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Strong wage growth lags inflation

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 18 AUG 2022
Treasurer Jim Chalmers and employment minister Tony Burke said they are pleased to see strong wages growth but noted it's still well short of inflation. Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) data shows the Wage Price Index rose 2.6% in the year to June ...

Challenger appoints Duncan West as chair

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 16 AUG 2022
Challenger named Duncan West its new chair, replacing Peter Polson who will retire after October's annual meeting. West has served on the Challenger board as an independent non-executive director since 2018. He has over 30 years of board and financial ...

Federal Reserve delivers 0.75bp rate rise

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUL 2022
The US Federal Reserve raised its policy interest rate by 0.75 basis points to 2.5% and indicated further increases will likely be appropriate. Explaining the decision, Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell said: "From the standpoint of our congressional ...

ETF Securities appoints business development manager

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUN 2022
Based in Melbourne, Arjun Shanker will oversee various ETF Securities accounts, including financial advice firms across Victoria and Tasmania. In his new role, he will report to head of distribution Kanish Chugh. Shanker joins the team from Lincoln ...

Colonial reveals Australia's huge untapped workforce

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUN 2022
The Colonial First State Unleash Your Second Half report stated Australia has a huge untapped workforce of older Australians who would delay retirement for up to 10 years if they were able to switch careers. Upon investigation, Colonial found a strong ...

FPA names new chair

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 26 APR 2022
The Financial Planning Association of Australia will welcome a new chair next month as Marisa Broome's term comes to an end. The result of a long-term succession plan, current deputy chair David Sharpe will take over as chair on May 1, based in Perth. ...

New chief executive for SG Hiscock

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 APR 2022
Giles Croker has been appointed as the Melbourne-based firm's chief executive and chief operating officer. His transition to the role of chief executive has been in development for several years, including having acted as co-chief executive alongside ...

Morningstar bets on active fund managers

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 21 MAR 2022
As market sell-offs continue to pummel ASX-listed active fund managers, Morningstar is betting big that Pendal, Magellan, Pinnacle and Platinum will deliver past the short-term noise. The fund mangers' "compounding potential" for larger assets under ...

Hejaz adds sales director

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 1 MAR 2022
Citing an increase in demand for Sharia-compliant investment products, Hejaz Financial has appointed a sales director from LUCRF Super. Chris Deakin steps into the newly created role. She joins Hejaz from LUCRF Super where she was most recently executive ...

Challenger taps Hamilton for top job

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 DEC 2021
Nick Hamilton will take over as managing director and chief executive of Challenger on January 1. Following the announcement of Richard Howes' intention to retire earlier this year, Challenger has appointed Hamilton as his successor. Hamilton currently ...