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UniSuper battles major system outage

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAY 2024
... UniSuper said the issue originated from a third-party provider and is not the result of a breach. In a statement to Financial Standard, UniSuper confirmed the third-party provider is Google Cloud. "Google Cloud has confirmed that the disruption is an ...

Macquarie Group profits falls 32% to $3.52bn

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAY 2024
... sheet; and a proven risk management framework and culture," she said. Annuity-style operations led by MAM, Banking and Financial Services (BFS), and select Commodities and Global Markets (CGM) segments reported a combined net profit of $3 billion, a ...

ART names advice and education leads

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAY 2024
... made changes to reflect the importance of this role by aligning our three core capabilities in this space - external financial adviser partnerships, advice and education delivery, and practice management," she said. Fuchs noted that the new team structure ...

Count upgrades synergy benefits after Diverger acquisition

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAY 2024
... as one of Australia's leading integrated accounting and wealth services providers with over 500 accountants and 550 financial advisers in our national community," Humphrey said. "The synergies we've identified so far will ensure we can continue to operate ...

Men, women in same occupation drive pay gap

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAY 2024
... (WGEA) calculates the gender pay gap to stand at 19% or $18,461 per annum on a median basis tilted in favour of men. The financial services industry's median base salary gender pay gap sits at 23.6% while the median gender pay gap for total remuneration ...

ASIC issues warning over scammers using fake AFSLs

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAY 2024
... the sophistication of fake bond and term deposit scams. ASIC said scammers are impersonating little-known legitimate financial services businesses, often those without a website or digital footprint. The regulator said scammers are mirroring real businesses' ...

Mercer rolls out new corporate super plan

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 2 MAY 2024
... superannuation plan for employers of all sizes called Mercer Business Super. Mercer Super chief executive Tim Barber told Financial Standard that historically, Mercer Super Trust's "bread and butter" has been serving large corporates with sometimes complex ...

Rainmaker Information names research head

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 2 MAY 2024
... data teams, as well as those of parent company ISS STOXX. Ramrakha brings more than 30 years' experience in Australia's financial services industry, most recently as director, manager selection at Morningstar Australia, a role he held for close to three ...

Advisers urged to capitalise on HNW interest in alternatives

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 2 MAY 2024
... investors with alternative investments, as only 20% reported that these opportunities were first suggested by their financial advisers. But interestingly, 64% of investors sought out their own methods for investing in alternatives. "Whilst ensuring that ...

Australian Retirement Trust applies new investment exclusion

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 2 MAY 2024
... derive 10% or more of their total revenues from mining thermal coal or the sale of it to third parties. Speaking to Financial Standard, ART said the super fund was committed to achieving a net zero greenhouse gas emissions investment portfolio by 2050. ...