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Nominations open in FS Sustainability Power50

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 14 NOV 2023
... sustainability as the federal government announced plans to make climate reporting mandatory from 1 July 2024, a review of the Modern Slavery Act recommended meaningful reforms to enhance protections of human rights and Treasury announced a long-anticipated ...

Local fund managers lag global peers: FSC

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 27 OCT 2023
According to the Financial Services Council (FSC), Australia's funds management industry continues to see significant growth but is falling behind when it comes to attracting more capital from overseas investors under the new Corporate Collective ...

PGIM executive quits after less than two years

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 27 OCT 2023
PGIM's head of Australia wealth Benjamin Price will step down less than two years after being appointed. The US$1.2 trillion asset management business of Prudential Financial has confirmed that Price will leave by the end of the year. However, people ...

ISPT hires development lead, offloads asset

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 26 OCT 2023
... with LendLease for 14 years. Some of the projects he's worked on include Sydney's Barangaroo and the Queensland Gallery of Modern Art. "Tom has a wealth of experience delivering complex, city-defining development projects," ISPT chief investment and ...

Mass-affluent population key to insurer sustainability: Report

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 20 OCT 2023
The world's 40 largest life insurers face huge sustainability challenges, as a new report shows they will see close to $13 trillion in outflows between now and 2040. Capgemini's World Life Insurance Report 2023 shows policyholders aged 65 and ...

PGIM Real Estate launches research lab

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 12 OCT 2023
... assets. Additionally, RealAssetX will develop strategic partnerships with venture capital firms to invest in and deliver modern technologies for the industry. It will partner with Taronga Ventures to enable third-party capital to invest in early and ...

FAAA names inaugural awards finalists

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 OCT 2023
... Year finalists include Adams Financial Group's Jayden Adams, Scott Hendy of Focused Advisers; and Jennifer Laing of Modern You Financial Planners. Finally, the finalists for the FAAA University Student of the Year Award are Jenna Bonaccorsi of Griffith ...

Treasury consults on PwC-linked reforms

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 SEP 2023
The government has published its draft legislation and is seeking feedback on its proposed reforms, which aim to strengthen the integrity of the tax system and regulators' powers in response to the recent PwC scandal. The new legislation outlines changes ...

Government must do more after product failures: FSC, SCA

JAMIE WILLIAMSON, RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 SEP 2023
As the likes of Crescent Wealth and Insignia Financial respond to the 2023 superannuation performance test results, the Financial Services Council (FSC) and Super Consumers Australia have said the government must still do more to ensure members in underperforming ...

DB Results launches policy admin system

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 21 AUG 2023
... Results chief delivery officer and financial services sector lead Matt Nidd, the PAS ecosystem is an "innovative, secure, modern ecosystem, streamlining compliance, supporting real-time transactions, and enhancing customer experience and automation." ...