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Wendy Whiteley makes $100m contribution to NSW

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 27 JUN 2022
Wendy Whiteley's collection of her late husband Brett Whiteley's artworks will be donated posthumously to the Art Gallery of NSW in an extraordinary cultural gift to the people of NSW. The promised Wendy and Arkie Whiteley Bequest comprises of nearly ...

Life Code update expands consumer protections

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUN 2022
... health exclusions in new contracts. People with a mental health condition will also be treated as vulnerable and provided extra support. Meanwhile, vulnerable customers experiencing family violence will also be given greater support, including a requirement ...

Active Super kickstarts reward program

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUN 2022
... Australians to top up their super every time they shop. It's a chance for people with lower balances to contribute and get extra funds into their super." Active's new loyalty shopping program is the latest example of boutique public sector funds' ...

Stagflation: What should we expect?

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUN 2022
Speaking at the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) ASI 2022 conference, a panel of economic experts shared their views on the current stagflationary environment. "Inflation's certainly here to stay in the near term," QIC chief ...

Colonial reveals Australia's huge untapped workforce

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUN 2022
... $451,322 if they retired at age 70, depleting their savings to $378,477 by age 75. If the 'career recharger' worked an extra 10 years after age 65, they would retire with $555,895 at age 75. Responding to the report's findings, Power added ...

Don't forget the 'S' in ESG

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUN 2022
Integrating socially responsible investments into a super portfolio is not an inherent trade-off with members best financial interests, experts say. Appearing on a panel at the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees ASI Conference, Australian ...

HESTA names new chief growth officer

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUN 2022
HESTA has promoted customer experience and insights leader Sam Harris to chief growth officer. Harris first joined HESTA in 2012 and has been a member of the fund's leadership team since 2015. Harris was later appointed head of insights and customer ...

Tomorrow belongs to those who hear it coming: ASI

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUN 2022
... Australia can play a role in the new world order. "Of course, depending on how long the crisis continues, Australia may have extra markets to fill the vacuum caused by the Russian/Ukrainian supply issues," Suter said. "It seems to me that we can develop ...

Banks flag imminent consecutive double rate rises

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUN 2022
Commonwealth Bank and Westpac economists have predicted the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) to bump up official rates to 1.35% when it next meets in July; NAB and ANZ believe there will be another double hike in the next two months. Quickly following ...

Padua appoints head of technical advice

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUN 2022
Rudy Haddad has been appointed to head of technical advice overseeing the firm's technical capabilities across its software, services, research and data divisions. With over 23 years' experience in financial advice, Haddad joins Padua from Wealth Market ...