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Apostle Funds Management welcomes new head of wholesale

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 16 APR 2024
Apostle Funds Management announced the appointment of Stuart James to the newly created role of head of wholesale, effective immediately. James will support head of global distribution Kimon Kouryialas in the delivery of Apostle's investment solutions. ...

Citi Australia managing director takes on expanded remit

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 12 APR 2024
Citi Australia has expanded the remit of managing director Nicki Ashton, appointing her as the head of financial institutions sales and solutions (FISS). In her new role, Ashton will provide strategic oversight of Citi's engagement and support for institutional ...

Government introduces company merger overhaul

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 APR 2024
Australia's merger rules will be reformed in a bid to boost competition and productivity in the economy. Treasurer Jim Chalmers and assistant minister for competition, charities, and treasury Andrew Leigh jointly stated that mergers will be approved ...

Hejaz awards technology mandate to wealth platform

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 8 APR 2024
Hejaz has appointed wealth fintech Openmarkets to equip its in-development Shariah-compliant investment platform with trading and execution technology solutions. Openmarkets will support the platform with API-led market infrastructure technology, enabling ...

Australian housing crisis escalates as affordability worsens

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 8 APR 2024
Rising interest rates and weak disposable income growth have caused housing affordability to drop to its lowest point in decades, according to Queensland Investment Corporation (QIC) senior economists. The economists pointed out that Australian Bureau ...

Heartland finally gets regulatory approval for Challenger Bank acquisition

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 8 APR 2024
Heartland Group Holdings has announced it received indicative regulatory approvals from the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) and the Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) for Heartland Bank's acquisition of Challenger Bank. Heartland said ...

Senate Committee endorses Superannuation Objective Bill

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 APR 2024
The Senate Economics Legislation Committee has recommended the passage of the Superannuation (Objective) Bill 2023, marking its likely enactment. The Committee urged Parliament to prioritise passing the bill in a report released last week because of ...

Aware Super chair named governor-general

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 APR 2024
Samantha Mostyn has been confirmed as Australia's new governor-general after Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's recommendation was approved by King Charles III. Mostyn said she was honoured by the appointment and was ready to serve with "integrity ...

CSLR kicks off, 2k await compensation

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 2 APR 2024
The Compensation Scheme of Last Resort (CSLR) today opened its doors, ready to compensate about 2000 claimants who have long waited for redress. Inaugural CSLR chief executive David Berry told a media briefing: "We look forward to supporting a number ...

ASIC wins greenwashing case against Vanguard

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAR 2024
The Federal Court determined Vanguard misled investors via claims it made about certain ESG screens it applied to its Ethically Conscious Global Aggregate Bond Index Fund. On March 8, the indexing giant admitted to "engaging in conduct that was liable ...