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Fed seeks feedback on rules to resolve large bank failures

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 17 OCT 2022
The Federal Reserve has invited public comment on an advance notice of proposed rulemaking to enhance regulators' ability to resolve large bank failures. The Fed said recent merger activity and growth has increased the size of large US banking organisations ...

Australian retirement system given B+

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 OCT 2022
Australia's retirement system has been awarded a B+ by Mercer and the CFA Institute in their 2022 Global Pension Index, ranking sixth overall for the second consecutive year. The index covers 44 retirement systems around the world, measuring them on ...

Worst performing super funds named

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 OCT 2022
Stockspot's Fat Cat Funds Report has named and shamed the worst performing superannuation funds in Australia, all of which are retail offerings. OnePath was named the overall worst performer, followed by Colonial First State, AMP, and ClearView. ...

APRA flags concerns over fund sustainability

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 OCT 2022
Appearing before the House of Representatives' Economics Committee, APRA's Margaret Cole said the regulator is concerned about some of the super funds that passed the performance test yet fail the regulator's own sustainability testing. ...

PwC appoints chief economist for Australia

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 11 OCT 2022
PwC has appointed Amy Auster to the role of chief economist, succeeding Jeremy Thorpe who exits the position after six years. Auster has been a partner with PwC since last year, focused on consulting work to government and other public sector institutions. ...

AZ NGA appoints head of business improvement

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 10 OCT 2022
AZ Next Generation Advisory (AZ NGA) welcomes Shannon Wood to the newly created role. Previously, Wood has held general manager, practice manager positions at several boutique financial planning businesses including Fruition Wealth and Bright Wealth. ...

Chief executives anticipate recession: KPMG

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 10 OCT 2022
The current economic climate is a top concern for global chief executives, but many are already prepared for a recession, according to the KPMG 2022 Chief Executive Outlook. The report said 86% of chief executives believe a recession will happen over ...

First Super: Merger pressure fizzles out

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 7 OCT 2022
The blind rush to consolidate that gripped the $3.4 trillion superannuation sector in recent times may be finally over, according to First Super chief executive Bill Watson. Instead of seeing big funds gobbling up smaller rivals, Watson expects more ...

Aware Super appoints new chair

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 OCT 2022
Neil Cochrane will step down as chair of Aware Super, with the fund naming a new addition to its board as chair. It caps three consecutive terms as chair for Cochrane, which is the maximum allowed. He was appointed chair of First State Super in 2014 ...

ART chair steps down

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 30 SEP 2022
Don Luke is retiring as chair of Australian Retirement Trust later this year, with Andrew Fraser named as his replacement. Fraser, chair of Sunsuper before it merged with QSuper to create ART, will take over from mid-October, while Luke will remain ...