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Atkin was acknowledged by Hastings chairman Alan Cameron and chief executive Andrew Day for the "successful transformation" of HDF, which saw securityholder value rise from $600 million to over $1.6 billion in the past three years.
The announcement came as APA Group extended the offer period for its bid for all of the HDF securities to 7:00pm on 31 October.
Ethical super fund Australian Ethical has announced the appointment of Anthony Lane as chief operating officer.
The structural shift towards active ETFs will reshape the asset management industry, according to McKinsey, and financial advisers will be a key group for managers to focus their distribution.
ASIC has warned that practices across the $200 billion private credit market are inconsistent and, in some cases, require serious improvement.
A surge in electricity prices has driven the monthly Consumer Price Index to its highest level in a year, exceeding forecasts.