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Highest paid industry super executives revealed

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 9 FEB 2024
Australia's highest paid industry super executives have been revealed in an analysis obtained by Financial Standard. AustralianSuper chief investment officer Mark Delaney was the top earner, receiving over $2 million in total compensation, according ...

SIX launches share platform

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 FEB 2024
A former co-founder of Future Super has launched Sustainable Investment Exchange (SIX), a share trading platform that combines activism and investing. SIX is co-founded by Adam Verwey, a former co-founder of Future Super, and Sophie Hall, an experienced ...

Advice reforms can solve retirement income challenges

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 9 FEB 2024
Opening up superannuation funds to more comprehensive financial advice could help solve some of the retirement income challenges Australians face, according to the Actuaries Institute. In its submission to the Retirement Phase of Superannuation consultation ...

ASIC chases 757 adviser registrations

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 9 FEB 2024
... manager policy of advocacy and standards at the Financial Advice Association Australia (FAAA), told a recent Financial Standard podcast that the most important aspect about the new regime is that advisers cannot provide advice beyond that deadline. This ...

Cbus appoints head of stewardship

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 FEB 2024
... proxy voting across multiple European markets and served as a director of operational risk. BlackRock informed Financial Standard that its head of sustainable and transition solutions for APAC, Emily Woodland, is assuming interim responsibilities previously ...

Vale Jason Milosevski

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 6 FEB 2024
... this time, and that trauma and life cover would thereafter, Pillemer said. Pillemer described Milosevski as the "gold standard" who enriched the lives of all he met. "Jase fought like a tiger for over a year to overcome pancreatic cancer. He even returned ...

Actively managed, ESG funds top 2023 outflows

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 6 FEB 2024
Actively managed funds and ESG strategies suffered the biggest outflows in 2023 at a combined $57.7 billion. According to Calastone's Global fund flows report, actively managed strategies lost $42 billion (US$27.2bn), eclipsed by passive equity ...

Super funds lack data for effective retirement assistance: Study

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 5 FEB 2024
... option for retirees to have a guaranteed income stream, Challenger chief executive, customer Mandy Mannix told Financial Standard. "We need to align with the legislated purpose of superannuation and ensure that Australians are properly informed about ...

SMSFA prepares delegates for major super tax reform

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 5 FEB 2024
... 15% tax rate on super balances above $3 million to 30%. SMSF Association head of technical Mary Simmons told Financial Standard that this will become an inevitable reality when it takes effect on 1 July 2025. "This topic is an underlying theme throughout ...

MetLife Australia hires chief operating officer

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 2 FEB 2024
... transition being acting general manager, life product and distribution. A spokesperson for MetLife Australia told Financial Standard : "Olivia will focus on the continuous transformation of our operational processes to ensure we stay at pace with a digital ...