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MetLife enhances employee benefits package

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 2 APR 2024
... focus that needs to be placed on supporting mental as well as physical needs, especially as we acknowledge the impact on people and on workplaces," MetLife said. "Offering leave that allows employees to manage symptoms and take time to recover, along ...

CSLR kicks off, 2k await compensation

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 2 APR 2024
... for redress. Inaugural CSLR chief executive David Berry told a media briefing: "We look forward to supporting a number of people who previously haven't had access to any sort of recourse to help them recover some of the funds that they may have lost. ...

Legalsuper names chief investment officer

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAR 2024
... legalsuper's executive lineup has also seen some departures in recent months. In January, the fund's executive manager, people and culture Jessica Lancashire left. This was one month on from the departure of chief member officer Carrie Norman after three ...

Indigenous communities reunited with $25m in lost super

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAR 2024
... Foundation on behalf of Indigenous Australians now comes in at $25.2 million. In 2023, the foundation reconnected First Nations people with $1.2 million, bolstering the total found. The superannuation monies were recovered on behalf of First Nations ...

Nobel Prize-winning economist Daniel Kahneman dies

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAR 2024
... leap to conclusions depending on recent events, leading to decision-making that was against their own self-interest. "[People] are much too quick to jump to conclusions under some conditions and, under other conditions, they are much too slow to change," ...

BlackRock's Fink signals a tough road ahead for future retirees

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAR 2024
In his annual letter to investors, BlackRock chair and chief executive Larry Fink said providing people a secure, well-earned retirement is much more challenging now that it was 30 years ago, and it will be "much harder" in the future. As such, Fink ...

Platinum bleeds $1.4bn in outflows

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAR 2024
... 2024 financial year profit as the bulk of savings will progressively be realised in FY2025. "Savings will encompass both people and non-people costs with one-off restructuring charges (including non-cash charges) to be separately identified in the company's ...

IFM Investors adds to global client solutions team

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAR 2024
... International, and Morgan Stanley. On why she's joined IFM, Marciano said: "I have been impressed by IFM's investment capabilities, people and culture and the way the firm delivers for their clients." "I look forward to working with the team and supporting ...

Jo Townsend named chief executive of NZ Super

ELIZABETH FRY  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAR 2024
... Guardians' team. She is a highly experienced CEO with a 30-year career in the Australian investment sector. Jo is a proven people leader with a track record of developing high-performing teams, attracting talent and building strong stakeholder relationships. ...

Bitcoin investing is on the rise, but more regulation is needed

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAR 2024
... According to the Independent Reserve Cryptocurrency Index (IRCI), cynicism around Bitcoin is at all-time lows, with fewer people considering it to be a scam - down from 14% in 2019 to 6% in 2024. In addition, 69% of Australians consider Bitcoin to be ...