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Leigh Watson caps four decades in industry

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUL 2023
After 43 years working in the financial services industry, Leigh Watson feels it's time to step back from full-time work and spend more time with family and friends. Watson left Swiss Re on June 30 after nine years as the head of life & health reinsurance ...

Michele Bullock to be next RBA governor

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUL 2023
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Treasurer Jim Chalmers announced this morning Michele Bullock will take over as Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) governor from Philip Lowe in September. Chalmers said the government is proud to announce the ninth governor ...

Australian inflation downturn on the horizon: AMP

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 13 JUL 2023
Australian inflation will fall over the next six months, according to AMP deputy chief economist Diana Mousina. During an AMP webinar, Mousina noted peak Australian inflation trailed the US by around six months, suggesting a similar delay should be ...

Lowe hands down RBA board shake up

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 13 JUL 2023
Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) governor Philip Lowe has announced significant changes that will be implemented by the central bank in response to the recent review of its processes. In what is potentially his last speech as governor, Lowe explained ...

NGS Super continues leadership shake-up

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 JUL 2023
NGS Super has appointed its first deputy chief executive and a new chief risk officer, following the appointment of chief executive Natalie Previtera. Current chief strategy officer Ben Facer will assume the newly created deputy chief executive role ...

Advice firm revenues jump 45%

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 JUL 2023
Despite employing fewer staff and a reduction in client numbers, financial advice firms saw revenues shoot up by nearly 50% from two years ago. A survey of 122 advice practices conducted by Business Health and Iress found average revenue jumped from ...

UK pensions tapped to strengthen local startups

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 11 JUL 2023
The UK Treasury has announced plans to consolidate the nation's pension fund sector and unlock £75 billion in retirement savings to back high-growth companies. Yesterday, Chancellor Jeremy Hunt delivered the Mansion House reforms and cited plans ...

Equity managed funds in record outflows: Calastone

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 11 JUL 2023
Investors abandoned unlisted managed equity funds in record amounts in the June quarter, data from Calastone reveals, as they look to cash and fixed interest for security. Some $2.8 billion is the largest outflow Calastone has recorded in the last five ...

Equipsuper adds board director

ELIZABETH FRY  |  TUESDAY, 11 JUL 2023
The $30 billion superannuation fund which covers workers from engineering, manufacturing, healthcare and teaching, has appointed Julian Widdup to the board as a new member director. Widdup replaces Jan Dekker, who joined the board in 2016. For over ...

Young people 'locked out' of superannuation: ISA

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 11 JUL 2023
Industry Super Australia (ISA) is calling for a "discriminatory legal relic" that denies Australian adolescents from receiving superannuation contributions to be overturned. ISA said about 375,000 young workers aren't entitled to compulsory super contributions ...