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Clime avoids board spill

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 6 FEB 2024
... Shareholders rejected the three resolutions to appoint the new directors at an Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM) held on February 2. They voted in favour of keeping the incumbents. McLay and the three directors proposed by Torres Industries did not ...

SMSFA prepares delegates for major super tax reform

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 5 FEB 2024
... changes loom. The SMSFA will host its flagship event at the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre (BCEC) between February 21 and 23, with this year's theme urging the super and financial advice sectors to seize professional opportunities and ...

Super funds defend controversial weapons holdings

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 2 FEB 2024
... fundamental ethical norms". It has excluded Honeywell for the last 18 years for its "production of nuclear weapons". On 24 February 2022, major super funds were quick to divest from Russian companies when it invaded the Ukraine. Two years on, Russia's ...

UniSuper appoints chief risk officer

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 1 FEB 2024
... welcome a new chief risk officer this month, making the jump from Cbus. Wade Martin will join UniSuper in the role on February 21. He is currently chief risk officer at Cbus, a role he's held since August 2019. Martin will replace Andrew Raftis, who ...

Treasury promises flexibility to adviser qualifications

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JAN 2024
... advice while upholding the education and professional standards is worth exploring," he said. The consultation wraps up on February 27.

Gender pay gap reporting to be scrutinised

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JAN 2024
... The Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA) will publish the first set of private sector employer gender pay gaps on 27 February 2024. This will cover 1 April 2022 - 31 March 2023 reporting. While many companies have been reporting this data for some ...

IFM offloads stake in payment software business to Autodesk

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 30 JAN 2024
... million marking the inaugural venture for IFM's second Growth fund. The proposed transaction, anticipated to finalise in February, represents the first exit for IFM's second Growth fund and comes on the heels of the disposal of NDIS plan management company ...

ASIC files contempt orders against repeat offender

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 29 JAN 2024
... contempt application in the Federal Court against former Wealth & Risk Management (WRM) director Joshua David Fuoco. In February 2018, the Melbourne-based wealth manager was ordered by the Federal Court not to carry on or be involved in a financial services ...

Greg Combet to succeed Peter Costello as Future Fund chair

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 29 JAN 2024
... Group chief executive Mary Reemst has been designated as the interim chair of the Future Fund, assuming the position on February 4. Reemst joined the Future Fund Board of Guardians for a five-year term in October last year. The government also appointed ...

Aware Super appoints head of public market equities

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 25 JAN 2024
... of chief investment officer and head of advisory services at Vestmark Advisory Solutions. Slated to start her role in February, Hong will report to Aware Super head of portfolio management Simon Warner, who joined the fund last September from Macquarie ...