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CBA appoints group general counsel from Suncorp

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUN 2016
CBA has appointed a new group general counsel and group executive corporate affairs. Anna Lenahan will join CBA from Suncorp, where she is currently chief risk and legal officer. She was also a partner at Allens Linklaters and has been a crown prosecutor ...

Synchron appointment looks to the future

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 20 JUN 2016
Synchron has appointed a new compliance officer in a bid to set up the non-aligned dealer group for future success. Michael Jones will commence the role in late June, joining Synchron from UBS Wealth Management where he was director of transactions ...

PIMCO announces global layoffs

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 20 JUN 2016
PIMCO's executive committee has announced multiple layoffs at the company as part of a worldwide restructure. In an internal memo to staff, chief investment officer Dan Ivascyn, chief executive Doug Hodges and president Jay Jacobs said they had, "taken ...

Zurich appoints COO in major insurance restructure

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 20 JUN 2016
Zurich has appointed a chief operating officer and announced a major realignment of its global life and general insurance business lines. In a statement, Zurich said the move was part of a process to "move to a simpler, more customer-oriented structure ...

Parting could be such sweet sorrow

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 20 JUN 2016
'Brexit', the worry du jour and the epic horror movie of our time that's coming soon, very soon to a theatre near us. With only four sleeps to go before the Brits vote to leave or remain in the European Union this coming Thursday (23 June), the UK remains ...

Brexit fears trigger UK fund exodus

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUN 2016
Assets in the UK's asset management industry have fallen by nearly £200 billion ($383 billion) to £900 billion ($1.72 trillion) during the past year, as a result of the concern about a British exit from the EU. According to figures from global funds ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUN 2016
Australia employment The Australian Bureau of Statistics' (ABS) "Labour Force, Australia" report showed that an estimated 17,900 jobs were created in May. This was more than consensus expectations for a 15,000 gain but part-time employment - rising ...

ANZ appoints new CCO

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUN 2016
ANZ will have a new chief compliance officer from 20 June as Mark Evans steps in to his new role of managing director transaction banking. Replacing Evans as chief compliance officer is Michael Liarakos, ANZ's group general manager internal audit. Liarakos ...

Milliman awarded industry fund mandate

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUN 2016
Milliman's Managed Risk Strategy will be applied to an industry super fund's default MySuper option from 1 July in a move described as a turning point for superannuation. The $4.8 billion Maritime Super awarded Milliman the managed risk mandate that ...

Global bond funds underinvested in EMD

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUN 2016
Australian institutional investors have not achieved optimal exposure to emerging market debt over the past decade because they have depended on broad global bond strategies which have tended to avoid economies which are unduly perceived as very risky. ...