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Vanguard selects next chief executive

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAY 2024
Salim Ramji will take over as chief executive of Vanguard on July 8, succeeding Tim Buckley. Buckley announced earlier this year his intention to retire as Vanguard's chair and chief executive, following more than 30 years with the company. Vanguard's ...

Poor gender diversity not a 'women's problem': Panel

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAY 2024
... wealth advisory firms discussed the tangible benefits of leading gender diverse teams. Panellist Kate Galvin, the chief executive of Victorian Funds Management Corporation (VFMC), said the firm's investment team is 44% female, while the entire organisation ...

Calls for a simplified path to financial advice

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAY 2024
Financial Advice Association Australia (FAAA) chief executive Sarah Abood said she supports recent proposals around adviser education from the Joint Associations Working Group (JAWG) because "we need far more people with these qualifications" and the ...

ANZ transfers Will bank to Equity Trustees

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAY 2024
... have a record of nearly 140 years of providing continuous service and security for those documents," Equity Trustees executive general manager, trustee and wealth services Ian Westley said. "The value of this continuity of service becomes clear when ...

Australia requires swifter settlement cycle: SIAA

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAY 2024
... costly and disruptive and divert resources and funds from other projects including the CHESS replacement. FinClear chief executive and managing director David Ferrall, who was also on the panel, made a bold prediction of Australia moving to T+0 instead. ...

Industry reacts to Federal Budget

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAY 2024
... appropriate return for super funds and advance our nation's prosperity are a double dividend for Australians," ASFA chief executive Mary Delahunty said. Meanwhile, ASFA analysis found that paying superannuation on paid parental leave combined with the ...

Budget 2024: Government heeds industry calls to better support women

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAY 2024
... workforce and return later, and around 4000 women will retire prematurely because of severe menopause symptoms," ASFA chief executive Mary Delahunty said. Finally, the Carer Payment is being reworked to provide greater flexibility. The government will ...

Wealth firms 'still have PTSD from the Royal Commission': Deloitte

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAY 2024
To better understand global investor expectations and practices, Deloitte, in partnership with a global marketing agency, developed a report from a survey of 2000 investors and 250 wealth management providers. The report provided several calls to action ...

Advisers urgently call on Treasury to recognise degrees

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAY 2024
... Advisers Association (SIAA) Conference heard. Addressing the first day of the annual conference this morning, SIAA chief executive Judith Fox said the rate at which advisers are entering and qualifying as professionals needs urgent reformation. "At the ...

Bell Financial Group launches Tandem Securities

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAY 2024
... that provides wholesale and institutional clients with trading, clearing, and investment services. Bell Direct chief executive Lee Muco told Financial Standard at the Stockbrokers and Investment Advisers Association (SIAA) Conference that for the past ...