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UK forewarns Australia on wholesale test changes

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 23 MAY 2024
After recently backflipping on changing its high-net-worth investor (HNWI) tests, the UK serves as a cautionary tale for Australia as it mulls overhauling its own wholesale investor thresholds. The UK government introduced new HNWI and sophisticated ...

Financial services workers eye earlier retirement

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 23 MAY 2024
Men and women who work in financial services intend to retire earlier compared to the average worker, new data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) reveals. Men who work in the finance and insurance industries intend to retire at 64 years ...

Financial services firms concerned about attracting staff

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 MAY 2024
The majority of both Australian employers and employees are concerned about their company's ability to attract skilled talent this year, research from Robert Half found. The research suggested what companies are offering fails to meet candidates' expectations. ...

NEOS names retail, strategic sales leads

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 17 MAY 2024
The life insurer has promoted two from within to the roles of head of retail sales and head of strategic sales, as it sets in motion expansion plans. Nathan Leonard is the insurer's new head of retail sales. He first joined NEOS when it launched in ...

Aware Super hires head of corporate development

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 17 MAY 2024
The $175 billion superannuation fund welcomed its first head of corporate development as it looks to be a "merger partner of choice" in the industry. Craig Stevens joined Aware Super this week in the role, coming across from Vanguard Australia where ...

Budget 2024: Change to foreign investment rules

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAY 2024
Treasurer Jim Chalmers said the government is focused on changing the way the nation attracts and deploys investment. "We will create a front door for investors to accelerate and coordinate transformational projects, establish a domestic National Interest ...

Budget 2024: Regulators given boost to combat misconduct, cybersecurity

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAY 2024
The government will provide $17.3 million over four years to ASIC and APRA to combat greenwashing and other related financial misconduct and help further develop Australia's sustainable finance market. In a bid to promote the development of sustainable ...

Head of institutional capital departs MA Financial

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAY 2024
MA Financial's head of institutional capital is taking on a new role elsewhere. Mike Pyke has served in the role at MA Financial for more than four years but was with the alternative asset manager for over a decade. While there, he led the IPO of MA ...

Australian Food Super closes failed investment option

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAY 2024
Australian Food Super, previously known as the Australian Meat Industry Superannuation Trust, is closing its Shares product, which failed last year's Your Future, Your Super test. Effective May 27, Australian Food Super is terminating the Shares option ...

Iress says its GitHub user space was breached

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 13 MAY 2024
Iress has disclosed to shareholders that its private user space with software code repository GitHub was subjected to a cyber-attack over the weekend. On Saturday, GitHub - a third-party platform that manages software code before it goes live on another ...