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AustralianSuper sued over death benefit delays

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 MAR 2025
... soon as practicable following a members' death in 752 instances, it's alleged; 555 of these members held a BDBN. "In one case, despite having all the information required to pay the benefit, it took AustralianSuper 1140 days to make the payment ...

Vanguard rejigs Ethically Conscious options

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 11 MAR 2025
... methodology will lead to changes in the Vanguard Ethically Conscious Global Aggregate Bond Index (Hedged) ETF. From April 1, one of the changes in the index will see the "fossil fuel - any tie" screen removed. The revenue threshold for oil and gas-related ...

Gender parity in financial services an economic imperative

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 10 MAR 2025
... made, there is still urgent work to do when it comes to breaking down barriers to having an equitable and inclusive industry. One small win is that the gender pay gap in financial services marginally narrowed from 23.6% to 22.2% in the last financial ...

Three in five women lack retirement confidence

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 10 MAR 2025
... crucial that any efforts to help women build their financial confidence consider their unique life decisions. There's no one-size-fits-all solution, just as there isn't a single path that all women follow in life," Power said. "That's why ...

Beware creep of cancel culture into super fund governance: Lawyer

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 7 MAR 2025
... Financial Standard care must be taken in how it's done. "A perceived conflict of interest isn't necessarily a real one. If it were an actual conflict, there's already an obligation to manage it. So, when a regulator talks about factoring ...

'We're not going anywhere': SS&C serious about Aussie expansion

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 7 MAR 2025
... SS&C, so we have a lot of talent and a lot of capability," Stone said. "As we transform Insignia's four platforms into one, we'll get a lot of efficiencies, and we'll have staff available as we add additional superannuation funds to our client ...

Industry must do more to improve women's financial literacy: Fidelity

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 7 MAR 2025
... finances, compared to 28% on men. The disparity also extends to each gender's ability to evaluate investment opportunities, only one in two women (48%) believe they can achieve so, comparing to 72% men that are confident, but it is prudential to understand ...

Aussie ETF market tipped to hit $300bn in 2025

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 6 MAR 2025
... predicts at least three US$100 billion ($157bn) global asset managers will enter the local ETF market this year, and at least one new coin ETF will be launched. The Global expansion accelerates report also outlines the "explosive growth" of 47% in the ...

abrdn embraces letter 'E' again

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAR 2025
... wasn't as expected, however; the decision to remove all the Es and do away with capital letters was widely mocked. At one point, the derision was described by a senior abrdn executive as "corporate bullying." The rebrand was also ill-timed, coming ...

Praemium names interim CFO

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAR 2025
Praemium appointed a chief financial officer to replace Dave Coulter in the interim. Simon Moore is the temporary finance chief as Praemium searches for permanent replacement. Coulter was in the chief financial officer role from March 2022. Prior to ...