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Leigh Watson caps four decades in industry

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUL 2023
... services industry, Leigh Watson feels it's time to step back from full-time work and spend more time with family and friends. Watson left Swiss Re on June 30 after nine years as the head of life & health reinsurance for Australia & New Zealand. Before ...

Decade-long Santos well leak prompts investor concern

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUN 2023
... has no regulatory authority to monitor wells abandoned prior to its establishment in 2012. Jeff Waters, campaigner at Friends of the Earth, said methane should be counted in national greenhouse gas accounts, and called on the regulator to order assessments ...

Melissa Caddick declared dead by coroner

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 26 MAY 2023
The fraudster who purported to be a financial adviser to scam upwards of $23 million out of family and friends is likely dead, the inquest has found. That was the key finding delivered by the NSW Coroner yesterday, though the nature of her demise could ...

Australians prioritise financial independence: Research

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 23 MAY 2023
... holiday. Owning a home and maintaining a good work-life balance sat equally (45%) while a trusted group of family and friends closely followed (44%). The shift in priorities coincides with post-pandemic pressures and the cost of living crisis which has ...

Farewell Michael Harrison

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 22 MAY 2023
... applied to the earnings of small advice practices, which ran from 2014 to June 2016. On LinkedIn, former colleagues and friends are remembering Harrison as a "valuable guiding light" who was one of the greats of Australia's life insurance industry ...

Finfluencer receives jail sentence

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAY 2023
... under s1041D of the Corporations Act, following findings he used 13 different share trading accounts, held in the names of friends and relatives, to manipulate the share price of 20 different listed stocks between September 2014 and July 2015, ASIC said. ...

Former adviser jailed for nine years

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 24 APR 2023
... of these victims, the offender had established personal bonds over many years. In some instances, he had become close friends with them and their families. His victims let him into their lives, and he seriously abused their generosity, hospitality and ...

Investor education combats emotions: Experts

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 11 APR 2023
... receive informed advice from qualified and licensed advisors. "... if a member wants to make a decision they talk to their friends and families; they talk to people who aren't necessarily licensed to give that advice," O'Donoghue said. "Having more people ...

abrdn loses global chief economist

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 13 MAR 2023
... behind me, it is time to return home." "The spectacular city of Sydney beckons, and we can't wait to be around our closest friends and family once more." Meanwhile, abrdn's chief financial officer Stephanie Bruce has also resigned, to leave the company ...

Industrial property ensures big wins for TelstraSuper

ELIZABETH FRY  |  MONDAY, 21 NOV 2022
... an open fund to other corporates. "About 18 months ago, we decided that we would be open to TelstraSuper members' friends as well as family. It's a kind of referral system," he said. "It's only in the last six months that we've said anyone ...