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Super funds to face parliamentary grilling

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 SEP 2020
Some of the country's biggest super funds are set to face parliamentary scrutiny tomorrow as part of the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Economics ongoing review. Hostplus, AMP and Cbus are three of the big names set to front the committee ...

Milestone Group appoints APAC lead

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 8 SEP 2020
The head of Asia Pacific for RBC Investor and Treasury Services has been appointed to lead Milestone Group's regional business... and Australia's recently consolidated super funds are in her sights. Industry veteran Marian Azer has nabbed a ...

Investment consultant adds to insurance team

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 8 SEP 2020
The country's largest investment consultant has named a new head of insurance strategy to lead expanded insurance advisory services across the sector. JANA announced Greg Wilkinson will be taking on the newly created role, having been promoted from ...

Chief economist update: Australia on top despite recession

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 4 SEP 2020
... Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak announced a package of measures to support the labour market. Australia is a luckier country still.

Former energy minister nabs role at investment group

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 3 SEP 2020
... Renewables and Windlab. Under his leadership, Corbell said the advocacy body would push for energy market reform as the country shifts towards a more sustainable future. "The Clean Energy Investor Group's vision is for a strong, investable national ...

ASIC restrains Mawhinney

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 3 SEP 2020
... concerned about Mr Mawhinney, currently in lock down in Melbourne with his fiancee and four month old daughter leaving the country, they could have asked for his passport," Mayfair 101 said in a statement in August. In court documents seeking these orders ...

CommSec adds general manager

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 3 SEP 2020
... chief executive of Saxo Capital Markets for three years from April 2016 to March 2019. Previous to that role he served as country head for GAIN Capital, and has held a number of senior roles across Royal Bank of Scotland, ABN AMRO Bank, Citi and Deutsche ...

Chief economist update: AUD on the up and up

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 1 SEP 2020
Financial markets view the A$ as a risk currency - it's sold off in times of heightened uncertainty - and has a high growth beta - only bought in times of global prosperity. So Virginia, how do we explain the rise and rise of the Australian dollar ...

ERS withdrawals surpass $32bn

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 31 AUG 2020
... average payment from these funds was $7617, with 96% per cent of payments made within five days. AustralianSuper, the country's largest fund, has paid out the most to members, approaching $4.5 billion. Sunsuper has paid out the second largest amount ...

Household debt a major risk: RBA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 27 AUG 2020
... activity across Australia falling back into decline during August as the re-imposition of COVID-19 measures in parts of the country disrupted business operations and hit demand, with the service sector particularly affected. New order inflows dropped ...