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APRA kicks off Retirement Reporting Framework consultation

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2026
APRA has launched a consultation on how it can effectively collect and report data from superannuation funds as part of its work under the Retirement Income Covenant. The prudential regulator has released details of how it can work with the industry ...

Nominate now for the MAX 2026 Awards

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2026
... categories, including agency; campaign; leader (agency, communications, and distribution); rising star; team; and community initiative of the year. Financial Standard introduced two new awards last year - Rising Star of the Year - Agency and Rising Star ...

Fidelity expands ESG role

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAR 2026
... adviser at HESTA, the $101 billion industry fund for health and community workers. At HESTA, she set up the investor-led initiative of '40:40 Vision', aimed at achieving gender balance in executive leadership. She has held responsible investment ...

VFMC names head of people

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAR 2026
Maree Squillacioti has been appointed to the role of head of people on a permanent basis. Squillacioti has been acting in the role for the Victorian Funds Management Corporation (VFMC) for close to 12 months. Taking it on permanently, she becomes a ...

Perpetual CIO jumps to Pinnacle

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAR 2026
Perpetual's outgoing chief investment officer is set to join Pinnacle Investment Management, which is launching a new managed accounts offering for clients. Kyle Lidbury will join as the chief investment officer of a newly created affiliate. Pinnacle ...

Top investment teams built on diverse views, transparency

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 9 MAR 2026
Successful female fund managers thrive in investment teams that are built on diverse views, trust and transparency, which are equally important in the companies they invest in. Looking at the progress of gender parity in wealth management, top female ...

Iress fills APAC wealth role from within

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAR 2026
Iress, the financial advice software provider, has promoted from within to fill the top role in its Asia Pacific wealth business, following the departure of a long-serving executive. Sam Wall has stepped into the role of acting chief executive, succeeding ...

Big super to work with Canadian counterparts to drive investment

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2026
... regions. A memorandum of understanding has been signed as part of the Canadian-Australian Pension Funds Investment Initiative, which is launching today. It is a voluntary framework intended to support local super funds, Canadian pension funds and their ...

TAL to create Pathways for simpler mental health claims

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAR 2026
A new digital platform named Pathways will be developed by TAL, the Digital Health Cooperative Research Centre (DHCRC), University of Sydney, and Workcom to improve the experience of making an income protection claims for mental health reasons. The ...

AFCA expands C-suite with three hires

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAR 2026
The Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA) has announced three new C-suite appointments. In two newly created roles, Deborah Jenkins has been appointed chief customer officer and Stevie-Ann Dovico has been appointed chief technology officer. ...