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Former Mercer Super chair named Actuary of the Year

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 20 SEP 2024
... grateful to have chosen this career, or maybe it chose me because it has enabled me to follow my great passions of mathematics, sport and promoting greater fairness and equality in the world." Congratulating her, David Whittle, president of the Actuaries ...

The transferrable skills for advisers who changed careers

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 13 SEP 2024
... relevant in the financial advice arena. "The reality is, a lot of the basics still stay the same, whether it's professional sport or in your business world, a lot of it is around routines and good habits," he said, noting the significance of applying ...

BUSSQ board members removed

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 13 SEP 2024
BUSSQ board members Jacqui Collie and Michael Ravbar, both of whom are senior Construction, Forestry, and Maritime Employees Union (CFMEU) officials, have been replaced effective immediately. The administrator for the Queensland branch of the CFMEU ...

ASIC issues warning over shoddy DDO practices

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 10 SEP 2024
Only a handful of product issuers are monitoring consumer outcomes and product performance, while others are relying too much on consumers to self-certify they fit a target market, an ASIC review into compliance with design and distribution obligations ...

BUSSQ fights back against regulatory imposition

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 26 AUG 2024
BUSSQ will challenge what it calls "unnecessary and potentially impractical" licence conditions imposed by APRA, which were sparked by allegations of serious misconduct within the CFMEU and concerns about its potential impact on the super fund. The ...

APRA reprimands Cbus, BUSSQ over governance issues

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 AUG 2024
APRA has imposed additional licence conditions on Cbus and BUSSQ over governance concerns in the wake of the CFMEU scandal. The prudential regulator's additional licence conditions stipulate that Cbus' trustee, United Super, and BUSSQ bring ...

Investors brace for turbulence as Biden backs out

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUL 2024
Investors are preparing for some market turbulence in the US after President Joe Biden pulled out of the race for President against Donald Trump. American Century chief investment officer Rich Weiss said Biden's decision to withdraw as the Democratic ...

Family office buys into WNBL potential

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUL 2024
... syndicate that will guide the future direction as well as provide the right level of support and investment needed in the sport for decades to come," Denholm said. "There is much work to be done to transform the league into a platform that our amazing ...

Industry Super Australia names new chair

ELIZABETH FRY  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JUN 2024
Industry Super Australia (ISA) has welcomed a top Hostplus executive as its new chair. Hostplus chief member officer Umberto Mecchi replaces Cath Bowtell, who was the acting chair. Prior to Bowtell, Peter Collins led the board after Greg Combet stepped ...

QIC splashes $32m on PEP acquisition

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 JUN 2024
Queensland Investment Corporation (QIC) lent $32 million to back Pacific Equity Partners' (PEP) acquisition of ATOM Group, an industrial and safety goods distributor. QIC Private Debt made the transaction via PEP's Fund VII. PEP flagged late ...