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VFMC selects new chair

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 DEC 2023
... as a non-executive director for Computershare and Koda Capital. She also sits on the National Gallery of Victoria's council of trustees. Previous roles include deputy chair of the Indigenous Land Corporation, chair of ASIC's Markets Disciplinary Panel ...

New chair named for Future Generation Global

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 27 NOV 2023
Former Business Council of Australia leader Jennifer Westacott has been named the new chair of Future Generation Global (FGG). Westacott brings significant experience to the role, having worked as the chief executive of the Business Council of Australia ...

Treasury mulls reforming use of genetic test results by life insurers

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 27 NOV 2023
... use of genetic testing results to continue to be governed by the Life Insurance Code of Practice, now overseen by the Council of Australian Life Insurers (CALI), and the Disability Discrimination Act 1992. If there were government intervention, the consultation ...

Super Members Council names chief executive

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 21 NOV 2023
The Super Members Council of Australia (SMC), the new advocacy body representing profit-to-member super funds, has appointed Misha Schubert as its inaugural chief executive. Schubert will move to SMC following a tenure as chief executive at Science ...

ReCALIbrate grant winners announced

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 9 OCT 2023
Five female advisers have received $2000 each from the Council of Australian Life Insurers (CALI) as it looks to boost the number of women in risk advice. The inaugural ReCALIbrate recipients include Zurich Assure financial adviser Kristen Genter, Platinum ...

ASFA names acting chief, chair

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 OCT 2023
... and the Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA). He has been both a board member and chair of the Insurance Council of Australia and the Insurance Council of New Zealand and held numerous board directorships. "Leeanne's unifying presence ...

Super tax break changes open for consultation

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 3 OCT 2023
... recent Financial Standard podcast that the proposed changes many pain points. An analysis by the Financial Services Council of Australian Taxation Office data found a significant portion of Australian taxpayers will breach the cap in their lifetime and ...

CALI takes on Life Code

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 28 SEP 2023
... for the Life Insurance Code of Practice (Life Code) will transition from the Financial Services Council (FSC) to the Council of Australian Life Insurers (CALI). Launched last year, CALI is the brainchild of a collective of life insurers who believe the ...

Australia's wealth gap deepens: Report

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 SEP 2023
... the highest 20% growing at four times the rate of the lowest, new research suggests. A new report by the Australian Council of Social Service (ACOSS) and the University of New South Wales (UNSW) shows from 2003 to 2022, the average wealth of the highest ...

Launch of new superannuation body imminent

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 19 SEP 2023
To be known as the Super Members Council of Australia, the new body created by the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) and Industry Super Australia (ISA) is hunting for a chief executive ahead of its official launch next month. Expected ...