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ASIC investigates CHESS replacement blunder

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 MAR 2023
... and its directors breached obligations under several sections of the Corporations Act. This includes breaching duties of care and diligence, which under section 180 is a civil obligation, and continuous disclosure rules to determine if they were reckless ...

Industry fund bags consecutive customer experience award

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 27 MAR 2023
A $25 billion industry super fund has claimed consecutive top customer experience awards from Customer Service Benchmarking Australia (CSBA). Spirit Super ranked first again in CSBA's SenseCX benchmarking report, which evaluates ease, sentiment ...

CFA Institute unveils major program overhaul

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 27 MAR 2023
The CFA Institute has executed its most comprehensive CFA Program revamp since 1963, in a bid to increase its relevance in today's investment landscape. The CFA Program enhancements aim to better prepare aspiring investment professionals for a rapidly ...

Ignition chief executive resigns

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 27 MAR 2023
The chief executive of Ignition Advice for the Asia Pacific is stepping down two years after his appointment. Craig Keary announced he will pursue an advisory and non-executive career but will remain with Ignition in accepting a senior adviser role ...

Rest switches up recruitment focus

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAR 2023
Andrew Lill, the chief investment officer of $70 billion super fund Rest, says the role of a CIO is changing and not just because investment heads have to respond quickly to more volatile markets. Increasingly, investment chiefs must consider a range ...

The four stages of retirement

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 MAR 2023
When it comes to retirement, the Demographics Group director and co-founder Simon Kuestenmacher believes there are four very predictable stages for super funds to be aware of. Speaking at the Conference of Major Superannuation Funds in Melbourne, Kuestenmacher ...

Super funds have the power to make change: Advocates

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 MAR 2023
... streams are affected by disability because it can happen to absolutely anybody at any time. That's why it's important to care about it," he concluded. Financial Standard is the official media partner of the Australian Institute of Superannuation ...

Menopause: The silent economic crisis

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAR 2023
For most of us, women's reproductive concerns remain taboo in the workplace. However, with menopause estimated to be robbing women of at least $17 billion in retirement, calls for mandated menopause leave are growing. It's commonly accepted ...

Could a four-day workweek save the day?

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAR 2023
... closing the gender pay gap in retirement. This month, Labor and Greens senators backed a recommendation by the Senate work and care committee to trial a four-day work week at full pay. The committee, chaired by Greens senator Barbara Peacock, proposed ...

Giving hope: Recent regulatory wins

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAR 2023
... parents share their weeks of paid parental leave supports families to make decisions around the division of paid and unpaid care within their household." Paid parental leave is a significant tool to promote gender equality and reduce the gender pay gap ...