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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 ...

State Super welcomes former Deloitte partner to board

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 17 NOV 2022
... superannuation industry. Most recently he worked as lead superannuation advisory partner at Deloitte. While at the consultancy firm he advised super funds in setting strategic directions and developing new products and services for members. Before that ...