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APRA appoints investment risk lead from TCorp

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 22 OCT 2021
... private and public sectors. Cole has worked for the UK's Financial Services Authority and more recently was the general counsel and chief risk officer of PwC in the UK and subsequently PwC's global regulatory policy and engagement leader. She replaced ...

VFMC investment stewardship lead exits

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 19 OCT 2021
... stewardship for the last 18 months. Williams joined VFMC in February 2020 from Morrow Sodali where she served as special counsel, corporate governance. Prior to that she spent more than 11 years at UniSuper in governance and sustainable investment. Williams ...

UBS names country head from BlackRock

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 18 OCT 2021
... appointed to the role, effective January 2022. Along with being BlackRock's chief operating officer, Telfer was also general counsel and head of public policy for Australasia. She was also the executive sponsor for BlackRock Women's Initiative Australasia ...

Suncorp names chief risk officer

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 8 OCT 2021
... the UK. Messer spent the last 16 years at IG Group first joining as a lawyer in 2005 and later went on to become general counsel and global head of compliance. In her most recent role, she was responsible for driving and enabling growth and international ...

Magellan director steps down

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 1 OCT 2021
... chapter and I look back with extreme fondness and a touch of sadness on Paul's retirement from the board of Magellan. Paul's counsel, insight, support and importantly his friendship over the past 15 years has been invaluable," Magellan chief investment ...

Kiwi markets regulator names new chief

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 14 SEP 2021
... banking industries will be particularly relevant for the increased role the FMA is to play in those areas." FMA general counsel Liam Mason will be acting chief executive prior to Barrass' arrival. Barrass said: "The FMA is at an important juncture in ...

Criminal charges in property investor collapse

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 13 SEP 2021
The collapse of a property investment group, Members Alliance and Benchmark, has resulted in 72 criminal charges. Last week, Richard Marlborough, Colin MacVicar, David Domingo, Liam Young and John Ramsden appeared in the Brisbane Magistrates Court charged ...

Lockdowns see uptick in advice seekers

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 30 AUG 2021
New figures have revealed that Australian families are feeling the pressure of lockdowns, with more enquiries about divorce and an increase in those seeking financial advice. The figures come from The Separation Guide, a service which brings together ...

How wealthy families protect assets no matter what

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 AUG 2021
... John McLeod, president and chief executive of Global Fiduciary Partner Alliance Limited. Panelists included Day Pitney counsel Michael Pfeifer, Lesperance & Associates managing director David Lesperance, and Walkers Private Capital partner Rupert Morris. ...

Bitcoin fund hires from IFM

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 5 AUG 2021
... Financial Ombudsman Service and Australian Unity. He has experience in the world of cryptocurrency too, having been general counsel for Huobi Australia, a digital currency exchange. "We've always had the strong belief that regulation is absolutely necessary ...