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ART appoints insurance chief

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAR 2025
... Retirement Trust has appointed the interim head of insurance to the job permanently. Matthew Finney is now chief executive of ART Life, an APRA-regulated insurance entity and a wholly owned subsidiary of the superannuation giant. Finney was appointed ...

Cost to maintain comfortable retirement increases

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 MAR 2025
Despite a near 10% fall in electricity prices in the December quarter, the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) data indicates the cost of maintaining a comfortable retirement has increased further over the past 12 months. The cost ...

Unlawful hawking practices re-emerge in SMSFs

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 11 MAR 2025
... investment product that is often associated with promises of unrealistic returns." ASIC banned unsolicited cold calling in life and consumer credit insurance sales in January 2020 following the Hayne Royal Commission, intending to "stop practices that ...

Luxury asset investment platform launches for high-net-worth investors

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 11 MAR 2025
Local technology firm MUSE has developed a platform that links high-net-worth investors and family offices with sellers of investment-grade luxury assets and high-end collectibles. The platform currently offers access to US$150 million worth of investment-grade ...

Gender parity in financial services an economic imperative

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 10 MAR 2025
... isn't just for Wall Street bros. It's for [women also]. And it's the key to financial freedom, security, and the life you actually want," Chanana said. Jackson sees women becoming increasingly aware of the importance of managing their financial ...

Three in five women lack retirement confidence

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 10 MAR 2025
... with their super. It's crucial that any efforts to help women build their financial confidence consider their unique life decisions. There's no one-size-fits-all solution, just as there isn't a single path that all women follow in life," ...

Westpac's Yetton chooses to move on

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 7 MAR 2025
... sold to Mercer. However, Westpac retained its platform businesses, BT Panorama and Asgard. Westpac also walked away from life insurance, offloading its Australian business to Japan's TAL Dai-ichi Life in 2021 for $900 million. He previously undertook ...

Industry must do more to improve women's financial literacy: Fidelity

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 7 MAR 2025
While women are increasingly aware of the importance of their financial wellbeing, only 16% have sought financial advice to achieve their goals. Fidelity's Next Generation research surveyed over 1000 Australian consumers aged 18 to 59 years old, highlighting ...

Vale Donald Williams

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 6 MAR 2025
... great investor who was always encouraging of others, valued integrity and was passionate about markets and cycling. Williams' life will be celebrated on Tuesday, March 11 at 11.30am at Sergeants' Mess, Mosman. He is survived by his wife Penelope, and ...

Vanguard launches two new diversified ETFs

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 6 MAR 2025
... grounded in our proven investment philosophy which emphasises low costs and broad diversification. We bring this philosophy to life through strategic asset allocation - that is we carefully design the weights of the various asset classes to be robust ...