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Dexus finds next chief executive

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 11 DEC 2023
... industry, Du Vernet has a background in corporate transactions, strategy, development, and funds management both in Australia and abroad. Before joining Dexus in 2012, he served as head of strategy and corporate transactions at the Commonwealth Bank. ...

A third of Aussies want life insurance advice: Research

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 7 DEC 2023
... safety net in case they're unable to work (32%). Additionally, some individuals see it as protection against future health issues if they obtain it at a younger age (25%). "There is a clear unmet financial advice need in Australia and a growing underinsurance ...

Changing retirement landscape needs regulatory framework: Actuaries Institute

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 4 DEC 2023
... a good retirement. They suggest individuals take a holistic approach and remember to plan for their physical and mental health needs and how they will maintain their sense of identity and purpose in life after full-time work. The Actuaries Institute ...

Gender pay gap trends down: WGEA

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 28 NOV 2023
... year on year, the largest drop since it collated data in 2014. On pay checks, it means that for every $1 men earn in Australia, women earn 78 cents on average. What is encouraging about the data is that there is a gradual movement of women into management ...

Super funds increasing offshore investment, currency hedging lessens: NAB

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 27 NOV 2023
... dollar in the six months preceding the report. "In a perhaps surprising finding, both the heightened concerns about the health of the global economy and the outlook for more growth orientated assets have for the most part overridden the incentives to ...

New chair named for Future Generation Global

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 27 NOV 2023
... Wesfarmers Limited. She is the inaugural chair of the Board of Studio Schools of Australia, a patron of Mental Health Australia, the co-patron of Pride in Diversity, and a patron of the Pinnacle Foundation. She is also chancellor of Western Sydney University. ...

Treasury mulls reforming use of genetic test results by life insurers

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 27 NOV 2023
... consultation, CALI chief executive Christine Cupitt said: "Genetic testing can help empower Australians to manage potential health risks in a preventative and personalised way." "Our industry certainly doesn't want to dissuade people from taking genetic ...

Allianz Retire+ heavyweight jumps ship

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 17 NOV 2023
... solutions at Allianz Retire+ has departed. Fintan Thornton has left the retirement specialist to take on a new role at a health fund. It comes at a time of turmoil for the retirement industry, which has come under intense scrutiny by the prudential and ...

Institutional investor tips $30m into new Mantis offer

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 16 NOV 2023
... asset allocation with little bona fide hedge fund product choice. The unit trust is available to wholesale clients in Australia and wholesale investors in New Zealand only, with Equity Trustees as the responsible entity. The unit trust launch follows ...

Super fund fees now at record low: Data

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 14 NOV 2023
Superannuation fees in Australia have reached a historic low, with the total expense ratio averaging 0.93% per annum, as per research from Rainmaker Information. Rainmaker Information's analysis of over 1500 superannuation fund fee options, spread across ...