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Local private wealth manager appoints new chief

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 16 JAN 2025
... served as head of platform sales at AXA Australia, where he oversaw wholesale distribution for its investment platforms - Summit, AXA Generations, and AXA North. "Today, stepping into his new role as chief executive in January 2025, Jim brings a vast ...

All MySuper products pass super performance test

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 30 AUG 2024
... several from the Generations options. First-time failures include four products from the Active series, three from the SUMMIT series, ipac Select Income Generator, AMP Capital Multi Asset Fund, and MyNorth Retirement Fund. IOOF's MLC Wholesale Horizon ...

SMSFs thrive amid ATO compliance complications

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUL 2024
... (SMSF) clients per SMSF specialists, Investment Trends head of research Irene Guiamatsia told the SMSF Association Technical Summit. According to the Investment Trends 2024 SMSF Adviser and Accountant Report, there has been a significant increase in ...

What's keeping the Treasurer up at night?

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 13 JUN 2024
Treasurer Jim Chalmers said at the Morgan Stanley Australia Summit in Sydney yesterday that a key goal of the Budget was to fight inflation in a way that doesn't damage an already weak economy. "... the primary focus of the Budget was to tackle inflation ...

ASFA partners with First Nations Foundation

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 11 JUN 2024
... objective of improving superannuation outcomes for First Nations people and builds on ASFA's support of the First Nations Super Summit earlier this year," ASFA chief executive Mary Delahunty said. FNF is a not-for-profit Indigenous financial wellbeing ...

The unintended consequences of the four-day work week

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAY 2024
... and can lead to employee burnout. This is according to some experts who recently spoke at the Actuaries Institute 2024 Summit, pointing to several flaws of the 100:80:100 model which some firms operating in finance and insurance have adopted. The movement ...

Performance test needs better metrics, durability

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 6 MAY 2024
... must be addressed in Treasury's latest round of consultation so it is fair and sustainable, the Actuaries Institute Summit heard. Mercer associate Kieran Chu said while the Your Future, Your Super (YFYS) performance test was designed to protect members ...

ASIC's harsh words to directors: 'It's not meant to be easy'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAR 2024
... keeping up with their obligations. In a speech to the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD) Australian Governance Summit, Longo acknowledged there is complexity in the business world, but said that isn't an excuse for directors to not do their ...

IFM Investors, UK government seal $19bn investment pact

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 28 NOV 2023
... infrastructure and energy transition projects intended to be deployed by 2027. The MoU, which was signed at the Global Investment Summit, marks a significant increase on IFM's previous commitment in 2022 to invest £3 billion in UK infrastructure assets ...

Aware Super commits $10bn investment from new London base

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 27 NOV 2023
At the Global Investment Summit today, Aware Super announced that it will invest a further $10 billion in the UK and Europe, managed through its newly opened London office. The $160 billion super fund, which currently has $17 billion invested in the ...