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GIC's investment chief to step down

ELIZABETH FRY | THURSDAY, 16 JAN 2025

... Jaensubhakij arrived at Singapore's sovereign wealth fund in 1998 as an economist and subsequently joined the equities department as a portfolio manager. He initially led the US and developed markets equities team out of New York before being invited ...

Commonwealth Bank names chief economist

ELIZA BAVIN | THURSDAY, 5 DEC 2024

... new chief economist and head of global economic and markets research. Yeaman is currently a deputy secretary in the Department of Treasury and head of their macroeconomic group, a position he's held since April 2020. As part of that role, Yeaman has ...

Australian economy 'fundamentally sound': CBA

ELIZA BAVIN | WEDNESDAY, 13 NOV 2024

... strength in spending on household goods was driven by spending at online marketplaces, hardware stores and discount department stores. Ten of the 12 spending categories rose in October, with only education (-1.3%) and utilities (-3.4%) falling, the latter ...

Global X launches defence technology ETF

ANDREW MCKEAN | WEDNESDAY, 9 OCT 2024

... 4.3% over the past 40 years, according to figures from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute and the US Department of State. "We expect this trend to continue amid further geopolitical uncertainty, which is a testament to the sector's ...

Inquiry urges government to consider paid reproductive leave

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | FRIDAY, 20 SEP 2024

... report this week, making 25 recommendations in total. Chief among the recommendations, the committee wants to see the Department of Employment and Workplace Relations tasked with researching the impact and effectiveness of sexual and reproductive health ...

Story Wealth co-founder joins Kearney

KARREN VERGARA | FRIDAY, 6 SEP 2024

... than 18 years. She has held board roles at Securitor Financial Group's National Advisory Council, Deakin University Department of Accounting, and the Future2 Foundation. Graham featured in Financial Standard 's Power50 in 2017 and 2018.

UK regulators propose framework for workplace pension schemes

ANDREW MCKEAN | FRIDAY, 9 AUG 2024

... performance test. The joint framework, developed by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) in collaboration with the Department for Work and Pensions and the Pensions Regulator, would assess pension schemes on "public metrics that demonstrate value," ...

UK government to establish national wealth fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | WEDNESDAY, 10 JUL 2024

... of pounds of investment will be unlocked. The government will also reform the British Business Bank, overseen by the Department for Business and Trade, to "ensure it can mobilise the UK's deep pools of institutional capital by harnessing its pipeline ...

Government lifts funding to preserve banking in the Pacific

ANDREW MCKEAN | WEDNESDAY, 10 JUL 2024

... with anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing requirements, and $1.7 million for the Attorney-General's department to bolster criminal justice and law enforcement capacity in the region. This will lift the government's development support ...

New inspector-general of taxation appointed

ELIZA BAVIN | MONDAY, 24 JUN 2024

... and Customs in the UK, head of profession in the UK Civil Service and deputy secretary of the New South Wales (NSW) Department of Education. She is currently deputy secretary of the NSW Premier's Department, leading the Strategic Implementation Group. ...

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Australian Unity to shed 195 roles

MATTHEW WAI

Australian Unity is reducing its workforce by 195 positions due to underperformance stemming from delays in government support for its Home Health platform and the integration of several businesses.

Count shutters limited-advice business, slips in size ranking

MATTHEW WAI

Count Financial has reportedly wound up its restricted SMSF/limited-advice service, losing some 26 advisers on the Financial Adviser Register, latest data shows.

First Super recruits head of investments from Prime Super

MATTHEW WAI

First Super has appointed a new head of investments, replacing Chris Artis, who was in the position for the past three months on an interim basis.

BMO eyes Euroz Hartleys' capital markets business

KARREN VERGARA

Euroz Hartleys confirmed it is in discussions with Canada's BMO Financial Group for a potential sale of its capital markets business for $145 million.

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