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HNWs require specialist expertise: Report

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 5 DEC 2023
... expertise, estate planning, insurance and asset protection advice, business succession planning, private banking and commercial finance, trustee services, tax planning, cash flow planning, and debt management. "HNW clients aren't looking for an adviser ...

New Zealand sovereign wealth fund appoints acting chief

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 4 DEC 2023
... internal auditor at ASB Bank. She has 25 years' experience in financial services and banking, holding key executive roles in finance and general management at AMP, ANZ, and ASB. In her current role, Steed oversees strategic development, finance, tax ...

Gender pay gap a crucial diversity metric: FSI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 DEC 2023
... and gender diversity reporting as their first Principal Adverse Impacts (PAI) disclosure report under the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR). Under SFDR, financial market participants such as asset managers need to disclose PAIs that their ...

Aussie fintech growth counteracted by local challenges: EY

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 NOV 2023
... regulations, to build on our strong foundations as a regional financial hub," she said. "In the coming years, embedded finance and other fintech trends will be increasingly essential components of the digital commercial infrastructure required to drive ...

Gender pay gap trends down: WGEA

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 28 NOV 2023
... will continue to increase," she said. Construction has the highest gender pay gap of 28.3% on average, followed by the finance and insurance sectors with 26%. Women working in rental, hiring, and real estate services come in third place with a gap of ...

Conscious Investment Management fund receives $50m

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 27 NOV 2023
... targeting $500 million AUM, Tominc said. CIMSHF2 will work closely in partnership with the community housing sector to finance assets in combination with government funding programs, including the recently announced federal government funding initiatives ...

Young women report low financial literacy: NAB

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 24 NOV 2023
... basic knowledge. "The most important thing to remember is there is no such thing as a silly question when it comes to finance," he said. "Banks have an obligation to explain things in simple language, so people should feel confident about asking as many ...

Fidelity International chief exits

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 21 NOV 2023
... Financial Conduct Authority's Practitioner Panel and was appointed a board member of the Institute of International Finance (IIF) in December 2020. She was appointed a Dame Commander (DBE) in June 2021 for her services to financial services, women ...

Robo-adviser reaches US$50bn milestone

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 20 NOV 2023
... Wealthfront's dedication to empowering young professionals to achieve their financial goals and shaping the future of personal finance," Wealthfront chief executive David Fortunato said. UBS was set to acquire Wealthfront for US$1.4 billion in early ...

ClearView offloads chunk of Centrepoint Alliance stake

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 17 NOV 2023
... components. It said the first area of focus is to own interests in businesses that distribute financial services. Such as, asset finance broking, novated leasing, and insurance broking. Additionally, COG said it remains focused on building a scaled company ...