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Chief member officer leaves Insignia Financial

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 MAY 2024
... executive Jodie Hampshire was appointed to the board of the financial services giant as an independent director earlier this week. Hampshire held several senior roles with Russell Investments, including head of its Asia Pacific business. She joined Russell ...

Bitcoin hits fresh high as investors await halving event

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAR 2024
... of Bitcoin by mainstream financial institutions with the UK's Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) approving crypto ETNs this week and spot Bitcoin ETFs being approved by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in the US in January. Financial behemoths ...

Simple strategies to overcome gender super gap

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAR 2024
... of financial adviser services Rachel White, who spoke on Morningstar's International Women's Day event panel this week, said there are other simple yet effective ways women can help curb financial stress in the future. Contributing to super from ...

New chair for NZ Super Fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 26 FEB 2024
... April 2021 and been on the board since November 2018. She has decided to step down from the board, effective the end of this week. In her place, John Williamson has been appointed chair of the $66 billion fund. He will also be chair of Elevate NZ Venture ...

Future Group commences organisational restructure

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 20 FEB 2024
... and backend processes onto one platform. "Whilst we are undertaking more detailed consultations with our team members this week, we expect to finish the week by saying farewell to some valued individuals who've made important contributions to our mission," ...

MetLife Australia hires chief operating officer

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 2 FEB 2024
... Australia has confirmed the appointment of Olivia Sarah-Le Lacheur to the position of chief operating officer, effective this week. Lacheur joins from AIA where she was most recently acting chief customer operations and claims officer. She first joined ...

Schroders shutters Asian Shares Fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 30 JAN 2024
... inception would now have about $106,000. Schroders said it expects to have completed the sale of the fund's assets later this week.

ISPT fills newly created head of mandates role, announces departures

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JAN 2024
... strengthening the platform's governance framework. Additionally, Andy Buchan, mandate manager, will be parting ways with ISPT this week. Buchan's tenure at ISPT has been marked by his involvement in various roles, most notably as head of fund performance ...

Adviser registration deadline moves to February 16

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 19 JAN 2024
... providers," the regulator said. The change of date comes amidst the Financial Advice Association Australia (FAAA) flagging this week that some 6000 advisers were still not registered with ASIC. From February 16, ASIC expects all relevant providers, including ...

CFA Level I pass rate drops further

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 16 JAN 2024
... feedback on their study plans and exam strategy. The results of the Level II exam November sitting will be released later this week.