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Top JBWere wealth leader heads to UBS

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 12 FEB 2026
JBWere has lost a high-profile leader from its executive team, with Andrew Bird resigning after almost a decade with the firm. Over the past ten years, he led JBWere, National Australia Bank's wealth management arm, overseeing teams serving high-net-worth ...

Two financial services directors fined $15k over reporting failures

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 25 NOV 2025
Directors of Sheffield Insurance Pty Ltd (trading by the name of Sheffield Insurance Services), Phillip Bird and Daniel Holmes, have been convicted of two offences and fined $15,000 over failure to lodge financial statements and auditors' reports with ...

Feature: Digital advice | Sleeping giant

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 26 SEP 2025
About three years ago, robo-advisers, one by one, began dropping like flies. The likes of Six Park, Upstreet and Advice Intelligence either folded or were acquired. Even Ellerston Capital's ethically based robo-adviser, which launched in early 2023 ...

JBWere nabs duo from Perpetual

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 6 MAR 2025
... empowers and drives success for these organisations but also supports their purpose and mission." JBWere Advice executive Andrew Bird welcomed the duo to the team. "Over our 185-year history, it has always been the calibre of our people, our insights ...

abrdn embraces letter 'E' again

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAR 2025
... 2021, Standard Life Aberdeen changed its name to abrdn to reflect a more modern brand, with then chief executive Stephen Bird describing it as "highly differentiated" and "dynamic and, most importantly, engaging for all our client and customer channels." ...

New global chiefs for abrdn, Schroders

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 SEP 2024
... 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 as ...

abrdn global chief executive steps down

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 27 MAY 2024
The global chief executive of abrdn will step down at the end of June after four years in the top job. Stephen Bird and the board of abrdn "have together agreed that it is the right time for Stephen to hand over the reins to the team" effective June ...

Advisers must unite for major reforms: SIAA

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAY 2024
... Gregory, the head of advice and education at UniSuper, and Ashurst partner Jonathan Gordon. It will be moderated by Andrew Bird, head of advice at JBWere. Financial Standard is the media partner of the 2024 Stockbrokers and Investment Advisers Association ...

The risks and opportunities in advice: SIAA

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 30 APR 2024
... also feature Euroz Hartleys head of advice Amanda Boyce and Ashurst partner Jonathan Gordon. It will be moderated by Andrew Bird, head of advice at JBWere. Financial Standard is the media partner of the 2024 Stockbrokers and Investment Advisers Association ...

500 jobs to be axed at abrdn

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 25 JAN 2024
... now to restore our core Investments business to a more acceptable level of profitability," abrdn chief executive Stephen Bird said. "Although our business model benefits from the diversification that comes from operating three businesses, we will not ...
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