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Fossil fuel divestment bill passes California Senate

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAY 2022
The California Senate passed a bill overnight prohibiting the United States' two largest public pension funds from investing in the world's top 200 fossil fuel companies and require them to divest any existing holdings by 2030. The California ...

Income Asset Management wins mandate

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAY 2022
The ASX-listed investment group will oversee $160 million in bond holdings for a not-for-profit. Income Asset Management (IAM) said the tender was awarded following an competitive tender process, with the unnamed NFP joining more than 45 other organisations ...

Foresters appoints chief risk officer

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAY 2022
Foresters Financial has appointed Greg Hanigan as chief risk officer. Hannigan will be based in Melbourne and report to chief executive Emma Sakellaris. Most recently Hannigan worked in risk compliance at IOOF and NAB as a senior risk partner. Before ...

Equip adds to executive team

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAY 2022
... Likewise, Retallick said: "I'm excited to join the executive to help deliver on the fund's ambition to be a digital first organisation with increased self-serve capabilities which equips members today for a better retirement."

CEW push for more women leaders

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAY 2022
In one of the largest industry events since the pandemic began, more than 1300 guests, including financial services heavyweights, gathered at the International Convention Centre in Sydney this week for the annual Chief Executive Women (CEW) fundraiser. ...

Franklin Templeton hires sales director

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAY 2022
... addition will only enhance our position and provide further support for our clients." "While the strength of our organisation lies with the expertise and autonomy of our specialist investment managers, our ability to work collaboratively with clients ...

AIST proposes crisis preparedness standards to APRA

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAY 2022
... AIST said the balance of risks and credible recovery options for each sector and entity would vary but overall, the organisation saw merit in the industry receiving tailored guidance from APRA. Though notably, as a representative body for the profit-to-member ...

AFCA adopts case merit assessments

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 9 MAY 2022
The Australian Financial Complaints Authority will permanently adopt a merit assessment process, so that complaints where no error or financial loss has occurred can be identified and excluded quickly. AFCA conducted a three-month pilot program last ...

Non-negotiables for recruiting in the new normal

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 9 MAY 2022
... must also feel valued. "A key aspect of this transformation is the development of an over-arching vision of what the organisation stands for, why it exists, and where the c-suite and their people want to it to be in three to five years. And developing ...

AvSuper, Commonwealth Super Corporation explore merger

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAY 2022
Six months on from commencing its Expressions of Interest (EOI) process, AvSuper has confirmed it will look to merge with Commonwealth Superannuation Corporation. The two funds have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to now conduct due diligence to ...