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Risk, compliance staff in hot demand

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 FEB 2024
With regulatory demands showing no signs of slowing in 2024, experienced risk and compliance professionals remain hot property. According to Kaizen Recruitment director Amanda Chisholm, factors like RG97, the Financial Accountability Regime, regulators' ...

ANZ gets green light for Suncorp merger

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 20 FEB 2024
ANZ has had a significant legal win on appeal, with its proposed $4.9 billion acquisition of Suncorp's banking arm given the go-ahead. The decision to authorise the takeover was handed down this morning by the Australian Competition Tribunal (ACT) ...

Sydney HNWI drops $24m on EG building

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 15 FEB 2024
A private investor has purchased EG's Mungo Scott Building, situated within the iconic Flour Mill of Summer Hill precinct for $23.8 million. The transaction of the Mungo Scott Building totals 3510 square metres and has an occupancy rate of 85%. The ...

Conference to address major SMSF issues

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 13 FEB 2024
Next week, self-managed super fund professionals can leverage what APRA-regulated funds are excelling in as well as learn about critical issues affecting the sector from a suite of experts, according to the SMSF Association (SMSFA). Heffron SMSF Solutions ...

Grok Ventures appoints new chief executive

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 FEB 2024
Mike Cannon-Brookes' family office Grok Ventures has hired a new chief executive, recruiting a former BlackRock and Macquarie executive. Grok has named global funds management executive Tan Kueh as chief executive, while Jeremy Kwong-Law will remain ...

SIX launches share platform

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 FEB 2024
A former co-founder of Future Super has launched Sustainable Investment Exchange (SIX), a share trading platform that combines activism and investing. SIX is co-founded by Adam Verwey, a former co-founder of Future Super, and Sophie Hall, an experienced ...

Gender pay gap reporting to be scrutinised

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JAN 2024
From tomorrow, Australian companies with 100 or more staff must publish the median pay gap between their male and female employees. While it sounds simple enough, some experts believe corporates are not prepared for what's to come. The Workplace ...

Aware Super, ART hire member service heads

ELIZABETH FRY  |  MONDAY, 29 JAN 2024
The market was caught by surprise when two of Australia's top customer service executives changed jobs. Australian Retirement Trust head of member services Jessica Rix has landed at Aware Super in a similar role. Rix has spent two years at the country's ...

Volatility an opportunity for skilled active managers: GSFM

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JAN 2024
The looming threat of sporadic, extreme market volatility presents an opportunity for active managers to capitalise on fluctuating asset values, GSFM advisor Stephen Miller says. At an event yesterday, Miller described the current financial landscape ...

Distribution salaries tipped to rise: Insights

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 18 JAN 2024
A head of distribution in funds management could expect to be paid as much as $420,000 in 2024, as almost all business development professionals are expected to take home more. According to Robert Walters' latest salary guide and market insights ...