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US Federal Reserve eyes multiple interest rate cuts this year

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAR 2024
The US Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) chose to keep the benchmark policy rate at 5.25% to 5.50%. Despite holding rates at their current level, the latest dot plot revealed the FOMC expects 75 basis points of cuts this year, with more to come in ...

Policymakers face significant challenge in regulating AI

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAR 2024
Innovations in artificial intelligence (AI) are quickly expanding, posing a challenge to policymakers attempting to regulate the area. According to Kevin Hebner, managing director, global investment strategist with Epoch Investment Partners, those charged ...

Sexism in the City: UK financial sector slammed

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAR 2024
... combat the pay gap issue, it's recommended prospective employers be banned from asking for salary history and that all job adverts be legally required to include salary bands "as both play a role in perpetuating a system where women are paid less ...

Hostplus rejects anti-competitive behaviour claims

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAR 2024
... statement to Financial Standard that "employees can easily access any eligible super fund in Australia while onboarding to a job via Employment Hero by using the ATO Super Fund Lookup API which is seamlessly integrated into our onboarding workflow". ...

Equip Super set to hire top chief experience officer

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAR 2024
... bring together the member office and financial advice teams. In the interim, Charlie Yanni is acting CXO in addition to his job as chief growth officer. Previously, Yanni held senior business development roles with LUCRF Super, Rest, and ME Bank. "The ...

'About bloody time': Industry responds to PPL super reform

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAR 2024
The wealth management industry has overwhelmingly welcomed the federal government's commitment to pay superannuation on the Commonwealth Paid Parental Leave scheme. The Albanese government has said, if it wins the next election, it will add superannuation ...

Advice PDMs, BDMs at inflection point: Survey

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 4 MAR 2024
... properly and a similar number expressed dissatisfaction in their current roles. Nearly two thirds (64%) are looking to exit their job in the next three years; some 87% have been approached to move employers. Worryingly, 25% flagged they will leave the ...

Iress loses key wealth executive

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAR 2024
... Asia Pacific business. Essentially, she returned to her earlier role of operating chief but picked up the head of products job. Haqqani arrived from Bennelong Funds Management, where, as chief client strategy officer, she oversaw product development ...

Long-term cost of super early release to be $85bn: SMC

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAR 2024
Australian taxpayers may face an $85 billion bill due to the COVID-era Early Release of Super scheme, according to a new analysis by the Super Members Council (SMC). Using the Superannuation, Pensions, and other Retirement OUTcomes (SPROUT) model, the ...

Reforms will strengthen retirement advice: Experts

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 FEB 2024
... free advice at a broader scale compared to what is on offer now. Heffron predicts that APRA funds will end up doing a good job of educating members about the benefits of saving and super and create a new class of educated and engaged members who might ...