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Massive Acenda job cuts ire former staff

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAR 2026
Former Acenda employees are slamming the life insurer for slashing jobs without proper consultation following the merger, which have mostly impacted past MLC Life staff. According to the Finance Sector Union (FSU), since Resolution Life Australia and ...

TCorp appoints financial markets manager

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAR 2026
TCorp has confirmed Gavin Sinnott as general manager, financial markets, effective immediately. Sinnott has been acting in the role since December 2025, having previously served as head of balance sheet for three and a half years. In the permanent role ...

Vanguard pays $40m in ESG antitrust lawsuit

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAR 2026
... commitments in the industry and to empower its investors with proxy voting - a first for the industry," Texas attorney general Ken Paxton said, despite Vanguard's Investor Choice program - the largest proxy voting choice program in the world - having ...

Opposition leader unveils fresh shadow cabinet

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 FEB 2026
Newly appointed Opposition leader Angus Taylor has unveiled his shadow cabinet, promoting Tim Wilson from the industrial relations portfolio to the position of shadow treasurer. Taylor became the leader of the Opposition after winning a Liberal Party ...

RBA overlooked government spending in rate hike: Hearing

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 6 FEB 2026
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) came under fire for overlooking the role government spending, which recently peaked again, has played in driving inflation and interest rate decisions. The grilling came off the back of the Monetary Policy Board upping ...

IFM Investors expands into Canada

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 11 DEC 2025
... at the Port of Vancouver, which handle approximately 70% of the port's container volumes. IFM Investors executive director Ken Luce said the opening of the Toronto office reflects the firm's long-term commitment to Canada. "It enables us to be closer ...

Vale Ken Atchison

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 10 NOV 2025
The founder of consultancy firm Atchison, Ken Atchison, has passed away. "Ken established the firm in 2001 with a clear vision. To provide institutional-grade investment advice grounded in independent thinking, strategic clarity, and a firm belief in ...

Financial Standard managing editor wins Journalist of the Year Award

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 4 NOV 2025
Financial Standard managing editor Jamie Williamson has won the Australian Financial Industry Awards' Industry Journalist of the Year Award. The annual awards hosted by the Institute of Financial Professionals Australia (IFPA) recognised Williamson ...

Kenya to establish sovereign wealth fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 28 OCT 2025
Kenya is planning to roll out its first sovereign wealth fund as it looks to safeguard its income derived from oil, gas and minerals mining. The Kenya Sovereign Wealth Fund is designed to provide a buffer from fluctuations in resource revenues or macro-economic ...

Strategic partnerships focus for global family businesses: Deloitte

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 24 OCT 2025
Roughly half of family businesses globally intend to increase focus on strategic partnerships and joint ventures in the next 12 to 24 months. According to the latest report by Deloitte, which surveyed 1587 senior executives globally from family businesses ...