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Activist investor hires distribution lead

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 3 JUL 2025  |  NEWS
... at MSCI, a director at asset manager BlackRock and worked with the credit analysis and relationship management team at Westpac. As a specialist activist investor, Sandon Capital regularly engages with company boards and fellow shareholders to unlock ...

Acenda hires from Hostplus

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 3 JUL 2025  |  NEWS
... industry." Acenda is set to welcome a group chief executive, as Kent Griffin and Tim Tez announce their departures. Former Westpac executive Chris de Bruin has been appointed chief executive, subject to regulatory approvals of the merger between Acenda ...

Green moves: Greenpeace, IGCC, Mirvac, PRI

ELIZABETH FRY  |  MONDAY, 30 JUN 2025  |  NEWS
... policy efforts related to climate change. Tapsall joined the data firm from the banking sector. In 2018, he worked at Westpac as the head of sustainability, governance, and advisory. In this capacity, he oversaw Westpac's sustainability strategy ...

Australian banks fail to manage financed deforestation: Report

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 23 JUN 2025  |  NEWS
... exposed, financing twice as many of these properties as other banks. It is followed by ANZ, Commonwealth Bank, Rabobank and Westpac. In several cases, mortgages were issued or reissued during or just after the clearing; the ACF believes this raises "serious ...

Australia's sustainable finance taxonomy launches

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUN 2025  |  NEWS
... Institute (ASFI) has launched the nation's sustainable finance taxonomy and will be trialled by the likes of HESTA, Rest, Westpac and Moody's Ratings. The sustainable finance taxonomy aims to support the credible allocation of capital towards Paris-aligned ...

Podcast: Banking on the climate transition

THE GREENER WAY  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAY 2025  |  NEWS
Australia's big five banks - ANZ, Commonwealth Bank, Macquarie Group, NAB and Westpac - have all committed to limiting or cutting financing to fossil fuel projects that they feel are not aligned to achieving a net zero future. This requires a lot of ...

LGT Crestone poaches CRO from Challenger

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 24 APR 2025  |  NEWS
... ASIC regulator, a PwC partner for risk advisory services and a chief risk and compliance officer at Superpartners, BT and Westpac.

QTC names new chief executive

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 24 APR 2025  |  NEWS
... three year stint at TCorp, he served as global head of debt markets at Commonwealth Bank and earlier held similar roles at Westpac and RBC Capital. QTC chair Damien Frawley welcomed the appointment. "Mr Ling's extensive knowledge of global financial ...

Green moves: Alphinity, Australian Ethical, Climate Change Authority

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 17 APR 2025  |  NEWS
... Siobhan Toohill has taken on a new role with Alphinity Investment Management. Toohill, who led sustainability efforts at Westpac for over 11 years, has joined the boutique fund manager's sustainability compliance committee. This committee is responsible ...

Rest backs $300m solar farm and battery project

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 10 APR 2025  |  NEWS
... construction." It also attracted commitments from the likes of the Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) and clients of Westpac Private Bank, backed by a power purchase agreement (PPA) with the Victorian state government. CEFC chief investment officer ...
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