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MetLife enhances employee benefits package

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 2 APR 2024
... noting that its policies now put it ahead of many insurance industry peers. "Employee care must include initiatives that recognise our people make valuable contributions and also have unique needs. These employee benefits recognise this and are tangible ...

Sexism in the City: UK financial sector slammed

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAR 2024
... take it up; encourage firms to undertake equality impact assessments on flexible working policies; urge companies to recognise the impact of menopause and perimenopause and establish policies to support female employees; and include partners' remuneration ...

Bitcoin hits fresh high as investors await halving event

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAR 2024
Bitcoin has hit a new all-time high, surpassing US$72,000 ($100,000) for the first time since the digital asset's inception. The latest price boost was underscored by an increased acceptance of Bitcoin by mainstream financial institutions with the UK's ...

The tide is turning for North Asian equity markets: Maple-Brown Abbott

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAR 2024
... valuations, and these positive developments are far from priced in. As 2024 unfolds, we think investors will start to recognise this disconnect and send equity prices higher."

New campaign pushes for reproductive leave

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAR 2024
... leave. At the end of 2022 it formed a working group with several trade unions to push for the federal government to recognise the various impacts menopause can have on a woman day-to-day, particularly her ability to work. The lobbying is gaining traction ...

MSC Trustees nabs Equity Trustees general manager

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAR 2024
Making the jump from Equity Trustees, Kylie Holbrook has joined MSC Trustees as general manager, funds. MSC Trustees said the appointment marks an expansion of its Sydney team, with Holbrook taking on a leadership role. She spent the last 12 years at ...

Blackwattle Partners launches global fund

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 4 MAR 2024
... focuses on the very best possible companies," Bangia said. "Our all-wealth approach to quality investing allows us to recognise a company's persistent competitive edge and the durability of earnings, allowing us to be dynamic and flexible." Meanwhile ...

Platinum plans turnaround, FUM dwindles

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAR 2024
... $18.2 billion recorded at the end of 2022. Officially commencing as chief executive in January, Jeff Peters said: "I recognise that the market and competitive environments are difficult and that this affects us, our clients and our peers. It has been ...

Nominations open for 30th annual MAX Awards

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAR 2024
Nominations are now open for the annual Financial Standard MAX (Marketing, Advertising and Sales Excellence) Awards. Now in their 30th year, the MAX Awards recognises industry excellence in the fields of marketing, advertising and sales in financial ...

TelstraSuper sweetens parental leave policy

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 FEB 2024
... takes effect," he said. "While there is no silver bullet to closing the super gender gap, it's important that employers recognise the role they can play in helping improve retirement outcomes for women." The new policy follows the release of companies' ...