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Financial services workers eye earlier retirement

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 23 MAY 2024
Men and women who work in financial services intend to retire earlier compared to the average worker, new data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) reveals. Men who work in the finance and insurance industries intend to retire at 64 years ...

Australian Unity appoints general manager of social infrastructure

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 20 MAY 2024
... streams, and overseeing capital deployment. A chartered accountant with over 20 years of experience in the banking and financial services sector. He spent more than 12 years at ANZ in its Global Markets division and five years at Bank Australia as head ...

Budget 2024: Government heeds industry calls to better support women

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAY 2024
... over five years to provide support for victim-survivors leaving a violent relationship, including access to $5000 in financial support indexed annually, and paying superannuation on government paid parental leave. He reinforced that, if Labor wins the ...

Inflation spooks retirees more than healthcare costs

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAY 2024
... tentacles of inflation are taking a toll on retirees' savings as the diminished value of their money is their biggest financial worry over healthcare costs, according to a Schroders survey. An overwhelming number of participants in the 2024 US Retirement ...

HESTA names chief financial officer

ELIZABETH FRY  |  TUESDAY, 7 MAY 2024
... billion industry super fund after Sally Collins quit to take up a wider operational role at rival Aware Super. As chief financial officer, she will manage the financial, tax and accounting processes, legal and compliance, tax and project execution. This ...

Farewell TelstraSuper: Largest corporate fund explores merger options

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 6 MAY 2024
... merger partner, after its board concluded that size and scale are "increasingly important" to serving members' best financial interests. "The TelstraSuper Board see this as an exciting opportunity for members as we seek to transition to become a ...

ATO flags key focus areas this tax time

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 6 MAY 2024
... for rental properties and failing to include all income when lodging will all be focus areas for the ATO come end of financial year. ATO assistant commissioner Rob Thomson said the ATO was focused on supporting taxpayers to get their lodgment right the ...

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 ...

Succession planning troubles family offices: J.P. Morgan

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 30 APR 2024
... family offices prepare the next generation vary as the definition of "legacy" also vary. Common among them is leaving a financial legacy for the family; continuation of the family business, if applicable; philanthropic, social, and environmental impact ...

ClearBridge launches first local global equity fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 29 APR 2024
... end of ultra-low interest rates, combined with the increased concentration risk in global equity indices, is driving financial advisers and investors to rethink their growth-equity allocations," Bushby said. "Increasingly investors are seeking consistency ...
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