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abrdn global chief executive steps down

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 27 MAY 2024
The global chief executive of abrdn will step down at the end of June after four years in the top job. Stephen Bird and the board of abrdn "have together agreed that it is the right time for Stephen to hand over the reins to the team" effective June ...

Vanguard selects next chief executive

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAY 2024
... mission-driven culture, making him the ideal candidate. Vanguard has an important future, and we believe he is the best person for the job." As for why he's taking on the job, Ramji said he is drawn to the indexer because of its clarity and consistency ...

Rest calls for removal of minimum work hours for super

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 13 MAY 2024
... cost-of-living crisis. It will also help deepen the connection young people feel with their super from their first day in their first job," Doyle said. More than 90% of under-18 workers work fewer than 30 hours per week, and nearly three quarters of ...

'Just do what you say you'll do': ASIC's message to trustees

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAY 2024
... appalling that some funds are not closely monitoring fees and deductions from their members' super." "It is a super fund's job to protect people's retirement savings from rip-off fees and services, but ASIC found that three of the funds they ...

Senior Cbus investment manager exits

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAY 2024
... Interestingly, Ferguson's departure comes as Cbus advertises for a new head of portfolio construction. According to the post, the job calls for expertise in portfolio construction and strategy and a deep understanding of investment risk and performance ...

Prime Super finds new chief executive

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 6 MAY 2024
... National Australia Bank. Seales succeeds Lachlan Baird, who left the role in December last year after 18 years in the top job. During the interim period, Remo Memmolo assumed the responsibilities of chief executive. Prime Super chair Nigel Alexander ...

UniSuper battles major system outage

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAY 2024
UniSuper is working to resolve an ongoing system outage impacting the entire business, assuring disgruntled members it is not the result of a data breach. The $135 billion super fund's online systems have been disrupted this week, with its 665,000 ...

Men, women in same occupation drive pay gap

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAY 2024
... are paying women between 10% to 14% less than men. The study did not find that different characteristics and skills, such as job tenure, full-time status, and education level, explain why women work in different occupations, nor why they are paid less ...

Mercer rolls out new corporate super plan

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 2 MAY 2024
Mercer Super has launched a new corporate superannuation plan for employers of all sizes called Mercer Business Super. Mercer Super chief executive Tim Barber told Financial Standard that historically, Mercer Super Trust's "bread and butter" has been ...

Former Diverger managing director joins VBP

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 2 MAY 2024
... investing in people, products and solutions." Meantime, on Carney's transition, Barrett said: "David Carney has done an incredible job of turning VBP into Australia's leading adviser services utility and we are pleased that he will remain with the business ...