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Floods, fires, plagues catered to in Budget

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAR 2022
... affect projected fiscal outcomes. Disaster recover efforts were noted as a contingent, unquantifiable liability for the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet. The federal government provides funding to states and territories to assist with natural ...

Key Budget measure won't help economy: Academic

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 25 MAR 2022
... all fuel types, reducing the fuel excise by 10 cents could make a significant difference to motorists' hip pocket, Department of Applied Finance senior lecturer Lurion De Mello said. However, the benefit of such a measure may not be fully felt by consumers ...

Allspring Global Investments appoints fixed income leaders

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 10 MAR 2022
... Investments has promoted two of its veteran investment professionals to senior leadership roles in the global fixed income department. Henrietta Pacquement, with 20 years of investment experience, will lead Allspring's newly formed Global Fixed Income ...

Biden signs executive order on digital assets

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 10 MAR 2022
... consistent with democratic values and US global competitiveness." In terms of specific measures, the order directs the Department of Treasury and other agencies to develop policy recommendations to address implications of the sector's growth and ...

Alpha females

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAR 2022
... it follows that the remaining pool of female contenders for C-suite positions remains richer with talent." A Danish Department of Economics study using a large data set looking at the performance of all Danish companies with more than 50 employees between ...

Cbus creates chief member role

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAR 2022
... women." Walker has been with Cbus for two and a half years. She was previously executive director customer support at Department of Health and Human Services, Victoria and head of customer services program for Toll Group.

JANA makes five senior appointments

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 FEB 2022
JANA has announced the appointment of five new department heads as part of a leadership structure consolidation, which includes a new hire from NZ Super. Four of the five appointments are internal promotions. Andrew Cassar has been promoted to head ...

ASIC bolsters leadership

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 14 DEC 2021
... from Sport Australia where he spent seven years in similar roles. He is also a former deputy financial officer at the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, and has worked for the Department of Finance and Deregulation. In this role he will oversee ...

Backlash after 'unprecedented' ASIC action against Westpac

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 2 DEC 2021
... 'pop gun'? As with all other ASIC actions against banks, no person is ever banned [they run and hide in another department], ASIC get a headline, bank shareholders pay the fine and behaviour does not change." Johnston and the AIOFP are of the ...

RBA names head of payments policy

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 25 NOV 2021
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) promoted a longstanding employee as head of the payments policy department. Ellis Connolly has been with the RBA for over 20 years and was most recently deputy head, financial markets infrastructure in payments policy ...