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Pendal shutters costly equity fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 11 MAR 2024
... be paid directly to your nominated bank account before the payment of the cash proceeds from the termination." Pendal's parent company Perpetual reported an increase to its underlying net profit after tax and operating revenue in the half-year to December. ...

Super on unpaid parental leave extended in Western Australia

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 11 MAR 2024
The Western Australian government will extend the payment of superannuation on unpaid parental leave to up to 24 weeks from 1 July 2024 for all WA public sector employees. The initiative is expected to cost up to $46 million over the next four years ...

Female fund managers boast 1.2% alpha

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAR 2024
... companies Dawn Kanelleas. The trio scored highly on the analysts' People rating, one of three assessment pillars that include Parent and Process. Since 2016, Stevanovic's management of the Australian equities fund has outperformed both index and category ...

'About bloody time': Industry responds to PPL super reform

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAR 2024
The wealth management industry has overwhelmingly welcomed the federal government's commitment to pay superannuation on the Commonwealth Paid Parental Leave scheme. The Albanese government has said, if it wins the next election, it will add superannuation ...

Government to pay super on paid parental leave

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAR 2024
If it wins the next election, the Albanese government has announced the Commonwealth Paid Parental Leave (PPL) scheme will include Superannuation Guarantee contributions from next year. In a major win for the super industry and Australian women, 12% ...

TelstraSuper sweetens parental leave policy

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 FEB 2024
The superannuation fund is working to close the gender super gap among its employees, now paying the full-time Superannuation Guarantee to staff who return from parental leave on a part-time basis. As it stands, TelstraSuper offers 16 weeks' paid parental ...

Pay gaps at super funds, fund managers revealed

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 27 FEB 2024
The median gender pay gap on base salaries across financial services is 23.6%, according to the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA), with individual employer pay gaps reported for the first time as part of the government's strategy to solve ...

Five megatrends shaping financial services: McCrindle

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 23 FEB 2024
... McCrindle added that Australia is more culturally diverse than ever before. "Almost half of all Australians have at least one parent born overseas," he said. "What's more, census data highlights that one in four Australians speaks a language other than ...

Global X ETFs appoints new chief executive from Goldman Sachs

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 FEB 2024
... product and capital markets teams for the SPDR ETFs. Hyeon-Joo Park, founder and global strategy officer of Mirae Asset, the parent company of Global X, recognised the ETF provider as an innovator and integral to its growth and success. "It's our ...

Fund manager awards custody mandate

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 20 FEB 2024
... Securities Services, breaking ties with NAS. The $6.7 billion industry fund wrapped up a 16-year custodial partnership with NAS. Parent company NAB decided to close its asset servicing business by 2025 following a strategic review and mandate losses. ...