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Fidelity expands ESG role

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAR 2026
... workers. At HESTA, she set up the investor-led initiative of '40:40 Vision', aimed at achieving gender balance in executive leadership. She has held responsible investment roles in the UK (Legal & General) and the US (Wespath Benefits and Investments) ...

Fund manager red flags founders' massive pay packages

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAR 2026
... investor from founder led and non-founder led companies. The "enormous step change" in remuneration typically occurs among executive founders, she said, as most of their wealth is tied up in the share price. "What makes them go into a boardroom and demand ...

Entireti taps AI to centralise advice data

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAR 2026
... 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 'Road to ...

FAAA urges inclusion of advisers on occupational shortage list

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAR 2026
... 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 our profession ...

First Super switches out group insurer

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAR 2026
... 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, with ...

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

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAR 2026
... 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. AJG's ...

Ironbark brings businesses under one national banner

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAR 2026
... 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
... 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 First Guardian ...

'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 ...

AWAG appoints first head of advice

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAR 2026
... consulting. Mazengarb previously held roles such as general manager - wealth management at Australian Wealth Management, executive director at Garrisons, and director at KPMG. He also worked at not-for-profit Possability. AWAG said the appointment strengthens ...