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Life insurer chief executive retires

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAR 2020
The founding chief executive of one of Australia's life insurance providers is retiring after more than 40 years in the industry. Integrity Life has announced its chief executive Chris Powell will retire in the middle of the year, appointing chief financial ...

Women rule ESG, but gap remains

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAR 2020
Responsible investing is the rare field of financial services dominated by women. It's also growing at a rapid rate, but challenges remain. The field has dramatically evolved over the past decade, as ESG roles, once focused on communication and ...

UNSW to ditch fossil fuels

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAR 2020
The University of New South Wales (UNSW) has announced it will move away from investment in fossil fuels. The University said it will divest from direct ownership and any commingled funds that include public equities and corporate bonds of companies ...

Climate activism not translating to investing

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAR 2020
Australia's care for climate change has not translated into how they invest their superannuation and other investment, according to research from Australian Ethical Investment. The research shows the vast majority of Australians (83%) believe climate ...

Baird exits NAB

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAR 2020
Mike Baird has today announced he will be leaving NAB, effective April 15. NAB said it supports Baird's decision to leave his position as chief customer officer - consumer banking to "take a break" before searching for new opportunities. Anthony ...

Advice groups criticise rushed legislation

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2020
The government's plan to implement recommendations from the Royal Commission has been met with concern and criticism from financial advice industry groups. Both the Association of Financial Advisers and The Advisers Association have lashed out at ...

Spitfire loses top executives

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2020
Spitfire has lost both its chief executive and chief product officer within months of them joining the platform provider. Former chief executive John Shuttleworth left the business in December last year after being appointed to the top role only two ...

Queensland funds inch closer to merger

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2020
Major Queensland superannuation funds QSuper and Sunsuper are a step closer to a merger, signing a Memorandum of Understanding to undertake exclusive due diligence to explore a merger. The agreement comes around four months after the two super funds ...

Aussie at center of international scheme

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAR 2020
An Australian has been named by the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) as being at the center of a massive international business coaching scheme that "swindled" veterans and the elderly out of millions. Matthew Lloyd McPhee ran a scheme known as My ...

Gender diversity remains static, women still disadvantaged

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAR 2020
The state of play for women in financial services remains dramatically disadvantaged. According to Morningstar's latest report on Women in Investing, gender diversity in funds management hasn't changed over the past two decades. "When it comes to gender ...