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Life insurer chief executives step down, successor named

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 24 JUN 2025
... and business banking for three years at Westpac. He also held executive titles across various institutions including Standard Charted Bank, Zafin, Deem Finance, and more. Commenting, incoming chair Craig Dunn welcomed de Bruin while thanking the outgoing ...

4600 relevant providers yet to meet qualification standards: ASIC

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 24 JUN 2025
... approved degree or qualification. The remaining 4604 or nearly 30% of the population have yet to meet the qualifications standard. "The deadline to meet the qualifications standard looms, and it remains unclear how many advisers will be properly qualified ...

Nominations open for 2025 Power50

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 23 JUN 2025
Nominations for the 2025 Financial Standard Power50 are now open as we recognise the country's most influential advisers who continue to raise the standards for the profession and provide outstanding service to clients and the wider community. This ...

SMC backs principles-based approach to corporate governance

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 23 JUN 2025
... highly subjective terms such as reputational risk, perceived conflicts, and personal affiliations, in the prudential standard on fitness and propriety assessments. SMC chief executive Misha Schubert said good governance is fundamental to advancing the ...

Global X scales higher on the ETF issuer podium

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 23 JUN 2025
... second half of the year, targeting lower-cost core exposures that investors use as portfolio building blocks. Financial Standard reported last week on a potential Global X Australia 300 ETF, flagged by an ASIC company registry filing earlier this month. ...

ART makes sweeping changes to corporate super plans

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 23 JUN 2025
... of 41%. However, the actual increase will vary between individuals. Factors such as your age, gender, type of cover (standard or additional), and whether you hold insurance-only membership will influence the premium." In addition, income protection premiums ...

Productivity woes endure in March quarter

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUN 2025
... have been working more out of sheer necessity, sacrificing study, rest, or time with loved ones just to maintain their standard of living," she said. "For example, people may need to work more just to keep up with rising house prices, which has outpaced ...

Australia progresses climate transition disclosures, planning

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUN 2025
Australia is showing progress with disclosing and adopting its clean energy transition initiatives as investors' demand for credible emissions reduction strategies grows, a study from MSCI shows. Among listed Australian companies analysed in the APAC ...

Rest, NZ Super Fund top global rankings for best practices

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 19 JUN 2025
Rest and the NZ Super Fund have bagged a perfect score in GlobalSWF's GSR scoreboard for governance, sustainability, and resilience. Established in 2020, the annual study examines all the publicly available information from the world's largest sovereign ...

En garde: New fund eyes Vanguard, Betashares' turf

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 19 JUN 2025
... of funds under management (FUM) - thanks largely to their flagship core, low-cost equity exposures. However, Financial Standard understands that Global X may plan to challenge the incumbents where they're arguably strongest. Clues to Global X's intentions ...