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Flexible work expectation gap widens

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAR 2022
... environment. Speaking on a panel for International Women's Day yesterday, Financial Planning Association of Australia chief executive Sarah Abood said it is critical for leaders to consult staff and ask questions about work arrangements going forward. ...

Alpha females

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAR 2022
... supply chains. However, comparatively few specifically screen for gender diversity in leadership. Verve Super chief executive Christina Hobbs says for a long time she has asked herself why this isn't a more mainstream ESG metric for investors - especially ...

Action on super gap slow, small

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAR 2022
... of them women - who work in part-time or casual roles and has contributed to the gender super gap," CareSuper chief executive Julie Lander explains. Aware Super chief executive Deanne Stewart adds: "That means that when the threshold is abolished on ...

Cbus creates chief member role

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAR 2022
Cbus has marked International Women's Day by elevating an executive woman to chief member officer. Cbus' group executive, member and employer experience Marianne Walker will now have the new title of chief member officer. It is the first time ...

Direct indexing: The next evolution?

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 7 MAR 2022
... there are also trade-offs to the direct indexing approach: complexity and cost being the main culprits. VanEck chief executive and managing director Arian Neiron says a major hurdle of direct indexing is that it's "not as straightforward as following ...

Advisers call out regulation backflip

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAR 2022
... can potentially be removed. Many in the audience could see through the smoke and mirrors. AIA Financial Services chief executive and managing director Pina Sciarrone told the event that it is incumbent upon the industry to keep the government and opposition ...

Mirae to launch local ETF suite

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 25 FEB 2022
... is due to launch Global X, an ETF specialist with roots in New York that has some 91 products on offer. Mirae chief executive for Australia Kris Walesby, the former chief executive of ETF Securities who joined the firm in July 2021, will prioritise his ...

U Ethical adds two directors

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 24 FEB 2022
... experience in directorships including with MLC Australia, Swiss Re, AFG and FNZ Group. She also has over 10 years in chief executive or general manager roles in Australia, New Zealand and Asia with AXA, Mercer and Manulife. In addition, Kind is a qualified ...

2021 lined homeowners' pockets: Data

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 3 FEB 2022
... everyone is talking about house price rises, superannuation has actually been a better long-run investment," Rainmaker executive director of research Alex Dunnin said. The big returns seen in the share market are also a driver of the super returns as ...

Inquiry criticises gaps in CSLR

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 31 JAN 2022
... Economics Financial Services Compensation Scheme of Last Resort Levy Bill 2021 last week, SMSF Association deputy chief executive Peter Burgess pointed to deficiencies in the proposed bill that will fail to protect its members. That managed investment ...