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Family office CIO joins Heritvest

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 27 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
... wealth, including with the Myer Family Company. The investment chief - who currently chairs the Actuaries Institute's banking education faculty - joins Heritvest from Metrics Credit Partners, where he served as treasurer. Before that, he worked at ...

Banks' culture, conduct has government committee 'deeply concerned'

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 24 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
... Royal Commission. In its report, the committee said it "remains deeply concerned" about culture and conduct within the banking sector. It said "certain recent developments are troubling," citing the resurgence of remuneration practices that may incentivise ...

Payton Capital welcomes head of credit

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 20 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
... ensure the business maintains a strong and disciplined lending approach. Golinelli brings significant experience across banking and finance, having worked both domestically and internationally during his 11 years at ANZ Bank. Most recently, he led the ...

Investors still drawn to DEI

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 17 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
... string of large institutions withdrawing from climate-focused initiatives, including JP Morgan Chase from the Net Zero Banking Alliance. Last week, ISS said it would "indefinitely halt" consideration of DEI in making voting recommendations for US company ...

Green moves: HSBC, ACSI, Minderoo, The Superpower Institute, QLD Office of Social Impact, Terrain NRM

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 13 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
HSBC has hired a global banking executive for the permanent role of chief sustainability officer. Julian Wentzel was hired after a month as interim chief sustainability officer, following the departure of Celine Herweijer. Herweijer led all aspects ...

JP Morgan AM nabs Netwealth exec

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 13 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
... manager's head of wholesale for Australia and New Zealand, Naomi Finnigan, who has extensive experience in private banking, will focus on expanding the firm's services and offerings to wealthy clients and family offices in the region. Finnigan ...

ART, MLC AM, HESTA name directors

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 13 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
... years as chief executive. Under her leadership, the bank saw a major transformation, including the consolidation of core banking platforms, brands and divisions. Baker Baker is a director of the Regional Australia Institute. Most recently, she was appointed ...

Insignia exec appointed local chief of MUFG Retirement Solutions

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 6 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
... financial services executive with over 30 years of experience spanning life insurance, superannuation, retirement and banking. Lombardo's career includes stints at IOOF, National Australia Bank, Aviva and MLC. Most recently, he was the chief operating ...

ESG groups scramble to pivot

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 6 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
... climate-focused initiatives, leaving ESG groups scrambling to stay relevant. Following the exit of four Canadian banks, the Net-Zero Banking Alliance (NZBA) has now bade farewell to JPMorgan Chase, Royal Bank of Canada, and Scotiabank. NZBA confirmed ...

VanEck beefs up Sydney office

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 6 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
... research and strategy. Before joining VanEck, Wu held senior consultant positions at PwC and Macquarie Group, with a focus on banking and capital markets and investment strategy. The firm's client services team will also be expanded with the creation ...