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Supply chain issues push up retiree expenses

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 11 NOV 2021
Retirees continue to bear the brunt of an expensive retirement fuelled by global supply chain issues. Retired couples and singles saw living expenses in their twilight years rise 1% in the September quarter, the latest Association of Superannuation ...

BT closes self-licensee business

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 NOV 2021
... Community offers a series of support services to self-licensed financial advisers. These include a dedicated advisory council, professional governance support, compliance consulting, training and education and access to third-party business solutions ...

Climate science skills needed in financial services

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 2 NOV 2021
... finance. These skills need to be developed swiftly and on a large scale." Whitehead referred to a recent statement from the Council of Financial Regulators and believes the use of scenario analysis quantifies the exposure of the financial system to climate-related ...

David Atkin to lead PRI

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 2 NOV 2021
... superannuation funds: Cbus, ESSSuper and JUST SUPER. Since November last year Atkin has sat on the board of the Climate Council. Commenting on his new role, Atkin said: "I am very excited to be given this opportunity to lead the PRI in its next phase ...

New FSC board appointment

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 29 OCT 2021
Bell Asset Management chief executive Nick Fels has joined the board of the Financial Services Council (FSC). Fels has more than 30 years' experience in the financial services industry. He has been chief executive of Bell Asset Management since 2017 ...

Sally Loane resigns as FSC chief

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 22 OCT 2021
The Financial Services Council has announced that Sally Loane will step down as chief executive at the end of the year. Loane has led the industry body for seven years, including through the Royal Commission and its aftermath. In her time, Loane was ...

UBS names country head from BlackRock

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 18 OCT 2021
... Committee and a number of diversity and mentoring initiatives. Telfer is currently a member of the Financial Services Council Investment Experts Group. Prior to joining BlackRock in 2013, Telfer served as senior legal counsel and later as a director ...

Industry mixed over FSC advice framework

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 15 OCT 2021
The financial advice industry welcomes the Financial Services Council (FSC) recommendations to help reduce red tape and make financial advice more affordable, but one dealer group is unsure whether the FSC is trustworthy - particularly for risk advisers. ...

Metrics Credit Partners joins climate partnership

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 14 OCT 2021
... non-bank asset manager to join the Climate Bonds Partnership Programme. Metrics joins the big four banks, the Green Buildings Council of Australia and the Clean Energy Finance Corporation in the Climate Bonds Initiative's (CBI) programme. Metrics' place ...

AustralianSuper adds ACTU president to board

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 12 OCT 2021
The current president of the Australian Council of Trade Unions has joined the board of AustralianSuper, replacing a longstanding director and former deputy chair. Michele O'Neil has been appointed as a director on the board of the nation's ...