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More PwC staff to go, will remain anonymous

CASSANDRA BALDINI | TUESDAY, 30 MAY 2023

... PwC Global had access to confidential information that belonged to the Australian people. "The reason I am continuing to push for PwC to put the names on record themselves is they made this mess, they unleashed this kind of behaviour, they delivered ...

HESTA pushes for gig worker super entitlements

ANDREW MCKEAN | MONDAY, 29 MAY 2023

HESTA is the latest industry fund calling for an extension of compulsory Superannuation Guarantee (SG) benefits to workers in the gig economy, amid concerns these workers will be "vulnerable to poverty" later in life. HESTA chief executive Debby Blakey ...

Could the anti-woke movement come to Australia?

ROSE MARY PETRASS | WEDNESDAY, 24 MAY 2023

... of our democratic systems. The best solution is to offer a just transition for workers into the new green economy, and to push back on the idea that ESG is anti-workers. "We got here because we pushed planetary boundaries and exploited people for profit," ...

FAAA sounds alarm on no-consultation super reform

ANDREW MCKEAN | MONDAY, 22 MAY 2023

The Financial Advice Association Australia (FAAA) has criticised Treasury for neglecting to consult on draft Superannuation Performance Test reforms. FAAA chief executive Sarah Abood voiced concerns regarding the proposal and process of the Performance ...

Cbus eyes big deals in new investment blueprint

ANDREW MCKEAN | TUESDAY, 16 MAY 2023

... overseas city to find the right deals for members, so it's not worth the expense and risk of setting up permanent bases." In the push towards managing 50% of its assets internally, Cbus acting chief investment officer Brett Chatfield told Financial Standard ...

Sales-oriented fear stunts expansion goals: Survey

KARREN VERGARA | FRIDAY, 12 MAY 2023

New research reveals that the fear of being pushy or appearing to be "salesy" is deterring financial advisers from proactively expanding their client base and increasing their assets under advice. About 43% of the 158 financial advisers based in the ...

Economic stimulus unlikely in budget: Podcast

CASSANDRA BALDINI | FRIDAY, 5 MAY 2023

While the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) is focused on cooling inflation, it's unlikely the May budget will look to boost the economy, Commonwealth Bank's Gareth Aird tells Financial Standard. Some were stumped this week after the RBA sent ...

RBA verdict on knife edge: Economists split

ANDREW MCKEAN | TUESDAY, 2 MAY 2023

... continued tightening bias, with a potential move in June or July. "We suspect that policy conditions are tight enough to push the economy into a period of sub trend growth rather than outright recession. In our view, monetary easing is unlikely this ...

APAC investors cut PE allocations by 50%

CASSANDRA BALDINI | MONDAY, 24 APR 2023

Private equity and venture capital aggregate transaction value fell by 45% in the region, excluding Japan, in the first quarter. According to S&P Global Market Intelligence the drop from last year's US$14.7 billion to US$8.09 billion in Q1 2023 comes ...

UK's Nest switches investment chief

CHLOE WALKER | FRIDAY, 21 APR 2023

Liz Fernando has been promoted to chief investment officer of the pension fund, taking up the mantle from Mark Fawcett. Having joined Nest in 2020 and made deputy chief investment officer in 2021, Fernando brings with her 25 years' worth of investment ...

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Mercer Super chief executive steps down

RIDDHIMA TALWANI

Mercer Super chief executive Claire Ross is departing after almost 17 years in senior leadership roles at the retail super fund.

AusFood Super looks to revitalise member engagement

MATTHEW WAI

The $3.5 billion super fund has partnered with InvestStream to launch RetireSmart+, becoming the first super fund to bring an AI-powered engagement experience to some 66,000 members.

L1 Group posts 'marked recovery' in June quarter

RIDDHIMA TALWANI

L1 Group has reported a marked recovery in investment performance in the June quarter.

European PE firm mandates Apostle with Australian distribution

RIDDHIMA TALWANI

Apostle Funds Management has been appointed by European investment firm Triton Partners for the distribution of its credit strategies in Australia and New Zealand.

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