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VicSuper investments chief joins Hostplus

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 23 MAR 2020
The $48 billion Hostplus has hired VicSuper's chief investment officer as a co-deputy chief investment officer, to work with Greg Clerk. Andrew Howard led investments at the $25 billion VicSuper, which is currently in the process of merging with First ...

US senators in alleged COVID-19 insider trading

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 23 MAR 2020
A US senator who is married to the chair of the New York Stock Exchange is being accused of insider trading, having offloaded millions in stocks following private briefings on the likely impact of COVID-19 in late January. She is one of several senators ...

AMP director retires

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 23 MAR 2020
AMP has announced the retirement of another director, as the beleaguered financial services powerhouse continues to shake-up its board as part of a three-year transformational strategy. Andrew Harmos will retire from AMP on May 8 to dedicate his time ...

AFSL suspended by ASIC

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 23 MAR 2020
A Queensland-based financial services provider has had its AFS licence suspended, impacting close to 20 financial advisers. ASIC has suspended the AFS licence of Longhou Capital Markets for three months, expiring June 12 this year. It follows the appointment ...

Healy departs NAB

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 23 MAR 2020
National Australia Bank has announced that its chief customer officer, business and private banking, Anthony Healy, will leave the bank after 10 years. NAB Group chief executive Ross McEwan said Healy had led the banks operations at a critical time ...

Nikko executive departs

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 23 MAR 2020
Nikko Asset Management has confirmed its Australian head of product and strategy is leaving the firm. Hendrie Koster has held the role for close to three years, which saw him responsible for the overall product function, development and management. ...

Macquarie shares halve in COVID-19 sell-off

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2020
Macquarie stock has plummeted amid the COVID-19 sell-off, with shares taking a further 12.9% dive on Thursday. Since the beginning of the COVID-19 sell-off (February 21), Macquarie shares have taken a 47.6% hit. At the time of writing, the financial ...

Super fund calls social media companies to action

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2020
NZ Super has called on social media companies to do more to strengthen controls, one year on from the horrific Christchurch terror attack. Following the attack, more than one hundred global investors representing approximately US$7.5 trillion of assets-under-management ...

CFA postpones exams

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2020
The CFA Institute has postponed the June 2020 CFA exam, saying the decision was reached for the safety of the global community. CFA said the health and safety of employees, stakeholders and affiliates around the world is its top priority, as COVID-19 ...

Call for pause on default insurance changes

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2020
A prominent law firm is calling for upcoming changes to default insurance within superannuation to be postponed, as the COVID-19 pandemic increases the chance Australians will need to rely on the cover automatically provided by their super fund. Slater ...