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Fund manager red flags founders' massive pay packages

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAR 2026
... executives receiving enormous base pay packets or equity-like returns, without having to perform or take any of the risk. CSL's chief executive Paul McKenzie and the corporate governance issues unfolding in the company over the past 18 months are an ...

Entireti taps AI to centralise advice data

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAR 2026
... video and other digital formats to help create and deliver personal advice and enhance client engagement. Entireti group chief executive Neil Younger said plans to deliver an advice platform for the intelligence era formed part of the group's broader ...

FAAA urges inclusion of advisers on occupational shortage list

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAR 2026
... submission to the Jobs and Skills Australia (JSA) consultation on the 2026 Occupation Shortage List Stakeholder Survey. FAAA chief executive Sarah Abood said there is "substantial evidence" of the skills shortage in financial advice, which has "plagued ...

First Super switches out group insurer

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAR 2026
... service, and capping the maximum cover limit for TPD at $2 million, down from $5 million. Commenting, First Super interim chief executive Greg Everett said: "We are delighted to partner with TAL and satisfied that this change is in members best interests ...

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. acquires Asset Partners Private Wealth

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAR 2026
... shares our client-focused approach and expands our wealth management consulting capabilities in Australia," AJG chair and chief executive J. Patrick Gallagher Jr. said. NYSE-listed AJG offers insurance brokerage, risk management and consulting services. ...

Ironbark brings businesses under one national banner

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAR 2026
... to understand who we are and reinforce the breadth of the capabilities we have built over time," Ironbark Financial Group chief executive and co-founder Chris Larsen said. With $93 billion under advice, management and trusteeship, the financial services ...

Sequoia advances InterPrac takeover talks

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAR 2026
... agreement will be conditional on shareholder approval in accordance with ASX listing rules. Sequoia managing director and chief executive Garry Crole flagged InterPrac was facing operational challenges as a result of its involvement in the Shield and ...

Another RBA hike in May 'not a done deal'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAR 2026
... remain highly uncertain, but under a wide range of possible scenarios could add to global and domestic inflation." Betashares chief economist David Bassanese said the board's differing views "suggests a rate hike at the next policy meeting in May is ...

'We've let our members down': Watson

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAR 2026
Outgoing First Super chief executive Bill Watson has told Financial Standard he has grave concerns about the current trajectory of Australia's superannuation industry. "I get the feeling we are letting our members down in terms of poor service," Watson ...

Massive Acenda job cuts ire former staff

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAR 2026
... several executive changes in the lead up to the merger. Former Westpac executive Chris de Bruin takes the reins of Acenda as chief executive. Kent Griffin and Tim Tez, who led Acenda and Resolution Life respectively, have left the business. Craig Dunn ...