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ASIC names new chief executive

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 17 JAN 2025
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has named a chief executive, following Warren Day's abrupt exit in June last year. Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) chief executive Scott Gregson will join ASIC on March ...

Super moves: Future Fund, QIC, Vanguard Super

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 16 JAN 2025
... portfolio manager at Tibra Capital and a senior analyst at Russell Investments. Finally,Vanguard Super has added a former Australian Retirement Trust strategy chief and Sunsuper chief executive Teifi Whatley to the trustee board. Teifi Whatley brings ...

Oaktree veteran jumps to Avari

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 16 JAN 2025
... of the worst-kept secrets in the market has been the departure next week of Oaktree Capital Management's head of Australian real estate investments. Ben Coughlin has joined Avari Capital Partners, the private equity real estate fund and private lending ...

GAM boosts local sales team

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 16 JAN 2025
... recently he was a corporate relationship manager at Stake, the online broker. Kazal also served as a rifleman in the Australian Army Reserves for seven years. Finnell said the appointment was "especially timely". "His experience with pre-IPO equities ...

Unemployment edges up despite jobs added

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 16 JAN 2025
Australia's labour market has remained strong in the December 2024 read, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate rose by 0.1 percentage point to 4% in December. "With employment rising by 56,000 ...

FAAA accuses government of crucial CSLR failure

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 16 JAN 2025
... the potential cost of the levy - forecasting a total of $20 million in FY26 - depending on complaints resolved by the Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA) before proceeding to the CSLR. The FAAA previously noted the CSLR could ultimately ...

The highest paying jobs in financial services: Data

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 16 JAN 2025
... work preferences, and address cost-of-living challenges, it is clear that 2025 will be a year of transformation in the Australian workforce," Robert Walters said. "Employers will need to balance the need for flexibility, career progression, and fair ...

ESG linked to pay in top APAC listed firms

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JAN 2025
... Across the top 400 APAC firms, 193 disclosed their executive incentive metrics. Three-quarters (74%) used ESG metrics. Australian companies use ESG metrics in 92% of incentive plans, according to WTW. "The disclosure and prevalence of ESG metrics used ...

Economist's wishlist: Lower tariffs, bond yields settling

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JAN 2025
... increase geopolitical risk," Mousina said. "While it's clear that geopolitical threats and risks remain, the impact to the Australian economy and global markets is more nuanced. Some events can cause initial large falls in sharemarkets, but a year after ...

Mason Stevens rolls out super admin fee changes

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JAN 2025
... are the result of increased operational costs incurred from meeting regulatory obligations. "Recent guidance from the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) with respect to the treatment of reduced input tax credits (RITC) that can be claimed by platform super ...