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New global chiefs for abrdn, Schroders

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 SEP 2024
... job. abrdn made Jason Windsor its permanent chief executive after he took the post in an acting capacity in June from Stephen Bird. Windsor joined abrdn in October 2023 as group chief financial officer. Before that, he spent 12 years at Aviva, working ...

Aussie economy grows 0.2% in June quarter

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 SEP 2024
... look for the first rate cut in November as headline CPI could ease to around 3% in Q3." Deloitte Access Economics partner Stephen Smith said the soft growth was evidence the economy is "still on life support". "While the pace of economic growth in the ...

J.P. Morgan lands custody services mandate with industry fund

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 29 AUG 2024
... 2023 and 30 June 2024, according to data from the Australian Custodial Services Association. Vision Super chief executive Stephen Rowe said as the fund embarks on the merger with Active Super, partnering with J.P. Morgan will be essential to the integration. ...

FAAA to work with Treasury on CSLR

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 16 AUG 2024
The Financial Advice Association Australia (FAAA) said it has met with minister for financial services Stephen Jones to raise key concerns regarding the Compensation Scheme of Last Resort (CSLR). FAAA chief executive Sarah Abood and chair David Sharpe ...

ASFA pushes for tax redistribution to benefit low-income workers

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 9 AUG 2024
... widespread impact for people's retirement outcomes," she added. Assistant treasurer and minister for financial services Stephen Jones told Financial Standard that the government is committed to delivering financial security in retirement through its ...

UK pension giant eyes Australian timber

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 9 AUG 2024
... coming years, with plans to have about 30% of its portfolio invested in private markets. Nest's head of private markets Stephen O'Neill previously told Reuters the fund is likely to invest about $1.16 billion into global timberland this year. Nest said ...

Industry demands action to stop abusers claiming victims' super

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 8 AUG 2024
... Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA), Super Members Council (SMC), and Women in Super have appealed to assistant treasurer Stephen Jones and other "key ministers" to reform superannuation death benefit laws to ensure family violence perpetrators ...

Vision Super closes property, infrastructure options

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 6 AUG 2024
... the Balanced Low Cost option. Finally, offering an update on the merger with Active Super, Vision Super chief executive Stephen Rowe said the funds "plan to have most activities finished before the end of the year." "When we return in the new year, we ...

GSFM appoints key account manager

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 1 AUG 2024
... relationships in the states, bringing five years' experience with Macquarie Group. GSFM head of retail distribution Stephen Fletcher said this appointment comes at a time of growth for GSFM, which now represents nine fund managers across a variety ...

Barings, Rest break ground on $400m investment

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 1 AUG 2024
... (GLA) of 90,000sqm. The total on-completion-value of the asset is anticipated to be $400 million. Barings project director Stephen O'Connor said the recently approved master-planned estate represents the next generation of industrial development. "We're ...