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IFM Investors names chair

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 26 JUN 2023
Cath Bowtell will become IFM Investors' new chair, as former politician Lindsay Tanner joins the board as an independent director. Bowtell, who currently serves as the group's deputy chair, chair of the people and remuneration committee and ...

Dexus assets drop by $1bn

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JUN 2023
... of its 182 assets, equating to a 6% drop in value. The real estate asset group said as of 30 June 2023 an external independent valuation calculated a 6% drop on prior book values for its 32 office properties and 143 industrial sites. Dexus chief executive ...

High value investors playing it safe: Report

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 20 JUN 2023
... more likely to use paid sources of information. "There's far less emphasis on personal connections, and more on independent information from financial industry professionals such as online broker sites, paid subscription investing websites and third-party ...

Bravura chief executive to leave

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 19 JUN 2023
... purposes, Bravura said. There was no reasoning given for her departure. As Bravura searches for Roy's replacement, current independent non-executive director Andrew Russell will step in as interim chief executive. Russell was previously chief executive ...

Property market peril to continue: Quay Global Investors

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUN 2023
... Waverley, Victoria. "The sale will realise proceeds of $306.2 million, reflecting a 7.4% premium to the 31 December 2022 independent valuation," it said. The group added combined sales equate to about $700 million, representing an approximate average ...

FRAA releases draft APRA, ASIC metrics

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUN 2023
The independent body tasked with reviewing the competency of APRA and ASIC has released a list of draft metrics it will use to measure the regulators against and is asking for industry feedback. The Financial Regulator Assessment Authority (FRAA) has ...

Industry bodies respond to QAR recommendations

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 13 JUN 2023
... provided by banks, insurers and fund managers were criticised by a broad range of stakeholders, including academics and independent financial advisers. The government has not accepted any of those recommendations at this stage," CHOICE chief executive ...

Super funds consider future of PwC contracts

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 8 JUN 2023
... the first superannuation fund to freeze any new contracts with PwC, a spokesman said. PwC is AustralianSuper's independent auditor, according to the fund's 2022 annual report. "AustralianSuper is concerned with the ongoing revelations around ...

Ignition Advice appoints Sally Loane as chair

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JUN 2023
... advice industry globally. "I am a long-time advocate for all Australians to be financially literate and financially independent, particularly women, who retire with less superannuation than men, and who are still subject to a gender pay gap," she said. ...

Advisers pivot to protect retirees from inflation

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JUN 2023
... short-term sacrifices to shore up their longer-term lifestyles, not to maximise the wealth they can pass on," Stephan Independent Advisory director and financial adviser James Stephan reinforced. A final lever that can be pulled to shore up retirement ...