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Aware Super recruits Marsh McLennan risk specialist

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAY 2025
... proactive risk culture and driving accountability for the identification and mitigation of risks and the rectification of issues," Aware Super said. Her career spans two decades in financial services, including eight years as group executive of risk ...

COVID 'masked' issues at core of productivity problem: PC

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAY 2025
... has revealed. New research from the PC investigated the causes of the bubble and found that it "only served to mask the issues" at the heart of Australia's ongoing productivity problem. "The COVID-19 pandemic was a rollercoaster for productivity, but ...

ASIC tells super: 'You have everything you need to not fail'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAY 2025
... investigating claims handling delays for close to two years now, but in the process has also identified a wider range of issues affecting member services, including issues relating to accessibility. "There were around 48 [super funds] in the first suite ...

Small construction firms drag productivity: CEDA

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 27 MAY 2025
... contributed to the construction productivity problem, including complex, slow approvals, lack of innovation and scale, workforce issues and policy settings, small business providers appear to be a key driver in the report, Size matters: Why construction ...

'Going corporate' key to family business success: KPMG

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 27 MAY 2025
... in successful transitions and long-term growth," she said. The report found family businesses should address traditional issues such as governance, along with new emerging opportunities, particularly with technological advances. Long-term growth drivers ...

'Tensions' identified between FAR and other requirements

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 26 MAY 2025
The chief executives of several superannuation funds sat down with ASIC and APRA for a roundtable to discuss key issues related to the Financial Accountability Regime (FAR). As part of the discussions, the super fund chiefs emphasised the importance ...

Stockbroking faces 'perception problem'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 20 MAY 2025
... we're all facing that issue. So, the two really go hand in hand. There's the perception issue and the cultural issues that we need to tackle as well." Inns added that there is a large business advantage to being more inclusive of women in the ...

Scrutiny, costs major hurdles to boosting IPOs

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 20 MAY 2025
... seasons, you see this all the time - the media coverage of those events is, in many cases, quite disproportionate to the issues and some of the companies involved," he said. Matheson's third and final point was around changes in market structure, saying ...

Tariffs were never the answer: Experts

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 19 MAY 2025
... challenges facing the US. "In this context, the challenge America faces is not bilateral trade balances - sure, there are trade issues with China in terms of IP being stolen, not following all the World Trade Organisation rules - but fundamentally, the ...

Inside Colonial First State's fund manager selection overhaul

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAY 2025
... up. If half a team turns over within a few years, that dynamic sparks "cause for concern" about whether deeper cultural issues exist. Though, "to be fair to managers," he said turnover can be "perfectly valid." From the perspective of keeping a manager ...