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AMP names super, investments lead

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 24 OCT 2023
... their savings in retirement." Her appointment is part of AMP's recent restructure of its executive line-up after Australian Wealth Management (AWM) chief Scott Hartley resigned from the role in May, to exit by the end of the year. In July, Edwina ...

Industry high flyers join JANA board

ELIZABETH FRY  |  MONDAY, 11 SEP 2023
... transformation and customer experience management. She has worked in Australia and the US for organisations including Genroe and KPMG. In addition to joining the JANA board, Ah Hee also serves as a non-executive director on the board of FinClear and ...

Investing in research generates threefold economic output

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 7 SEP 2023
A major independent study has found that every dollar invested in Australian research generates $3.32 in returns. An independent report by ACIL Allen shows that research funded by the Australian Research Council (ARC) is varied and has a range of economic ...

Longevity risk is big super's biggest failure: Podcast

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 28 AUG 2023
In the latest episode of the Financial Standard podcast, KPMG superannuation advisory partner Melinda Howes highlights longevity risk as the primary aspect where Australia's retirement income system falls short. Expanding on this, she noted that ...

Talent attraction key to family office growth: KPMG

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 AUG 2023
... in the past five years is driving an increase in demand for investment and management staff, according to KPMG's Australian Family Office Benchmark Report 2023. The survey, produced by KPMG together with Agreus and The Table Club, was conducted from ...

ISA, AIST announce merger to form new organisation

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 22 AUG 2023
Industry Super Australia (ISA) and the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) are merging, announcing a new unified organisation to represent profit-to-member superannuation funds. In a joint statement, ISA and AIST said the merged entity ...

More than $100k raised at FICAP RockStar

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 AUG 2023
... really proud of." The platinum sponsors of the event were BlackRock, Challenger, and Ironbark. The gold sponsors were Australian Unity, AZ NGA, BT, Colonial First State, EFEX, Global X ETFs, HUB24, KPMG, Magellan, Montgomery Investments, NMG Consulting ...

NGS ahead of schedule on net zero strategy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUL 2023
... certain portfolios. "We are having to accept some degree of tracking error, and that's particularly relevant to the Australian equities portfolio," he said. "Global equities show very little tracking error, but it is far greater in the Australian ...

Insurance firms defy inflationary shocks

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 JUL 2023
... payments are being made, which means it's a really tight market." Casey McLean, portfolio manager for the Fidelity Australian Opportunities Fund, said: "We are also experiencing a high level of natural disasters, both in Australia and in markets like ...

FICAP 2023: Countdown is on

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUL 2023
... Weave. This year's event is backed by platinum sponsors BlackRock, Challenger, and Ironbark, as well as gold sponsors, Australian Unity, AZ NGA, BT, Colonial First State, EFEX, Global X ETFs, HUB24, KPMG, Magellan, Montgomery Investments, NMG Consulting ...