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Lack of talent challenging DDO compliance

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 23 SEP 2024
... services, the super industry is facing the biggest shortfall. However, Chisholm believes super funds offer the most in terms of career development. "In super, people have investment risk, investment compliance, operational due diligence skills, product ...

Former Mercer Super chair named Actuary of the Year

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 20 SEP 2024
... usually, endeavouring to improve the lives of other people and their circumstances." "I am so grateful to have chosen this career, or maybe it chose me because it has enabled me to follow my great passions of mathematics, sport and promoting greater ...

Inquiry urges government to consider paid reproductive leave

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 20 SEP 2024
The Senate committee tasked with investigating issues related to menopause wants the government to research the efficacy of existing reproductive leave policies in Australia and overseas with consideration to introducing it in the National Employment ...

Super to be paid on parental leave from July 2025

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 19 SEP 2024
... who takes 10 years out of the workforce to care for children has 12% less income in retirement than a person who has no career break." Meantime, the ACTU welcomed the bill's passage, with president Michele O'Neil saying: "Today is a great day for hundreds ...

Aussie female fund manager representation lags: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 17 SEP 2024
... managers. Firms can remedy this by awarding more mandates to candidates with less experience and considering the impact of career breaks and the experience gap on women when making these appointments," the report read. The average portfolio size for ...

FSU steps up calls for reproductive leave policies

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 16 SEP 2024
The Finance Sector Union (FSU) is urging the financial services industry to adopt paid menopause leave policies as it finds more than one third of workers experiencing symptoms are likely to retire early as a result. In October 2023, the FSU launched ...

The transferrable skills for advisers who changed careers

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 13 SEP 2024
... adviser Nick Carmichael told the recent Activam Act Conference how they approach financial advice from the lens of a major career change. Forbes was a professional baseball player in the US before he made the switch to financial advice. Problem solving ...

ASX chair to retire, successor named

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 SEP 2024
... guidance of a highly credentialed chair," Roche said. "In addition to his deep boardroom experience and extensive executive career in financial services, David brings the right combination of skills and experience to take ASX forward." Clarke will meet ...

New global chiefs for abrdn, Schroders

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 SEP 2024
... assets under management (AUM) at the end of June. Meanwhile, the new global chief executive of Schroders followed a similar career trajectory. The fund manager appointed Richard Oldfield as group chief executive, its former chief financial officer who ...

Story Wealth co-founder joins Kearney

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 6 SEP 2024
... be returning to her roots." "I'm thrilled to join Kearney Group and refocus on what I love most, in the next phase of my career - delivering exceptional financial advice and mentoring the next generation of advisers," she said. "This move allows me to ...