe distribution partner

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 FEB 2023
... across the UK and Europe, following an agreement with Hyde Park Investment (HPI). HPI, a capital raising and strategic consultancy firm, will distribute the UCITS funds in locations including, Sweden, Spain, Italy, Switzerland, Germany, and France. Maple-Brown ...

First Sentier names global responsible investment head

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 NOV 2022
... Sentier MUFG Sustainable Investment Institute. Pleasingly, he will remain actively engaged with FSI in a non-executive/consultancy capacity. "I am delighted to internally appoint Kate as successor to this important role. For the past three years, Kate ...