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Former Mercer Super chair named Actuary of the Year

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 20 SEP 2024
... Actuaries Institute has named Jan Swinhoe the Actuary of the Year for 2024. Swinhoe has an extensive background in financial services, having worked across insurance, institutional banking, and superannuation. She is currently a non-executive director ...

GAM Investments loses local lead

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 20 SEP 2024
... currently searching for Zaika's replacement. Zaika, who joined GAM in July 2018, has worked in Australian financial services sales for 20 years, covering institutional, wholesale and retail market segments. He arrived from BlackRock, where he served ...

More financially secure women seek advice: Survey

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 20 SEP 2024
... male millionaires grew 3.6% in 2023, while female millionaires outpaced that at 5.7%. Consequently, these women seek the services of expert advisers. For Brown, this means making sure women clients understand that they're going to be okay at the ...

ASIC, RBA handed new financial market infrastructure powers

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 20 SEP 2024
... markets and clearing and settlement facilities, and empower us to make rules to promote the fair and effective provision of services..." she said. "Collectively, these new powers help ASIC ensure the Australian financial system is supported by resilient ...

Court freezes assets of company director

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 20 SEP 2024
... rose concerns that some of the companies linked to McWilliams may have been operating without an Australian financial services licence, possibly breaching the Corporations Act. Additionally, he pointed out that several companies involved, along with ...

Vantage Point AM hires from Merricks

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 20 SEP 2024
... chair Adrian Redlich as an investment specialist and head of new strategies. Thomas was previously a director of prime services for APAC at Barclays and worked at UBS MF Global and Merrill Lynch.

GAM Investments loses local head

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 20 SEP 2024
... currently searching for Zaika's replacement. Zaika, who joined GAM in July 2018, has worked in Australian financial services sales for 20 years, covering institutional, wholesale and retail market segments. He arrived from BlackRock, where he served ...

Rest appoints general counsel

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 20 SEP 2024
... the board and senior management while leading Rest's team of legal experts. "Duncan has deep expertise in financial services and corporate law, particularly through his experience of the legal and regulatory environment for the life insurance sector." ...

Government consults on laxing legacy super product rules

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 SEP 2024
... and payments setting, according to an explanatory statement issued by assistant treasurer and minister for financial services Stephen Jones. "Although market-linked income streams have similarities to account-based income streams, all these legacy products ...

ASFA launches new initiative to fight financial crime

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 SEP 2024
... combat financial and cybercrime; connect the superannuation sector, relevant government agencies and related financial services bodies; and help make Australians aware of the actions they can take to protect their super and data from scammers. "ASFA ...