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Funds SA asset allocation head to depart

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAR 2024
Funds SA, the $42 billion public sector investment manager, has confirmed its asset allocation lead will leave the fund next month and take a short career break. Brendan Hallett said he wants to return to the east coast and and look for opportunities ...

Chalmers expected to deliver Budget surplus

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAR 2024
... three tax cuts and superannuation on paid parental leave. In addition, the government has also planned big spending for aged care, the expansion of the NDIS and university funding. "The revenue upgrades will be smaller. In each of our first two budgets ...

Economists react to latest RBA rate decision

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAR 2024
... Michele Bullock also indicated that the RBA wasn't too concerned about the additional large wage rises announced for aged care workers last week. "But as was the case in the February meeting the RBA remains cautious, like some other central banks," ...

AustralianSuper's move to boost productivity by up to 30%

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAR 2024
AustralianSuper announced it would be one of 600 companies globally to participate in the Copilot for Microsoft 365 Early Access Program (EAP). AustralianSuper's chief technology officer Mike Backeberg said the move to introduce artificial intelligence ...

Investors being influenced by the 'Powell pivot'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAR 2024
... investment grade bonds," it said. "Credit risk bias should not be viewed as a negative feature but should be considered with care when investors are determining the sizing of the investment grade portfolio versus high yield or equity exposures. For instance ...

Selfwealth expands leadership team

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAR 2024
The platform welcomed a chief experience officer, chief technology officer, and head of marketing and communication. Selfwealth said it is investing in new talent, adding to its leadership in a demonstration of its commitment to driving innovation and ...

ATO refers SMSF auditors to ASIC

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAR 2024
Fifteen self-managed super fund (SMSF) auditors have been reprimanded for performing in-house audits. The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) referred 15 SMSF auditors to ASIC following a review of files from audit firms. ASIC said it had concerns that ...

Coastal Advice Group merges with Compass Financial Management

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAR 2024
... offer specialist advice and customer experience with dedicated roles to support clients in the areas of insurance and aged care, enabling the core team to focus on retirement planning and wealth management. "We have strategically pursued premium businesses ...

New Forests appoints first global head of funds

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAR 2024
New Forests has named Macquarie Asset Management (MAM) veteran Michelle Elliot as its global head of funds. In the newly created role, Elliot will be responsible for improving investment, operations, and investment analytics to support the investment ...

Sexism in the City: UK financial sector slammed

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAR 2024
The "shocking" prevalence of sexism and misogyny in the UK's financial services sector has led a government committee to recommend a raft of reforms. On International Women's Day, the UK government's Treasury Committee released Sexism in ...